Ingredients:News

REACH restriction on Octocrylene: ECHA SEAC final Opinion

At its meeting on September 15–16, 2026, ECHA’s SEAC (Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis) adopted its final opinion on the proposal to restrict octocrylene, submitted by France.

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).

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Regulation 2019/681: 2-Chloro-p-phenylenediamine prohibited

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Regulation 2019/681 of 30 April 2019, published in Official Journal of the European Union on May 2 2019, includes 2-Chloro-p-Phenylenediamine, as well...

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Up-cycling: check out my trash!

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The beauty industry is redoubling its imagination to formulate ever more responsible products. This is where the valuation of resources that are usual...

Monday, May 6, 2019

Regulation 2019/680: a new authorized UV filter

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Regulation 2019/680 of 30 April 2019, published in Official Journal of the European Union on May 2 2019, amends Annex VI (UV filters) to Cosmetics Reg...

Thursday, May 2, 2019

How to select the best technique to identify nanomaterials

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JRC scientists have developed, together with partners from the NanoDefine project, a unique categorisation scheme which matches material properties wi...

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Aromadays 2019: all you need to know about essential oils

This is the second consecutive year that Cosmed organize a congress dedicated to essential oils. For the 2019 edition, industrialists and health profe...

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Gold for Gattefossé!

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At in-cosmetics, Gattefossé presented one of its new products: Emulium® Illustro. It is a water-in-oil emulsifier particularly suitable for pigments w...

Monday, April 29, 2019

Understanding everything at CMRs

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What is a CMR? By what process is a harmonized classification of a substance achieved? What are the impacts in cosmetics? During the Regulatory Meetin...

Thursday, April 25, 2019

in-cosmetics 2019: what's new on the beauty planet?

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Every year, in-cosmetics brings together thousands of visitors curious to discover the latest innovations from ingredient suppliers. The 2019 edition ...

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

European Parliament resolution for a comprehensive framework on endocrine disruptors

The European Parliament voted in favour of this resolution on 18 April 2019 by an overwhelming majority. Considering that “there is no valid reason to...

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

One for all and all for the green!

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Can we still talk about a trend when we talk about sustainability in cosmetics? For some years now, consumers have been letting consumers know that th...

Thursday, April 18, 2019

France bans titanium dioxide in foodstuffs

In a press release dated 17 April 2019, the French Government announced the suspension of the placing on the market of foodstuffs containing titanium ...

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Journey to the end of the algae!

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Algae are widespread in the food industry and are gaining more and more ground in the beauty sector. They come from all over the world and compete wit...