What is changing in the rules, what it means for your product, your municipality or your project, and who here handles it. In English and Portuguese.
Our monitoring reports record the changes to cosmetics rules in a given period, and we publish one each month. Each one is a dated publication: it reflects the rules on the date it was published and is not updated afterwards. For what applies today, read the latest briefings or ask us.
Ingredient: METHYL SALICYLATE
Date of publication: 20/1/2025
On January 20 2025, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) re-assessed children's exposure to Methyl Salicylate. The deadline for comments is set to February 17, 2025.
Ingredients: OCTOCRYLENE
Date of publication: 24/10/2024
On October 24 2024, the Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products (SAG-CS) published its opinion on the safety of Octocrylene and the conclusions differ from the opinions of the European Scientific Commitee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) and/or the regulations in force in the EU.
Ingredients: DIHYDROXYACETONE (DHA)
Date of publication: 24/10/2024
On October 24 2024, the Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products (SAG-CS) published its opinion on the safety of Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) and the conclusions differ from the opinions of the European Scientific Commitee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) and/or the regulations in force in the EU.
Ingredients: PFHXA, ITS SALTS AND RELATED SUBSTANCES
Date of publication: 24/10/2024
On September 20, 2024, EU released the Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2462, finalizing the prohibition of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts, and related substances in various applications. This regulation is in effect since October 10, 2024, but grants the cosmetics industry a 24-month transitional period until October 10, 2026.
Ingredients: HYDROXYCITRONELLAL
Date of publication: 11/09/2024
On September 11, 2024, the Netherlands announced plans to submit a classification dossier for Hydroxycitronellal, proposing a classification as a Skin Sensitizer 1B and as a CMR 1B. The registry of classification and labelling (CLH) dossier is expected to be submitted in October 30 2024.
Ingredients: HEXYL SALICYLATE
Date of publication: 25/10/2024
On October 25 2024,the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published an addendum to the Final Opinion on the use of fragrance Hexyl Salicylate in cosmetic products, focusing on the exposure by children between 0 and 3 years old.
Ingredients: GLYOXYLIC ACID
Date of publication: 16/10/2024
On October 16, 2024, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) issued a warning about products containing glyoxylic acid, which is commonly used in hair styling cosmetics for straightening and curling treatments.
Ingredients: BIPHENYL-2-OL; SODIUM 2-BIPHENYLOLATE
Date of publication: 25/10/2024
On October 25, 2024, the Scientific Commitee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its opinion on the safety of Biphenyl-2-ol and Sodium 2-biphenylolate as preservatives in cosmetics.
Ingredients: TALC
Date of publication: 25/09/2024
On September 25 2024, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published its conclusions about a possible CMR classification for Talc, following Netherlands' proposal from 2023.
Ingredients: TITANIUM DIOXIDE (NANO)
Date of publication: 25/10/2024
On October 25 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published the Final Opinion on new coating for Titanium Dioxide (nano).
Ingredient: CYCLAMEN ALDEHYDE
Date of publication: 8 June 2026
The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has accepted a mandate to assess the safety of Cyclamen Aldehyde, following potential classification as a reproductive toxicant under the CLP Regulation.
Topic: OMNIBUS ACT IX - COSMETICS REGULATION
Date of publication: 28 July 2026
The European Commission notified the WTO about the draft Omnibus Act IX, proposing amendments to Annexes II, III, and V of the EU Cosmetics Regulation.
Topic: NEW RESTRICTIONS ON COSMETIC INGREDIENTS
Date of publication: 13 January 2026
The European Commission published Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/78, which brings new restrictions on several cosmetic ingredients that were classified as Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or Toxic for Reproduction (CMR).
Ingredient: TALC
Date of publication: January 2026
The United Kingdom (UK) Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a technical report concluding that Talc does not warrant carcinogenicity classification, diverging from ECHA's Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) opinion supporting Category 1B classification.
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