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.

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Climbazole: a new request for Opinion to SCCS

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The safety of the cosmetic ingredient Climbazole will be assessed again by the SCCS. The request from the European Commission, linked with new margin ...

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

No, anti-inflammatory ingredients do not have any impact on the SPF!

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At the Sun Protection Conference held in London on June 6-7, 2017, Dr Ludger Kolbe, of Beiersdorf, provided scientific studies to respond to a recurri...

Monday, July 3, 2017

A 'CMR' regulation to ban 3 preservatives by the end of 2017

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The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at prohibiting or restricting the use in cosmetic products of all substances w...

Monday, June 26, 2017

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Triclosan (2,4,4’-trichloro-2’-hydroxy-diphenylether) is an antibacterial preservative that is also used as a deodorant agent. Long criticised for its...

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Nanomaterials: the catalogue

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It is an understatement to say it had been long-awaited: the Commission was to publish it in January 2014. Tricky to set up, reported to late 2015, an...

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Skin care trends and the ingredients within, by Kline

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In his presentation during in-cosmetics Global, Nicolas Matic, Director of Kline’s market research, provided an overview of the global skin care ingre...

Monday, June 19, 2017

Preservatives: alternative substances

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It has been a few years since the use of preservatives in cosmetic product formulas has had a bad reputation. And rightly so: they are usually not har...

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

ECHA proposes to classify TiO2 as Carcinogenic 2

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ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) concluded that the available scientific evidence meets the criteria in the CLP Regulation to classify Titan...

Monday, June 12, 2017

Butylphenyl methylpropional: 2nd request for Opinion to SCCS

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At its plenary meeting on 6 June 2017, the SCCS approved a mandate from the European Commission. As announced in a previous Opinion of the experts com...

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

In-Cosmetics 2017: a catalogue of new actives (5/5)

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The 2017 London edition of the in-cosmetics show was an opportunity for cosmetic ingredient suppliers to showcase their new actives launched over th...

Monday, May 22, 2017

When Symrise recreates the scent of the lily of the valley

Even today, neither steam distillation nor extraction with volatile solvents can correctly capture the essential oil of the lily of the valley. Many p...

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

In-Cosmetics 2017: a catalogue of new actives (4/5)

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The 2017 London edition of the in-cosmetics show was an opportunity for cosmetic ingredient suppliers to showcase their new actives launched over th...