The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) has released a factsheet that outlines the UK cosmetics industry position on the EU exit negotiations.
The EU Commission Working Group on Cosmetics has voted in favour of approving zinc oxide as a UV filter in cosmetics in Europe, which has undoubtedly pleased a number of ingredient suppliers and cosmetics companies in this space.
While the aim of the EU Cosmetics Regulation that came into play last year was to harmonise the current laws, and in the most part it has, there are still some issues that need to be ironed out.
The 28th annual IFSCC event, which is the worldwide congress for cosmetics science, is gearing up to take place next week, confirming that innovation is once again centre stage on the beauty industry agenda.
A technical consortia established by Cosmetics Europe has ruled that it will no longer support the use of poly(hexamethylene)biguanide hydrochloride, a substance present in propellant driven aerosol spray products.
The provider of quality and safety solutions has expanded its resources to help the cosmetics industry to meet the requirement of the EU Cosmetics Regulation No 1223/2009 as it comes into force on July 11.
