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, March 29, 2021

CoRAP 2021-2023: 18 "cosmetic" substances to be evaluated

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ECHA published the updated Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. It includes a total of 58 substances to be evaluat...

Monday, March 29, 2021

Expanscience launches an organic virgin avocado oil

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Committed to transparency and traceability thanks to their own supply chain in Peru, Laboratoires Expanscience have made avocado their product of exce...

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

A model of 3D dermal microtissue to study elastic properties in vitro

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Gattefossé Laboratories (who develops, manufactures and sells specialty ingredients for the personal care and pharmaceutical industries), in partnersh...

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Three Lipoid Kosmetik actives certified "microbiome-friendly"

More and more cosmetic products and ingredients claim to respect or rebalance the microbiome. Claims that are not always easy to prove… Lipoid Kosmeti...

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Seppic sets up in North America

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Seppic, an Air Liquide Healthcare company, which develops, produces and distributes a wide range of specialty ingredients for health and beauty, annou...

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

MBBT: an exceptional, but contradictory UV-filter

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MBBT, referred to in ingredient lists by its INCI name Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, is a very special UV protection agent. It ...

Monday, March 15, 2021

Corrigendum to the SCCS's Scientific Advice on the safety of nanomaterials in cosmetics

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On 8 March 2021, the SCCS published a corrigendum to its Scientific Advice on the safety of nanomaterials in cosmetics, the final version of which was...

Monday, March 15, 2021

Endocrine disruptors: 5 new requests for SCCS Opinions

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Following the publication of a list of 14 substances suspected of acting as endocrine disruptors to be assessed on a priority basis, and the subsequen...

Monday, March 15, 2021

SCCS: Request for a revision of the Opinion on Vitamin A

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In 2016, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) published its final Opinion on the safety of vitamin A compounds used in cosmetic products...

Monday, March 15, 2021

Omegablue®: Givaudan's new upcycled active ingredient

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Givaudan, supplier of cosmetic ingredients, has just launched the latest addition to its portfolio: Omegablue®. Made from bilberry oil and intended fo...

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

FEBEA reasserts that sunscreens are safe

Following the study carried out by the CNRS and Sorbonne University, published on Monday 8 March in the American medical journal Chemical Research in ...

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Accumulation of Benzophenone by degradation of Octocrylene in cosmetic products

According to a scientific study published on 7 March 2021 in the Journal “Chemical Research in Toxicology”, Octocrylene contained in cosmetic products...