Based on the data provided, the SCCS considers HC Yellow No. 16 (B123) to be safe when used as an ingredient at a concentration of 1% in oxidative hair dye formulations and 1.5% in non-oxidative hair dye formulations, considering the specifications of the new commercial batches detailed in submission file II.
These conclusions are aligned with the SCCS’s previous preliminary opinion in August 2024.
Ingredients: SODIUM BROMOTHYMOL BLUE (C186)
Date of publication: 28/10/2022
Following the request from the EU Commission for a scientific opinion on the hair dye Sodium Bromothymol Blue (C186), on October 2022 the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) issued a preliminary opinion. In light of the data provided, when used in non-oxidative hair colouring products up to a maximum on-head concentration of 0.5%, the SCCS is of the opinion that the complete safety of Sodium Bromothymol Blue could not be assessed.
Ingredients: BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL
Date of application: 15/12/2022
Due to its classification as toxic to reproduction, Butylphenyl Methylpropional is prohibited in cosmetic products placed in the Great Britain market as of December 15, 2022.
Ingredients: BHT, ACID YELLOW 3, HOMOSALATE, HAA299 and RESORCINOL
Date of publication: 11/11/2022
Date of application: 01/07/2023
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2195 of November 2022 amends Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, restricting the use of BHT, Acid Yellow 3, Homosalate, HAA299 and Resorcinol, in cosmetic products.
Ingredients: METHYL SALICYLATE, SODIUM HYDROXYMETHYLGLYCINATE, DBMC, MIBK
Date of publication: 15/09/2022
Date of application: 17/12/2022
The European Commission has published the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1531, which amends the Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as regards the use in cosmetic products of certain substances classified as CMR, by adding new entries to Annex II and Annex III and revising an entry in Annex V.
PACKAGING WASTE MANAGEMENT
Date of application: 01/01/2023, with a transition period until 09/03/2023 for packaging produced or imported before 09/09/2022.
The Loi relative à la lute contre le gaspillage et a l’économie circulaire (Anti-Waste for a circular economy) has come officially into force in France in 2020. From January 2023 the requirements of the law became mandatory, including specific symbols on the packaging or labelling of cosmetic products.
RESPONSIBLE PERSON
Date of application: 31/12/2025
The UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) have reviewed the requirement to label the product with the UK Responsible Person and have decided to extend this transitional provision for a total period of five years, until 31 December 2025.
