Published: 13 December 2024  (Updated: 06 January 2025)

IMPORTANT – Call for Interest for Several Ingredients

Cosmetics Europe’s Expert Team Ingredient Monitoring and Assessment (ET IMA) is responsible for monitoring cosmetic ingredients which are undergoing regulatory processes which could impact their use in cosmetic products.

Please find the details below for several ingredients that are coming under review and a request for you to complete a usage check.

  • 1-phenylethanol, Styralyl alcohol (EC / List no: 202-707-1; CAS no: 98-85-1)
    • Suspected Carcinogenic Class 2
    • Status “concluded” in CORAP
  • Glyoxylic acid (EC: 206-058-5; CAS: 298-12-4)
    • Buffering
    • Used in Hair straightening, shampoo and conditioners
    • Concerns brought up from ANSES in France
  • (2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-ol; Geraniol (EC 203-377-1, CAS 106-24-1).
    • Perfuming
  • DIMER ROSIN (EC 500-163-2, CAS 65997-05-9)     
    • Registry of Intentions, CMR 1B (repr)
  • HYDROGENATED ROSIN (EC 266-041-3, CAS 65997-06-0)
    • Registry of Intentions, CMR 2 (repr)
  • Rosin (EC 232-475-7; CAS 8050-09-7)
    • CLH Concern - To be further specified

Companies who are interested in contributing to the defence work for any of these ingredients, please contact CTPA at [email protected] by 13 January 2025.

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