Public comments are being sought on recently published scientific opinion by SCCS on safety of salicylic acid in cosmetic products whereby the committee agrees that the use of salicylic acid as a preservative up to a maximum concentration of 0.5…
Safety assessment
Regulations on Supervision and Administration of Enterprises in Implementing Entity Responsibility for Cosmetic Quality and Safety were released for public comment by the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) on November 29, 2022…
The researchers conducted in vitro anti-aging, skin-related antimicrobial, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), in vitro cytotoxic, and LC-MS/MS analyses to assess the in vitro anti-aging and anti-acne activities of Houttuynia cordata extracts (…
The researchers developed methods for obtaining polyfunctional preparations of various degree of purification from rhopilema jellyfish in the form of collagen and proteoglycane complexes, and assessed their safety for the external applications.…
This study was conducted to determine whether topical formulations containing the human skin commensal Micrococcus luteus strain Q24 (BLIS Q24) are safe, tolerable and efficacious when used by healthy human subjects. M.
- Agenda for Upcoming Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Members and Liaison in December 2022
The agenda and accompanying materials for the 163rd Expert Panel Meeting, to be held on December 5-6, 2022, are now available.
In order to study rising cases of falsified cosmetics especially sold online through social media networks and mobile applications, researchers developed a novel validated instrument to determine the safety of cosmetics.
- Safety first: Why beauty brands should perform product testing even though they may not be mandatory
Cosmetics testing is key to ensuring that safe and effective beauty and personal care products reach consumers, even though they are not mandatory to bring a brand or product to market.
3-Cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde, 1-ethenyl- was evaluated for genotoxicity, repeated dose toxicity, reproductive toxicity, local respiratory toxicity, phototoxicity/photoallergenicity, skin sensitization, and environmental safety.
On August 17, 2022, Taiwan FDA amended safety guidelines for cosmetics for children.
