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Ethical Cosmetics
Cosmed demands truthful product labeling in line with legislation
French cosmetics association Cosmed has issued a document urging the personal care industry to follow clear regulatory...
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Skin Care
Tit-for-tat tariffs: Beauty giants ask EU to exclude American...
Major European beauty companies are urging the EU to exclude American cosmetic goods from its tariff rollout next month. The...
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Ethical Cosmetics
Mad about mercury: Toxic cosmetics remain on global market amid...
Mercury remains a common ingredient in cosmetics despite being banned in dozens of countries and classified by the WHO as...
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Ethical Cosmetics
Cosmetics Europe takes legal action against EU’s wastewater treatment...
Cosmetics Europe and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) have filed legal action...
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Skin Care
US trade wars: Canada imposes retaliatory tariffs as cosmetics firms...
Canada has applied 25% tariffs to a list of goods worth CA$30 billion (US$20.8 billion), including cosmetics, “in response...
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Women’s Care
Ontex tackles gender inequality in leadership roles on International...
Ontex is launching a gender parity initiative on March 8, aligning with International Women‘s Day, in a bid to close the gap...
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Ethical Cosmetics
US lawmakers reintroduce Humane Cosmetics Act to end animal testing
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has reproposed the Humane Cosmetics Act to prohibit cosmetic animal testing and the sale...
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Ethical Cosmetics
France’s PFAS ban puts pressure on EU to outlaw “forever chemicals”...
France has adopted a bill restricting the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics. The legislation...
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Ethical Cosmetics
European Commission announces first cosmetics regulation evaluation...
The European Commission is launching an evaluation of the Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR) for the first time since 2013....
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Children’s Care
California bill seeks to ban anti-aging skin care for minors after...
California, US, Assemblymember Alex Lee has introduced legislation to ban anti-aging products for minors in response to...
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Skin Care
Trump’s tariffs: US-based personal care companies discuss shifting...
The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) has expressed “significant concerns” about potential policy changes under the...
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Skin Care
US cosmetics companies failing on FDA compliance as industry eyes...
Regulatory compliance firm Registrar Corp has found that half (48%) of the companies selling imported cosmetics at America’s...
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Children’s Care
EU SCCS issues opinion on unsafe salicylic acid concentrations for...
The EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has deemed salicylic acid unsafe for use as a preservative at a...
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Hair Care
FDA’s “moral failure”: EWG calls for ban of formaldehyde in hair...
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has condemned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its continued delays in...
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Hair Care
British Beauty Council calls out UK budget plan for projected rise in...
The British Beauty Council reports that increasing the minimum wage and insurance will result in an annual increase of over...
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Hygiene
Northern Ireland joins other regions in banning plastic-containing...
At the beginning of this month, Northern Ireland notified the World Trade Organization that it intends to ban the sale of...
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Color Solutions
US cosmetic colorant regulations tighten under MoCRA, impacting...
Cosmetic colorants are in the spotlight as US regulation reshapes their use in cosmetics. The Modernization of Cosmetics...
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Makeup
ECHA finds cancer-causing chemicals in cosmetics that violate REACH...
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) finds 6% of inspected cosmetic products contain dangerous substances to human and...
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Skin Care
UK government requests data on cosmetic ingredients to assess safety
The UK government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) calls on the beauty industry to submit scientific...
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Hair Care
Kidney failure from hair styling products leads to French...
After several reports of acute kidney failure surfaced due to glyoxylic acid in hair styling cosmetics, the French Agency...
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Ethical Cosmetics
EC may assess “internal procedures” amid claims it prioritizes...
A European Ombudsman investigation accused the European Commission (EC) of delaying the ban of products that may cause...
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