Ingredients:News

Measuring benzene in sunscreens: the Australian TGA shares its method

The TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration), which regulates cosmetic products in Australia, made available its analytical method for detecting and quantifying benzene residues in suncare products. Professionals are encouraged to use it as part of their routine quality control procedures.

Beauty goes green, but can you prove it? New rules on environmental claims take effect

The European Union initiated a set of legislative acts aimed at improving consumer protection and ensuring reliability sustainability-related declarations.

Rosin and its derivatives, propylparaben, and spearmint essential oil: ECHA’s RAC adopts its opinions

ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) has just published the minutes of the 78th meeting of its RAC (Risk Assessment Committee), which took place in early September 2026. Opinions on several cosmetic ingredients were adopted, resulting in four classifications as reprotoxic and one as an environmental endocrine disruptor.

Consultation in Australia on 4-MBC

On 11 September 2026, the TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration), which regulates cosmetic products in Australia, launched a one-month consultation on the conditions of use for the UV filter 4-MBC (4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor).

IFRA 52: the end-of-consultation letter

On 31 August 2026, the IFRA (International Fragrance Association) issued its End-of-Consultation Letter on the 52nd Amendment to its Standards, the consultation period for which ended on 12 June.

Monday, September 26, 2022

Draft EU Allergen Regulation notified to the WTO

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The European Union has just transmitted to the WTO a draft Regulation on the labelling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic products. It is a transposit...

Monday, September 26, 2022

European Commission consultation on the new hazard classes of the CLP Regulation (ED, PBT, PMT)

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On 20 September 2022, the European Commission opened a public consultation on its draft Delegated Regulation establishing new hazard classes in the CL...

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Essential oils, REACH and CLP: the European Commission's response to the French Senate

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In a European Resolution dated 5 July 2022, the French Senate expressed its concern about the preservation of the lavender-based essential oil industr...

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

How nanoparticles enter the brain

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A recent study, published in the Journal PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America, and relayed on EUON (t...

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Miyoshi Europe launches its new patented MiyoFLEX EV technology to make color accessible to everyone

Constantly driven by innovation, Miyoshi Europe, leader in surface treatment technology for fillers and pigments used in the cosmetic industry, offers...

Monday, September 19, 2022

Publication of the 5th Regulation on CMRs

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The European Union has just published Regulation 2022/1531, the 5th annual text aiming to ban or regulate substances recently classified as CMR. It co...

Monday, September 12, 2022

A bioimpedance bioprinted skin chip to link cosmetics lab testing to humans

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Gattefossé & CTIBiotech develop world’s first bioimpedance 3D bioprinted skin chips to link cosmetics lab testing to humans. The developed model t...

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Silab improves its EcoVadis score

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The EcoVadis ratings platform has again recognized Silab’s CSR policy by awarding it Gold status. In 2022, SILAB scored 74/100 (compared to 73/100 in ...

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Capsum opens a smart vertical lab farm with iFarm technology

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The opening of this laboratory farm is the result of a joint project between Capsum and iFarm announced in late 2021. Situated within the company’s ex...

Monday, September 5, 2022

Sweden notifies 8 CLH intentions to ECHA

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On 29 August 2022, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published eight harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) proposals from Sweden. All of th...

Monday, September 5, 2022

Canada: Update of the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist

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Canada has just announced the update of its “Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist”. This includes the addition of two ingredients that are now restricted and t...

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Swedish study assesses PFAS emissions from cosmetics

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In this study, the prevalence of PFAS in cosmetic products on the European market was investigated through a combination of database mining and compre...