Final SCCS Opinion on Vitamin A

Final SCCS Opinion on Vitamin A

The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on the use of vitamin A (Retinol, Retinyl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate) in cosmetic products. The SCCS concluded that vitamin A is safe for use in cosmetic products at 0.05% retinol...
Final SCCS Opinion on Vitamin A

EU Publishes Draft Proposal to Restrict Microplastics

The draft proposal to restrict intentionally added microplastics, increasing the size of particles covered and allowing a transition period of 12 years for certain products: an increase in the size of synthetic polymer microparticles covered, from 1 nanometre (nm) to...
Final SCCS Opinion on Vitamin A

SCCS Mandate on silver zinc zeolite

The EU Commission has published the regulation on the labelling requirements for cosmetic products containing formaldehyde-releasing preservatives in the Official Journal of the EU. The regulation amends the preamble to Annex V of the EU Cosmetic Products Regulation,...