May 2015

5 steps to becoming compliant with the EU cosmetics regulation

EU cosmetics regulation compliant Cosmetics manufacturers that want to start selling their cosmetic products on the EU market need to follow these 5 steps in order to be able to do so: 1. Classify your products Manufacturers firstly need to determine if their products are indeed cosmetic products or not. Product classification may not be as …

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5 parabens banned, certain other ingredients restricted

Restricted ingredients An important amendment of the Annexes II and V of the EU cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 was published in April. The most important changes to the Regulation are the following: Isopropylparaben, Isobutylparaben, phenylparaben, benzylparaben, pentylparaben can no longer be used in cosmetic products Measures on propylparaben and butylparaben are under preparation Triclosan is banned …

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