by delphic-admin | Jun 24, 2023 | APAC
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is consulting until 4 July on proposed changes to cosmetics rules that include banning the use of seven substances in hair dyes. In a 4 May notice, the MFDS says it plans to remove 2-nitro-p-phenylenediamine and its...
by delphic-admin | Jun 24, 2023 | Europe
On 8th May 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on the use of hair colorant HC Blue 18 in non-oxidative and oxidative hair dye formulations. The SCCS concluded that the use of hair dye HC Blue 18 is safe for use in...
by delphic-admin | May 28, 2023 | Europe
On 24 April 2023, Cosmetics Europe (CE) published a recommendation on the Allergy Alert Test (AAT) for hair colouring products. The process aims to harmonise the AAT which CE recommends to include in the instructions of use of the hair colouring products where the...
by delphic-admin | Mar 27, 2023 | EU
On 10 February 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) was mandated by the EU Commission to review the safety of hair dye HC Blue 18 (B122) in hair dyes. This is a second submission assessment. The terms of reference for this mandate are therefore as...
by delphic-admin | Nov 6, 2022 | Europe
On 28 October 2022, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its draft opinion on the use of sodium bromothymol blue (C186), a new non-oxidative hair dye. The SCCS could not assess the safety of sodium bromothymol blue (C186) because the applicant...