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CTPA, Forum for the Future Launch Sustainability Handbook to Support Cosmetics and Personal Care Companies

The handbook is intended to help cosmetics and personal care companies better understand sustainability challenges.

Preservation, Reimagined: Hybrid Antimicrobial Strategies for Safer, More Natural, Skin‑Protective Personal Care Products

Preservation, Reimagined: Hybrid Antimicrobial Strategies for Safer, More Natural, Skin‑Protective Personal Care Products

Nature-aligned boosters transform preservation from necessity into value-adding benefit.

Regulatory changes and consumer behavior is influencing the move towards zero-waste beauty.

Biotech in Beauty: Zero Waste Beauty Is Growing Up

A chemist’s perspective on what is real, what is scalable and what is just marketing.

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Consumers reported that they are actively looking for beauty and personal care products with upcycled ingredients.

Zero-Waste Beauty is Making Waves: Upcycled Ingredients, Biofermentation, High-Concentration Formulas and More

Skin vs. Climate Chaos: Building Resilience in Real Time

Skin vs. Climate Chaos: Building Resilience in Real Time

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Beauty Under Fire: Why 2026 Will Be a Pivotal Year for Consumer Safety and Environmental Accountability

Boots recently issued a recall for Markwins Beauty Brands' Wet n Wild Proline Felt Tip Eyeliner for not meeting cosmetic standards.

Regulatory Round-Up: Toxic Dyes in Taiwan; ECHA Microplastics Reporting; Boots/Wet n Wild, Neutrogena Recalls; FDA Talc Testing; PFAS Mapping; and More

Preservation, Reimagined: Hybrid Antimicrobial Strategies for Safer, More Natural, Skin‑Protective Personal Care Products

Preservation, Reimagined: Hybrid Antimicrobial Strategies for Safer, More Natural, Skin‑Protective Personal Care Products

Nature-aligned boosters transform preservation from necessity into value-adding benefit.

Credo Beauty has created the Credo Beauty Council. The council will primarily ensure Credo Beauty's adherence to clean beauty standards, promote consumer and manufacturing transparency and advise on sustainability initiatives.

Credo Beauty Pioneers Eco-Conscious Future with Two New Launches: Credo Qualified Services and its Clean Beauty Council

Credo Beauty has announced the introduction of Credo Qualified, a Credo Beauty-managed service market for businesses in the beauty supply chain as well as its Clean Beauty Council, featuring eight experts from across the field.

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Class Action Against Ulta Beauty Over 'Clean Ingredient' Claims Advances

The class action alleges violations of California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act, False Advertising Law, Unfair Competition Law and Environmental Marketing Claims Act. It also alleges fraud, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.

This article outlines some of the key actions and requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation. Intentions from the UK related to forest risk commodities through Defra are discussed.

European Regulatory Update: EU, UK Defra Lock Down Deforestation Regulations

This article outlines some of the key actions and requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation. Intentions from the UK related to forest risk commodities through Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are also discussed.

'The most polluting industries, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, will be required to pay at least [80%] of the cost for micropollutant removal...'

Europe's Wastewater Measure to Apply 'Polluter Pays' Fee for Microplastics, PFAS

The directive will require the removal of more nutrients and micropollutants from urban wastewater, particularly those from "toxic pharmaceuticals and cosmetics."

In January of 2023, the CMA expanded its work on environmental claims to include fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). These are essential items that include food and drink, cleaning products, toiletries and personal care items.

Unilever Eco Claims Under Scrutiny in Greenwashing Investigation

In January of 2023, the CMA expanded its work on environmental claims to include fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). These are essential items that include food and drink, cleaning products, toiletries and personal care items.

Loose plastic glitter used as a cosmetic product can continue being sold until Oct. 16, 2029, for leave-on cosmetics.

How the EU Microplastics Ban Affects Glitter

The European Commission's (EC's) ban on microplastics intentionally added to cosmetics went into effect on Oct. 17, 2023. This includes some forms of glitter, individually and in mixtures, which the commission explained in a recent Q&A.

For certain 'leave-on' cosmetic products, per the new restriction, due to their low contribution to the overall emissions of microplastics, as well as the potentially large impact on the cosmetics industry, the agency's committee for socio-economic analysis considered two additional measures as appropriate alternatives to the ban.

European Commission Adopts Measures Restricting Intentional Microplastics

The measures will prohibit the sale of microplastics and of products to which microplastics have been added intentionally and that release those microplastics when used.

As of March 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) final rule goes into effect, tightening the oversight and enforcement of the production, handling and sale of organic products.

Tighter Rules Now in Effect for USDA Organic Seal of Approval

The goal is to protect integrity in the organic supply chain and build trust in the USDA organic label by strengthening organic control systems, improving farm to market traceability and providing robust enforcement of USDA Organic regulations.

Osea Officially an Ocean Positive Verified Brand

According to Osea, the brand offsets more carbon than it creates.

With most countries placing the responsibility of cosmetic product safety on the company, nonprofit ChemFORWARD develops a new methodology to create standards in consistency and comparing traditional and natural ingredients.

ChemForward Methodology Enables Ingredient Consistency and Compatability

With most countries placing the responsibility of cosmetic product safety on manufacturers, nonprofit ChemForward has developed a methodology to create standards for consistency and comparing traditional and natural ingredients.

A research team has recently developed an algorithm to assess the environmental impact of rinseable personal care products. The algorithm will also include a confidential grading process for ingredients.

Algorithm Formulated to Assess Environmental Risk of Personal Care Products

A research team has recently developed an algorithm to assess the environmental impact of rinse-off personal care products. The algorithm will include a confidential grading process for ingredients.