Thailand Updated prohibited cosmetics listing

Thailand Updated prohibited cosmetics listing

Summary: Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has updated cosmetic ingredient regulations, adding 17 new prohibited substances, clarifying barium salt restrictions, and setting limits for octocrylene and sodium hydroxymethyl glycinate. New labelling requirements apply...
Octocrylene – restriction proposal

Octocrylene – restriction proposal

Octocrylene restriction proposal due to its environmental risk of harming non-target aquatic organisms and contamination of groundwater used for human consumption. Comments are due by the 24th of March 2026. France has proposed a restriction on the placing on the...
Thailand Updated prohibited cosmetics listing

China to update 55 technical standards for cosmetics

China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has given notice of proposals for 55 technical standards for cosmetics, following a public consultation that closed on 15 August. Under its 2024 project plan to develop or revise the standards, the NMPA is...