SCCS Mandate for preservatives biphenyl-2-ol and Sodium 2-biphenylolate

Update on Tea Tree Oil

The opinion of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) under the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been published (available here).  The RAC opinion confirms that tea tree is going to be classed with a harmonised classification as a CMR 1B (reprotox) under the EU...
SCCS Mandate for preservatives biphenyl-2-ol and Sodium 2-biphenylolate

New SCCS Mandate for Silver

On 21 November 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated by the EU Commission to review the safety of silver in cosmetic products (can be accessed here).  This follows the proposal of silver as a Carcinogen, Mutagen and Reprotoxic...