by MDSS Cosmetics | Nov 5, 2025 | Cosmetics, EU, UK
TALC (CAS No. 14807-96-6) is powdered, hydrous magnesium silicate. The substance is used as ingredient in cosmetic products in many functions (e.g. bulking, anticaking, opacifying, etc.) for a long time. TALC is currently indicated in Annex III-59 of the EU Cosmetics...
by MDSS Cosmetics | May 28, 2025 | Cosmetics, EU
Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 was published on 26th July 2023, regarding labelling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic products. It introduces 56 new fragrance substances to Annex III, plus updates to some already existing entries. Manufacturers were granted transitional...
by MDSS Cosmetics | Jan 25, 2024 | EU, UK, USA
The legal definitions of “cosmetic product” in the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) show notable differences reflecting distinct regulatory approaches. For the EU and UK, the legal definition of a cosmetic product are...
by Guido Rainis | Aug 9, 2023 | Cosmetics, EU
Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 was published on 26th July 2023[1], regarding labelling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic products. It introduces 56 new fragrance substances to Annex III, plus updates to some already existing entries. The new Regulation follows the SCCS...
by MDSS Cosmetics | Jul 25, 2023 | EU
Regulation (EU) 2023/1490 has been published on 20th July 2023[1]. It is the 6th CMR Omnibus Regulation, introducing a list of 30 new entries to Annex II (Ref. No. 1695 – 1724), representing substances recently classified as CMR (“carcinogenic”, “mutagenic” and...
by MDSS Cosmetics | Jul 17, 2023 | EU
On June 22, 2023, the European Commission (EC) introduced proposed amendments to Annex XVII of the Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) [1]. This document suggests to further restricting the use of Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5)...
