Ingredients:News

p-Cymene, Burgeonal group, Silver Nitrate...: the Opinion of the GB HSE

On 2 April 2026, the HSE (Health and Safety Executive), the agency responsible for the CLP Regulation in Great Britain, published its Opinions on the harmonised classification and labelling of several cosmetic ingredients in the GB MCL (Mandatory Classification and Labelling), the equivalent of Annex VI of the European CLP Regulation. Many are in line with the corresponding opinions of ECHA’s RAC, but not all…

Allergens: Canada updates the Cosmetic Notification Form

As announced, Health Canada has just updated its Cosmetics Notification Form to reflect its new “flexible approach” regarding the disclosure of the concentration information of certain fragrance allergens.

CLH classifications: Intention for Climbazole, proposal for Benzylhemiformal

On 1 April 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced that two preservatives used in cosmetics were the subject of an intention for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) (for Climbazole) and a classification proposal (for Benzylhemiformal).

IARC classifies Butyraldehyde in Group 2B

On March 27, 2026, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced the publication in The Lancet Oncology of the results of its assessment of the carcinogenicity of Butyraldehyde, a fragrance ingredient.

Restrictions on PFAS in Europe: moving towards a ban with no exemptions for cosmetics

The lengthy process of restricting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Europe is entering its final stages. The opinion of the RAC (Risk Assessment Committee) and the draft opinion of the SEAC (Socio-Economic Analysis Committee) of ECHA have now been published, and the public consultation on the latter is open until 25 May 2026.

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Salicylic acid, Hair dyes: four requests for Opinion to SCCS

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The safety of salicylic acid, and of three hair dyes ingredients (C170, A166, and A33) will be assessed by the SCCS. The requests from the European Co...

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Pistacia lentiscus

The tears of pistacia lentiscus (also known as lentisk or mastic) cannot but make us smile! This precious resin revives the cell activity and helps th...

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

CMR ingredients: the story of an inevitable death

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Formaldehyde, Titanium dioxide, Zinc pyrithione, D4 and D5, Salicylic acid… they already are, or are likely to be soon classified as CMRs – with the c...

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Cosmetics online selling: the list of ingredients should be displayed

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We often look for it in vain, although it is actually mandatory. The DGCCRF (French General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs, and ...

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

REACH: the 2018 deadline and the main sticking points

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The long registration and evaluation procedure for chemicals placed on the European market is coming to an end, the last deadline being May 31, 2018 f...

Monday, December 11, 2017

Endocrine disruptors: consultation on the Guidance

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Following the publication of European Regulation setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine-disrupting properties for biocides...

Monday, December 11, 2017

Back to the aluminium battle?

Aluminium keeps raising concerns, whether it is contained in drugs, vaccines, or convenience goods, including cosmetics. AT THE END OF 2017, at a symp...

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Regulation 2017/2228: restrictions for peanut & wheat proteins

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Regulation 2017/2228 of 4 December 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 5 December, amends Annex III (restricted substances) o...

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

REACH 2018: Suppliers asked to communicate their registration intentions

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The Directors’ Contact Group (DCG) – a platform of the European Commission, ECHA and industry associations – recommends that companies communicate the...

Monday, December 4, 2017

o-Phenylphenol: new restriction of use by the end of 2018

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The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restrict the maximum concentration of the preservative o-Phenylphenol in le...

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Aggregate exposure to Climbazole: Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the safety of the cosmetic preservative Climbazole, taking in account the combined use of several types of ...

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

QRA 2: Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the relevance of the model for dermal sensitisation by a fragrance ingredient quantitative risk assessment ...