Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has updated the list of restricted substances for cosmetics under the country’s Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in Malaysia. Detailed in an 18 June circular, the NPRA announced the updates to four...
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...
On 23 March 2023, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on the use of sodium bromothymol blue (C186), a new non-oxidative hair dye. As per the draft opinion (previously mentioned in the November 2022 GRIP updates), The SCCS...