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Parabens and children: no health risk according to the SCCS

Parabens and children: no health risk according to the SCCS

Cosmetics containing parabens and intended for children under three years of age do not pose any health risks according to the...

On-line resale of trade-marked products: further details from the Court of Justice of the European Union

On-line resale of trade-marked products: further details from the Court of Justice of the European...

After coming to a decision on the liability of search engines (and the most popular of them Google) regarding the use of trade marks on...

Australia: Notification and assessment of cosmetic ingredients simplified

Australia: Notification and assessment of cosmetic ingredients simplified

Australia’s Parliament has passed a new law that simplifies the regulation of cosmetic ingredients. So far in Australia, the...

Animal testing: the Commission intends to maintain the 2013 deadline

Animal testing: the Commission intends to maintain the 2013 deadline

Alternatives to the few tests on animals that remain authorised for cosmetic ingredients will not be available by the final ban...

France bans 3-benzylidene-camphor in cosmetics

France bans 3-benzylidene-camphor in cosmetics

The French Agency for the Safety of Health Products (AFSSAPS) has decided to ban an ultraviolet filter that is suspected to behave as...

British advertising watchdog bans two digitally retouched ads

British advertising watchdog bans two digitally retouched ads

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two L’Oréal cosmetics ads featuring, following complaints by a Member of the...

Endocrine disrupters: the French Parliament reaffirms the precautionary principle

Endocrine disrupters: the French Parliament reaffirms the precautionary principle

Endocrine disruptors are once again under French parliamentarians’ watchful eyes. After the controversy that followed the vote of a bill...

US industry criticizes bill to reform cosmetics legislation

US industry criticizes bill to reform cosmetics legislation

The updated version of the Safe Cosmetics Act, which was reintroduced in the House of Representatives at the end of June, is meeting...

New cosmetics regulations, what is the impact on the industry's everyday business?

New cosmetics regulations, what is the impact on the industry’s everyday business?

The cosmetics industry has to cope with the pros and cons generated by regulations like REACH for chemical substances or like the...

FDA issues new sunscreen rules

FDA issues new sunscreen rules

New rules aim at strengthening the information of consumers on products’ spectrum and scope of efficacy. They also increase requirements...

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Fragrances: Key takeaways from the 2023 edition of SIMPPAR

Fragrances: Key takeaways from the 2023 edition of SIMPPAR

Held on May 31 - June 01, the latest edition of SIMPPAR (the International Exhibition of Raw Materials for Perfumery), closed its doors...

BASF’s new plant-based alternative for hair repair and protection:...

BASF's new plant-based alternative for hair repair and protection: Kerasylium

Pollution, lifestyle and styling routines - human hair is exposed to a wide range of stressors. To maintain its resistance and...

Cosmetic Ingredients - March 2023

Cosmetic Ingredients - March 2023

The quest for “in-and-out” beauty is gradually gaining ground in Europe, North America, and Brazil. This form of holistic beauty is meant...

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