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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.

Two new standards for SPF measurement

The two long-awaited new standards, alternatives to ISO 24444 for measuring SPF in cosmetic products, were published on 19 December 2024. They are now available in the International Organization for Standardization’s online shop.

A study questions the safety of "dermatological" cosmetics

A recent French study, published in the Journal Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie - FMC, scrutinised the INCI lists of cosmetics used in dermatology. The results: only 15% of them were free of ingredients of concern to the target population.

Essential oils: EDQDM publishes a revised version of its Guidance

The EDQM (European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare), a body of the Council of Europe, has just published the second version of its “Guidance on essential oils in cosmetic products”, a reference document on best practices for safety assessment.

IARC classifies Methyl eugenol in Group 2A and Isoeugenol in Group 2B

On 13 September 2024, the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) published Volume 134 of its Monographs, with the results of its evaluation of the carcinogenicity of Methyl Eugenol and Isoeugenol, two fragrance ingredients commonly used in cosmetics.

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Understanding the mode of action of cosmetics or drugs on skin and its microbiota with omics techniques

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Skin is now composed of a human part and a microbial part which is the more variable part. Up to now a lot of information could be obtained at the div...

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Accumulation of Benzophenone by degradation of Octocrylene in cosmetic products

According to a scientific study published on 7 March 2021 in the Journal “Chemical Research in Toxicology”, Octocrylene contained in cosmetic products...

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

BfR alerts on the presence of the Pluralibacter gergoviae bacteria in cosmetics

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On 7 September 2020, the BfR (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) published an Opinion in which it assesses the potential health risks of co...

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The contribution of antiperspirants to excessive aluminum exposure is low, according to the BfR

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Since 2019, the BfR (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) has been alerting about excessive exposure of the population to aluminium, which ca...

Monday, February 3, 2020

A new method for assessing the bioaccumulation of nanomaterials

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The German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA) has just published a report in which it describes a new method for assessing the bioaccumulation...

Monday, January 27, 2020

How UV filters in sunscreen products penetrate the body

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This is the second study sponsored by the US Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) on the subject. It measured the concentration in the plasma of six ...

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Aluminium: too high exposure of the population, according to BfR

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The BfR (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) has just studied the health risks resulting from the overall exposure of consumers to aluminium...

Monday, September 9, 2019

How sunscreens release metals and inorganic nutrients into seawater

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There is no shortage of scientific studies detailing the environmental impact of sunscreen products on marine ecosystems. But the one published in Aug...

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Cosmetics send a child to the emergency room every two hours

According to a U.S. study published in the Journal Clinical Pediatrics on June 17, 2019, 64,686 children under five years of age were treated in emerg...

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

An artificial skin model for stretch marks

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Stretch marks are disfiguring skin lesions that often cause problems of self‐esteem, but little effort has been put to studying this pathology. During...

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...

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

"Uncertainties" about the endocrine disrupting properties of Butylparaben (RIVM)

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On 24 May 2019, RIVM (Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) published the results of a new study on Butylparaben, focusing o...