Ingredients:News

Silver: the European Commission notifies a change to the restrictions

On 30 July 2026, the European Commission notified a draft Regulation, which is in fact a corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2026/78 (the 8th “CMR” Regulation), in order to bring the restrictions on silver into line with the latest Opinion of the SCCS. It is worth noting that its provisions apply from… 1 May 2026.

Cuminaldehyde, p-Cymene: Requests for Opinions to the SCCS

On 29 July 2026, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) approved, by written procedure, two mandates from the European Commission to assess the safety of Cuminaldehyde, on the one hand, and p-Cymene, on the other. These two fragrance ingredients are threatened with CLH classification as substances toxic to reproduction and, consequently, with a possible ban as CMRs.

Reminder: entry into force of the latest version of the European Glossary of Cosmetic Ingredients

It sets out the names that must be used in the list of ingredients, which must appear on the labelling of cosmetic products. The latest version of this Glossary, published in July 2025, comes into force on 30 July 2026.

Regulation 2022/1181: full implementation on 31 July 2026

It comes into force for products made available on the market this 31 July. Regulation 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022 amended the preamble to Annex V (authorised preservatives) of Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 to define the new threshold for labelling the presence of formaldehyde releasers.

Labeling of allergens: are you ready?

This is the first step in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1545: from 31 July 2026, all cosmetic products newly placed on the market in the European Union must include, in the list of ingredients on the labelling, the allergens featured on the list, which contains more than 80 such substances.

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

2018 new Cosmétagora formulas (5)

Just like every year, the Cosmétagora show organized by the SFC (French Society of Cosmetology) last January 9-10, celebrated innovations in cosmetics...

Monday, February 19, 2018

wesource: the new Seppic brand dedicated to actives

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Seppic have just announced the creation of wesource, a dedicated brand to gather all its cosmetics actives from plant-based chemistry, marine biotechn...

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

2018 new Cosmétagora formulas (4)

Just like every year, the Cosmétagora show organized by the SFC (French Society of Cosmetology) last January 9-10, celebrated innovations in cosmetics...

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

The future of cyclomethicones (or ‘the extinction of dinosaurs’)

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‘CosmeticOBS did me the honour of asking what I thought about the future of cyclomethicones. Well, in my humble opinion, there is none.’ Dr Frédéric L...

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

2018 new Cosmétagora formulas (3)

Just like every year, the Cosmétagora show organized by the SFC (French Society of Cosmetology) last January 9-10, celebrated innovations in cosmetics...

Monday, February 5, 2018

Towards responsible mica

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Mica is a precious ingredient for the cosmetics industry, in particular the makeup segment. But this mineral pigment is often extracted under rather u...

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

2018 new Cosmétagora formulas (2)

Just like every year, the Cosmétagora show organized by the SFC (French Society of Cosmetology) last January 9-10, celebrated innovations in cosmetics...

Monday, January 29, 2018

TiO2 [nano] in sprays: Final Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its final Opinion on the safety of Titanium Dioxide in nano-from as UV-filter in sprays. It was adopted by written process...

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Microbeads: the beginning of the end

The future of the use of microbeads in the cosmetics industry seems to be clear now. Product manufacturers should be ready to stop making formulas con...

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Undeclared nanos: many non-conformities

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It is to verify the legal compliance with the mandatory labelling declaration for the nanomaterials contained in consumer goods that UFC-Que Choisir h...

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Reminder: MIT limited to 0.0015% in rinse-off products as from January 27

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After a total ban in leave-on products, which took effect on 12 February 2017, the second part of the new restrictions on Methylisothiazolinone is abo...

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

2018 new Cosmetagora formulas (1)

Just like every year, the Cosmétagora show organized by the SFC (French Society of Cosmetology) last January 10-11 celebrated innovations in cosmetics...