MBBT added to Annex VI
A new nano-sized UV filter has been added to Annex VI of the EU cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 and therefore became approved for use in the EU. The ingredient in question is Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (MBBT). In 2015 the SCCS published a positive opinion on the use of MBBT in nano form and reconfirmed that opinion in […]