Claims such as stimulating hair growth or reducing hair loss are common in beauty products.…
France confirms alert on Glyoxylic Acid
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) recently confirmed the…
FDA proposes to standardise testing to detect asbestos in talc cosmetics
At the end of December 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposal…
Glyoxylic Acid in the spotlight of French authority
On 16 October, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)…
Talc to be banned in the EU
Talc (hydrated magnesium silicate with EC number 238-877-9, CAS number 14807-96-6), is a natural mineral…
Have your say on EU harmonised waste sorting labels
The upcoming packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR), expected to be adopted by end of…
Ingredients in the spotlight: squalene and squalane
Squalene and squalane are moisturising ingredients used in cosmetics. Squalene is an unsaturated branched chain…
National requirements to place cosmetics on the German market
In Germany, the EU Cosmetics Regulation and “Verordnung über kosmetische Mittel” regulate cosmetic products. The…
Ingredients in the spotlight: PFAS
PFAS, short for poly and perfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of synthetic chemicals used since…
New amendment to EU Cosmetics Regulation: Retinol and other substances banned or restricted in cosmetics
April 4, 2024. On April 4, 2024, the Official Journal of the European Union published…