Formulas, New Ingredients/Safety, South Korean Standards, India Rules 2020 and More

Sep 29th, 2023

Cosmetics & Toiletries

This article provides regulatory updates primarily in China and India, as well as Thailand and South Korea. Topics include formula submissions, new ingredients/safety, Korean standards, India cosmetics rules and more.

This article provides regulatory updates primarily in China and India, as well as Thailand and South Korea. Topics include formula submissions, new ingredients/safety, Korean standards, India cosmetics rules and more.

On May 4, 2023, the China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) released the draft “Technical Guidelines for Filling in and Submitting Cosmetic Formulas” for public consultation.¹

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Currently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with a few exceptions, has no requirements for cosmetics to be labeled with either a manufacturing date, “best by” use date or PAO. Manufacturers are held responsible for making sure their products are safe.

Lessons in Labeling from Gefilte Fish

This article discusses manufacturing and expiration date regulations that should be incorporated into the cosmetics industry. The ideas for these regulations are inspired by a jar of gefilte fish eaten by the author.

Three unique anti-aging skin care active ingredients ICHIMARU 2023

Three unique anti-aging skin care active ingredients ICHIMARU 2023

ICHIMARU PHARCOS 2023 New Launches: Plant-based Proteoglycan, Large HA protecting and Natural Oral care Ingredients

Since foamed products are easier to spread and absorb and penetrate quickly, they also tend to avoid the greasy, sticky or oily feeling that creams can leave on the skin after application.

Foam Format Improves Skin Cream Application, Penetration

Foam products have recaptured the attention of beauty consumers. The present study describes their benefits and compares the spreadability and penetration of a standard cream with a cream foamed using a device equipped with a novel membrane technology.

Emotions are much more than chemical reactions or automatic responses since they provide valuable information about the self, interactions with other people and the environment.

How Facial Emotional Expressions Affect Age Perception

This article describes the human emotional response and how it relates to cosmetics. It also demonstrates how facial emotional expressions can impact perceived age and reveals what, in photographs, viewers focus on to make this determination.

The European Union (EU) Commission has notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) a draft regulation on nine cosmetic ingredients that will amend the Annexes to the EU Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR).

EU/UK Regulatory Updates: ECHA, CBD, Animal Testing Bans

This overview of recent EU and UK cosmetic regulatory activities includes ECHA ingredient updates and notices of annex changes to the WTO. Also addressed are calls for CBD data and related position papers/rulings, green claims and animal testing bans.

This article discusses psychodermatology and how it can affect mental health. It also discusses Western beauty standards and human perception of beauty.

Psyche, Skin and Synchronization

This article discusses psychodermatology and how it can affect mental health. It also discusses Western beauty standards and human perception of beauty.

This article highlights recent data acquired by EEG to explore how skin care products affect the brain. Most of the studies outlined conclude that skin care products show clear positive effects on the brain, as demonstrated by alpha brain wave activity.

Next In Skin: How EEG Uncovers Brain-skin Axis Interactions for Beauty

This article highlights recent data acquired by EEG to explore how skin care products affect the brain. Most of the studies outlined conclude that skin care products show clear positive effects on the brain, as demonstrated by alpha brain wave activity.

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) Green Guides for environmental product claims are undergoing their first update in a decade and the FTC is seeking feedback to shape the next iteration.

How the FTC’s Green Guides Shape Environment-related Product Claims

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) Green Guides for environmental product claims are undergoing their first update in a decade and the FTC is seeking feedback to shape the next iteration.

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Prospects and Challenges for Sustainable Beauty Formulations

This article provides an overview of the fundamental aspects of formulating sustainable cosmetics. It also highlights the challenges manufacturers face when developing products for this scrutinizing market.

Some cosmetic industry experts believe the next adaptation of sustainability will be circularity. The challenge they’ve identified, however, is determining how to successfully build circularity into a company’s larger strategies.

Editor's Note: Closing the Sustainable Beauty Circle

To build circular business models (CBMs) successfully into a company’s larger strategies, it will take optimizing specific aspects within CBMs, e.g., renewability, resource recovery, upcycling, etc. Examples of such are the focus of our latest issue.

The present article suggests acne is primarily an inflammatory disease and explores CBD as a natural solution. It also compares the genetic effects of an aqueous CBD with a CBD oil for sebum production, cell proliferation and inflammation activities.

Could CBD Sustainably Solve the Natural Acne Care Conundrum?

The present article suggests acne is primarily an inflammatory disease and explores CBD as a natural solution. It also compares the genetic effects of an aqueous CBD with a CBD oil for sebum production, cell proliferation and inflammation activities.