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Skin Care
Australia advances sunscreen reform to strengthen SPF claims
Australia is moving forward with reforms to strengthen sunscreen regulation. The country’s Therapeutic Goods...
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Ethical Cosmetics
US FDA sets out mandatory cosmetic recall process in final MoCRA...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued the final guidance on its power of mandatory cosmetics...
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Active Ingredients
Omnibus VI vote grants cosmetic companies grace periods for CMR...
The European Parliament has approved revised rules under the Omnibus VI chemicals package, giving cosmetic...
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Cosmeceuticals
“Cosmetic cowboy” crackdown: England proposes beauty procedure...
The UK government this week announced a new set of proposed regulations hiking guardrails against unqualified...
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Skin Care
Indonesia delays halal mandate for cosmetics
Indonesia has extended the deadline for all cosmetics to be halal certified or clearly marked as non-halal by two...
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Fragrances
Staggered deadlines complicate EU citral compliance for natural...
The EU’s incoming citral restrictions contain staggered deadlines that could catch out some cosmetics companies....
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Clean Beauty
EU cosmetics face PFHxA limits as REACH transition ends
The EU restriction on the “forever chemical” undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) in cosmetics applies tomorrow....
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Clean Beauty
Plant-based beauty grows as regulators scrutinize natural sourcing
Plant-based cosmetic claims are evolving from a niche marketing tactic to a central pillar of product innovation....
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Makeup
China to lower tariffs on US cosmetics as trade truce extends
China and the US have said they will cut tariffs on US$60 billion worth ‌of goods imported from each other. The...
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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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