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.

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Aluminium in cosmetic products: Final Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its final Opinion on the safety of aluminium used in cosmetic products. It was adopted at the plenary meeting on 3 and 4 M...

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Acid Yellow 3 (CI 47005): Request for SCCS Opinion

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The safety of the cosmetic colorant CI 47005 will be assessed by the SCCS for a use as a hair dye ingredient(Acid Yellow 3). The requests was made by ...

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

ECHA adopts CoRAP 2020-2022 with 27 "cosmetic" substances

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ECHA adopted the updated Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. It includes a total of 74 substances to be evaluated...

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

ECHA: SEAC adopts final opinion on restriction of D4, D5 and D6

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It was already known that ECHA’s two Committees, the RAC (Committee for Risk Assessment) and the SEAC (Committee for Socio-economic Analysis), had exp...

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

International regulation: Taiwan updates its list of cosmetic preservatives

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The Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revised the list of preservatives in cosmetic products. These changes will come into effect on Ju...

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Europe notifies a new UV filter approval to the WTO

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On 12 March 2020, the European Union transmitted to the WTO a draft Regulation to authorise the use of a new UV filter, Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexeny...

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Hair dyes: Europe notifies WTO of regulatory changes for 10 substances

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On 12 March 2020, the European Union transmitted to the WTO a draft Regulation intended to ban three substances and limit the maximum concentration of...

Monday, March 16, 2020

Zinc Pyrithione: Final Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its final Opinion on the safety of Zinc Pyrithione as an anti-dandruff. It was adopted at the plenary meeting on 3 and 4 M...

Monday, March 16, 2020

The 2020 Cosmétagora formulas (9)

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As every year, the Formulation Prize is held on the sidelines of the Cosmétagora trade fair. One more opportunity for exhibitors to highlight their as...

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Publication of the 2nd Regulation on CMRs (and Corrigenda)

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While their first start was a bit slow, the CMR Omnibus now looks like a moving train. Scheduled to arrive each year, in order to transcribe the recen...

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

The 2020 Cosmétagora formulas (8)

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Held in Paris on 14 and 15 January 2020, Cosmétagora was a great success. This 12th edition put the spotlight on Generation Z. Ingredient suppliers pr...

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Hemp, coriander: these "new" vegetable oils which prove their cosmetic interest

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They are natural, produced according to simple and non-polluting processes from seeds harvested in the fields next to the manufacturing plant. They ar...