Stay Compliant: EU Imposes New Restrictions on Cyclomethicones in Cosmetics

The European Union has recently enacted Regulation (EU) 2024/1328, amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH). This new regulation, effective from June 6, 2024, imposes critical restrictions on the use of three chemical substances: octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5), and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6). Authorities have identified these substances as persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) or […]

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