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, August 27, 2019

Coatings for Zinc Oxide (nano): Request for the SCCS Opinion

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The safety of three coatings for Zinc Oxide in its nano form will be assessed by the SCCS. The request was made by the European Commission and publish...

Monday, August 26, 2019

Reminder: HICC, Atranol et Chloroatranol banned as of this August 23rd

Previously authorised without restrictions (only HICC is subject to labelling requirements), three allergens are now banned from use: Hydroxyisohexyl ...

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Labelling of essential oils and products containing them

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Due to their multiple properties, and the almost as many regulations on which they may depend, essential oils, but also the products containing them, ...

Monday, July 22, 2019

Cosmetic ingredients: how to innovate despite the constraints

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Regulatory or market-imposed restrictions, safety and security requirements when tools are lacking to evaluate them… the framework for the use of cosm...

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

From approval to storage: the management of cosmetic raw materials

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During the 2019 Seminary on Quality in the Cosmetics industry, organised by IFIS and FEBEA, Chrystelle Gatelier, Jean-Pierre Guidot and Marjorie Scham...

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Focus on cannabis in cosmetics

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“Everything is poison, nothing is poison, it is the dose that makes the poison”, according to the famous formula of Paracelsus (1537). Does it apply t...

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Phenoxyethanol, Methylene di-t-butylcresol...: RAC concludes on a harmonised classification

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ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) has just announced that its Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) has concluded on the harmonised classification of 10 subs...

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

The 2nd European CMR Regulation notified to the WTO

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After many delays, the first Regulation aimed at formally integrating CMRs into Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 was finally published in May 2019. The ...

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Call for data from the European Commission for 6 nano-ingredients

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On 11 June 2019, the European Commission published a Call for Data for six nanos forms of gold, platinum and copper used in cosmetics. The aim is to g...

Monday, June 17, 2019

Reminder: entry into force of restrictive measures for o-Phenylphenol and its salts

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This June 17, 2019, is the first step in the implementation of Regulation 2018/1847, which provides for a reduction in the concentration of o-Phenylph...

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Anses recommends restricting persulphate substances in hair products

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Anses publishes its research work on ammonium, potassium and sodium persulphate substances used in particular in hair bleaching products. The Agency c...

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Toxic effects of essential oils and their constituents

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Three studies, published in the July issue of the Journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, explore the toxicity of different essential oils and their con...