Chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products
Updates to cosmetics regulations, alongside consumer- and regulator-driven campaigns for safer alternatives, mean we are entering a new era in the management of cosmetics, personal care products and their ingredients.
In Europe, the EU chemicals strategy for sustainability triggered a revision of the cosmetics Regulation, and in the UK a new cosmetics strategy is being developed following Brexit. In the US, the appetite at state-level to regulate PFAS is putting cosmetics and personal care products under greater scrutiny. While in Asia, China is seeking out alternative test methods.
As more robust legislation takes shape globally, product safety professionals managing chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products face some major challenges:
Understanding the variations in how their cosmetics and personal care products are defined in each jurisdiction
How to keep up with increasingly divergent cosmetics regulations as
they are updated
Navigating the risks associated with product claims
As the leading global provider of independent intelligence and insight for product safety professionals managing chemicals, Chemical Watch is well positioned to help you meet these challenges, with our:
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Chemical Watch has partnered with Delphic HS, to offer an international cosmetic training programme Going Global - Regional Cosmetics Regulations.
Going Global has been designed to help participants understand key regional cosmetic regulations and the practical process of regulatory compliance across three modules, running from February to May:
24 February 2022
Restrictions apply to titanium dioxide, zinc oxide
16 February 2022
Almost 80% of voters opposed initiative
22-23 JUNE 2022 | ARLINGTON, USA + VIRTUAL
Join us for this two-day Chemical Watch cosmetics regulations USA conference to hear the latest developments in chemicals management and restrictions in cosmetics. Key themes will include:
10 March 2022
Restrictions apply to titanium dioxide, zinc oxide
03 March 2022
US among countries that pushed to omit chemicals from agreement
05 May 2022
Groups call for data to be collected under separate legislation
04 May 2022
Applies to product efficacy summaries and classification codes
12 May 2022
Governor has until 11 June to act on unprecedented proposals
11 May 2022
Stanford study reveals toxicity mechanism
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