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, January 17, 2022

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2021: FEBEA's Q&A - Ingredients / Labelling chapter

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As every year, at the end of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on December 1st and 2nd, 2021, the entire FEBEA team answered ...

Monday, January 3, 2022

4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor : the SCCS preliminary Opinion

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Following the mandate given by the European Commission to the SCCS in the context of the safety assessment of substances with potential endocrine disr...

Thursday, December 23, 2021

The geto in the skin!

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Cultivated on the Okinawa archipelago in Japan (known for its population of centenarians), geto extract (also called “paradise flower” or “ginger shel...

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress: the Q&A of the competent authorities

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After their two respective interventions during the 19th Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress, which took place in Chartres on December 1st and 2nd, 2021...

Monday, December 20, 2021

SCCS: Preliminary Opinion on the revision of the Opinion on Vitamin A

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Following the mandate given by the European Commission to the SCCS in March 2021 in the context of the availability of new data on global exposure to ...

Monday, December 20, 2021

ECHA's Scientific committees support further restrictions of PFAS

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ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) announced that the Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Analysis support Germany’s proposal to restrict ...

Monday, December 13, 2021

SCCS: Scientific advice on the safety of Homosalate

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Following the mandate given by the European Commission to the SCCS in the context of the safety assessment of substances with potential endocrine disr...

Monday, December 13, 2021

BHT: the SCCS final Opinion

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Following the mandate given by the European Commission to the SCCS in the context of the safety assessment of substances with potential endocrine disr...

Monday, December 13, 2021

New ECHA consultation on the proposed CLH classification of Hexyl Salicylate

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In February 2021, ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) had organised a consultation on the French proposal to classify Hexyl Salicylate (fragrance ingredi...

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

New allergen labelling: regulatory and practical aspects

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Since 2012 and a certain Opinion of the SCCS, the issue of labelling a considerably increased number of allergens has been worrying the cosmetics indu...

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Intertek’s testing strategy for the determination of 57 allergens in cosmetics

Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has launched advanced analytical tests to determine allergens in cosmeti...

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

New uses for Global Bioenergies' bio-sourced isododecane

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Global Bioenergies announces the success of new toxicological studies on its first cosmetic ingredient, naturally sourced isododecane, which can now b...