What were the topics addressed during the Cosmetics Europe Annual Assembly in Brussels?
Formulation
What kind of testing do I need to do to register my cosmetics in the EU?
Find out what tests and other compliance factors may affect your cosmetic products under EU Cosmetics Regulation EC 1223/2009. Our EU experts are here to help.
Cosmetics Notification in the EU: A How-To Guide
Bringing a new cosmetic product to the European market can, in the minds of some, be a long and arduous process with many hurdles to leap over along the way. While, to ensure quality and safety standards are adhered to, there are certainly factors each manufacturer must comply with, being put off or intimidated by the whole process is simply unnecessary. In this blog, we will try to put some worries to rest on the issue of notification and the European market.
The updated risk assessment of substances used in cosmetics: the new evaluation of ECHA
The ECHA, under the CoRAP plan, are evaluating risk assessment practices and requirements for substances used in cosmetic products throughout Europe.
Preservatives in cosmetics
Find out more information on preservatives regulations on cosmetics.
Borderline Cosmetics – Toys Products: How to Comply?
How should you apply EU Cosmetics Regulations and Toys Directives to products classified as borderline? Find out with clear regulatory advice from Obelis.
Cosmetic Product Classification
In order to ensure a product is indeed a cosmetic product, the product formulation, characteristics, sites of application and intended functions must match the definition of a cosmetic product as defined in the scope of Cosmetic Regulation EC 1223/2009, which came into effect in 2013. Read about the cosmetic product classification.
Formaldehyde in Cosmetics – What You Should Know
Formaldehyde, classified as a category 1B carcinogen, will be banned from use in EU cosmetics from January 2016 under cosmetics regulation 1223/2009/EC.
ISO 16128 – The future of natural and organic cosmetics
ISO 16128 provides technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic ingredients in cosmetic products.
SCCS to clarify concerns on Arbutin, a skin-whitening cosmetics ingredient
The EC have requested the Scientific Committee on Consumers Safety issue an opinion on the safety of skin-whitening ingredient Arbutin in cosmetic products.