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Frequency of Preservative Use Update Through 2014

It has been four years since this author last reviewed the preservatives being used in U.S. and Canadian cosmetics. Since then, continuing attacks on preservatives, MIT, triclosan and others have kept formulators scrambling. This report discusses some of these attacks and compares numbers, to see what impact these attacks have had.

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Meet the Alternative to the Feinstein Bill

The Safe Cosmetics Modernization Act, an alternative to last year's proposed Personal Care Products Safety Act, makes sense and is supported by ICMAD. Here's why.

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Clariant Achieves RSPO MB Certification

Clariant announced the achievement of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Mass Balance certification for a couple of its production sites.

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Warning: Methylisothiazolinone Use Has Limits

Data shows methylisothiazolinone used as a preservative in rinse-off cosmetic products is unsafe at 100 ppm when considering contact allergy concerns.

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Ready for Compliance?

The Fourth Cosmetic Compliance Summit will demonstrate a beta version of the next California Air Resource Board (CARB) reporting tool before its release in July 2016.

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Univar Expands with Dow Corning into New Markets

Univar announced an expansion to distribute Dow Corning silicone products into the United Kingdom and Ireland markets.

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US Legislation Hot Topic at ICMAD, ACI Forum

In March, a collaborative forum will help the industry make sense of the ramifications of pending federal cosmetics/personal care bills.

Questions Remain with Personal Care Products Safety Act

Some legal advisers are saying unanswered questions remain when it concerns supporting uniformity in cosmetics regulation such as the Personal Care Products Safety Act.

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Sunscreens and UV Exposure: A Q&A with Vincent Hubiche

Gattefossé SAS' Vincent Hubiche shared insight on how consumers need to be better informed with the amount of sunscreen they wear and the climate’s influence on sunscreen application.

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Frutarom Invests in Algae To Benefit Cosmetic Products

Frutarom Industries announced its investment in algae to enhance its food and cosmetic products.

Croda Polymer Additives Announces Investment Plan

Croda Polymer Additives announced its plan to invest in the expansion of their Hull, United Kingdom manufacturing site.

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Coral to be Harvested for Cosmetics

Maxey Cosmetics signed a five-year agreement allowing the company to harvest the tips of a locally abundant soft coral, to extract black sea rod oil for use as an ingredient in its products.

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US Officially Bans Microbeads

The phase in of the law banning microbeads starts with prohibiting manufacturing microbeads starting July 1, 2017.

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Chemical Safety Bill Passes Senate

The Senate has passed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century act, which improves the science behind safety testing.

Evonik Brazil Site Receives GMP Certification

Evonik announced the certification of its Americana site in Brazil.

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Expansion Project Completed at BASF’s Cimanggis Site

BASF completed a surfactant capacity expansion project at its Cimanggis site in Indonesia to help serve the home and personal care industries.

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FDA Discusses 'Natural' in Food, Beverage Labeling

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is finally talking about it: the word natural. Will this discussion move to cosmetics, next?

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Silab’s Eternaline Supports Anti-Aging

Silab has launched Eternaline, a natural anti-aging active ingredient capable of stimulating the synthesis of periostin, which slows over time.