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Clean Beauty
Incoming EU anti-greenwashing directive pushes beauty toward...
National laws implementing a new EU anti-greenwashing and consumer protection directive will come into effect on...
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Active Ingredients
US FDA eliminates outdated UV filters as regulatory modernization...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is removing aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and trolamine salicylate from its...
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Ethical Cosmetics
Closing the mercury tap? Pakistan bill targeting toxic cosmetics...
Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee (SCC) on Science and Technology has approved the Pakistan General Cosmetics...
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Ethical Cosmetics
Cosmetics industry defends essential oils as EU reviews fragrance...
The European Commission has asked the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) to assess the safety of...
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Active Ingredients
Bemotrizinol US FDA approval spurs sunscreen innovation
Earlier this summer, sunscreen active ingredient bemotrizinol (BEMT) received US FDA approval, marking a major...
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Clean Beauty
EU microplastics ban pushes beauty from ingredient swaps to...
The European Union (EU) is cracking down on microplastics intentionally added to cosmetics due to their...
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Makeup
US–Canada tariff war escalates with reciprocal 50% cosmetics duties
Canada has hit back at the US’s imposition of 50% tariffs by implementing its own “dollar-for-dollar” duties. Both...
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Skin Care
South Korea passes landmark law to fuel K-beauty industry
South Korea has passed legislation to develop Korea’s beauty industry into a primary engine of national economic...
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Active Ingredients
China adopts first mandatory national cosmetics safety standard
China has introduced its first mandatory national safety standard regulating cosmetic products, placing limits on...
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Ethical Cosmetics
South Korea targets fake K-beauty surge as China spreads counterfeits...
South Korea is launching a defense against counterfeit Korean beauty products as reports surface that Chinese-made...
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Skin Care
Canadian cosmetics face 50% US duty as USMCA protection fails
US President Donald Trump has announced a 50% tariff on Canadian chemicals, cosmetics, and toiletries. The duties...
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Skin Care
Ukraine further delays EU-aligned cosmetic safety rules
The Ukrainian government has delayed fully implementing cosmetics regulations that would align the country’s...
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Fragrances
EU fragrance allergen rules take effect and more than triple...
The three-year transition period of EU Commission Regulation 2023/1545 closes today, and “natural beauty”...
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Ethical Cosmetics
EU backs lab-based SPF testing as ethical and reliable alternative to...
The European Commission (EC) has stated that when testing SPF, the in vitro laboratory standard is reliable and...
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Cosmeceuticals
US FDA peptide decision could create marketing challenges for beauty...
Yesterday and today, the US FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) is discussing adding injectable...
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Ethical Cosmetics
Cosmetics classification blocks EU tax cut for sunscreens
The European Commission (EC) has officially ruled out reducing VAT (value-added tax) on sun creams, following a...
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Cosmeceuticals
US FDA panel weighs injectable peptides as experts demand gray market...
The US FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) is currently convening over whether to add injectable...
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Active Ingredients
California moves to restrict “severely hazardous” hydrofluoric acid...
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), US, has initiated rulemaking to restrict the sale...
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Intimate Care
US FDA study clears tampons of toxic metal safety concerns
The US FDA has determined that toxic heavy metals found in tampons are not released in amounts that could harm...
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Skin Care
UK–India trade agreement slashes beauty tariffs but logistics stall...
The UK and India have officially entered their free trade agreement (FTA). Under the deal, tariffs on beauty and...
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Ethical Cosmetics
Illegal online cosmetics trade faces mounting international...
Indonesian and Jordanian authorities are ramping up their enforcement actions against illegal cosmetics sold...
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