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Measuring benzene in sunscreens: the Australian TGA shares its methodSubscribers only

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 opinionsSubscribers only

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-MBCSubscribers only

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 letterSubscribers only

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.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Benzophenone-3: preliminary Opinion of the SCCSSubscribers only
Following the mandate given by the European Commission to the SCCS in February 2020, in the framework of the evaluation of ingredients listed as endoc...
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Addendum to the SCCS Opinion on Aluminium (preliminary version)Subscribers only
After the SCCS (Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety) published its final Opinion on the safety of aluminium used in cosmetic products, an error w...
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
New method for determination of polar N-nitrosamines in cosmetic productsSubscribers only
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) has published an analytical method for the determination of polar N-nitr...
Monday, December 21, 2020
Impact assessment on allergen labelling: the reportSubscribers only
In December 2018, the European Commission launched a study to assess the possible impacts of extending the obligation to label allergens on cosmetic p...
Monday, December 14, 2020
ECHA's SEAC validates a broad ban on microplasticsSubscribers only
The Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) has adopted its opinion on the restriction proposal, which would ban microplastics in products such a...
Monday, December 14, 2020
CLH proposals: 2 cosmetic ingredients in consultationSubscribers only
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) just launched two consultations on proposals for harmonised classification and labelling. One concerns Triethylen...
Monday, December 7, 2020
Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2020: FEBEA's Q&A - Ingredients chapterSubscribers only
As every year, at the closing of the Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress of the Cosmetic Valley which was held in digital on November 4 and 5, 2020, the...
Monday, December 7, 2020
The 3rd European CMR Regulation notified to the WTOSubscribers only
The European Union transmitted to the WTO a draft Regulation aimed at banning or regulating substances classified as CMR by Regulation 2020/217 (14th ...
Monday, December 7, 2020
R-Nano: ANSES calls for improvement in data qualitySubscribers only
Since 2013, France has instituted an obligation to declare substances in the nanoparticle form, via the R-Nano system. After eight years of existence,...
Monday, December 7, 2020
Acnesium by Silab: the daily care for acneic skinSubscribers only
Acnesium is a purified natural active ingredient, obtained from the pericarps of immature pomegranates, developed specifically to prevent the clinical...
Monday, November 30, 2020
Borealine Aurora by Lucas Meyer Cosmetics: let there be light!Subscribers only
Borealine Aurora is the latest Lucas Meyer Cosmetics asset, inspired by the Aurora Borealis, which illuminates the boreal sky. Made from white pine, o...
Monday, November 30, 2020
GlowAGE by Mibelle Biochemistry: Uncover luminous skinSubscribers only
Latest launch of cosmetic ingredient supplier Mibelle Biochemistry: GlowAge. Based on the extract of the leaves of wild-growing plants of Ziziphus spi...
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