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Back to Basics, Part II: Ensuring Product Safety
Safety is a major consideration when developing cosmetic products. This article describes safety guidelines in the U.S. and EU, along with the steps to take during development to ensure that products are safe for human use.
Literature/Data
Silicone Safety and the Cosmetic Industry
The use of silicones in personal care products continues to expand because of the unique performance attributes they provide and their well-established record of safety. As a result, progressively larger volumes of silicones are being released to the environment, and interest in their life cycle has increased. The present article summarizes relevant fundamental chemical and physical properties of silicones and how these relate to material performance, safety and environmental fate.
Regional
Regulating Risk: Fragrance Safety for the 21st Century
Clear-cut guidance has been given to establish fragrance safety based on RIFM’s scientific assessment and IFRA’s standards. This article elucidates the work of the fragrance industry to mitigate sensitization and assure the safety of its products.
Hair Care
Read the Label Online: Andalou Naturals Healthy Shine Sunflower & Citrus Shampoo
Andalou Naturals made quite a splash in the natural products market with its Fruit Stem Cell Science line that includes skin, body and hair care products. This column will review the ingredient listing of the line's Healthy Shine Sunflower & Citrus Shampoo for claims substantiation and functionality.
Safety/Stability
A Safety, Toxicity and Irritation Testing Primer
To ensure a product’s success, especially in light of ‘clean beauty’ tenets, it must be tested for stability as well as safety and efficacy. The following primer offers an overview of key tests to perform as products are developed and prepared for launch. Click through to the digital magazine for more.
Method/Process
Rapid Colorimetric Analysis of para-Phenylenediamine in Henna-based, Non-permanent Tattoo Color Mixtures
In some henna mixtures, para-phenylenediamine (PPD) has illegally been added and it is responsible for complications such as allergic contact dermatitis. While high-performance liquid chromatography has previously been used to detect PPD, a colorimetric method that is faster and portable, described here, has been developed. For product developers, this method can be used to evaluate henna plant extracts.
Safety/Stability
Patch Testing, Irritation and Sensitization: Safety Testing in Cosmetics
An online exclusive by Anjali Salvi, Ph.D. about product safety and what needs to be done for consumers. Salvi discusses how regional conditions, intended use of the product and method of application can be a huge factor in determining product safety for consumers worldwide.
Method/Process
Stability Testing Guidance for Product Safety and Shelf-life Insight
Routine stability testing provides cosmetic manufacturers critical data about a product’s safety and shelf life. While not required by legislation, these tests can ensure the successful marketing of products. The present paper provides and overview of the basics manufacturers should cover when stability testing products.
Claims/Labeling
Cosmetic Safety: Public Perception and Scientific Reality
As far as the public is concerned, hypothetical risks are real. And if anyone studies a chemical in depth, they can find some effect but whether it should be removed from the market comes down to a risk-benefit analysis. Cosmetic formulation is a continuous process of keeping in step with research, and when a true risk emerges, addressing it.
Regional
Cosmetovigilance and Safety Assessment in the World of Active Ingredients
It can be deduced from today's scientific literature that countless ingredients have been developed with the intent to alter the structure and function of human skin. This raises important questions in terms of how these products should be regulated and what types of safety standards they should be held to.
Magazine
European Regulatory Update: Chemical Safety and Registration, REACH and More
EU and UK REACH regulations and differences between regions are discussed in this regulatory update. Additional topics include chemical safety, non-animal test methodologies and PFAS, and EU and UK actions taken.
Claims/Labeling
Nanomaterials in Personal Care: Opportunities and Safety Considerations
So what exactly is nanotechnology and what are its applications in cosmetics and personal care? Nanotechnology is one of those terms that most think they understand—in the scientific community, at least—but for which most would struggle to provide a precise definition.
Actives
Narcissus Tazetta
and
Schizandra Chinensis
to Regulate ‘Youth Gene Clusters’—An In vitro Analysis
A blend of
Narcissus tazetta
bulb and
Schizandra chinensis
fruit extracts was developed for anti-aging benefits and tested for efficacy on a human skin equivalent. Results indicate it regulates the functions of youth gene clusters by increasing the activities found in younger skin and reducing the activities found in aging skin specific to structure, hydration, cellular proliferation and pigmentation.
Natural/Sustainable
Progressing Safety, Sustainability and Sincerity with Synthetic Ingredients
As consumers demand complete transparency that extends beyond labels and claims, brands need to provide comprehensive information on the entire supply chain and product lifecycle...
Hair Care
Read the Label Online: Güd by Burt's Bees Floral Cherrynova Natural Nourishing Shampoo
This online-only "Read the Label" reviews finished products to discuss why specific ingredients were used in the formulations. Here, Güd by Burt’s Bees' Floral Cherrynova Natural Nourishing Shampoo is discussed.
Event Coverage
Future Testing, Safety and Formulating Headline the Sunscreen Symposium
"I am convinced the earth-shattering event [in sunscreens] will eventually become the greater awareness for the big difference between SPFindoor and SPFoutdoor," writes Uli Osterwalder, regarding new findings at this year's Sunscreen Symposium.
Magazine
Industry Insight: Safety, Sustainability and Digital Tech in Cosmetics
This "Industry Insight" adapted from an interview with Kelly Dobos, indie color formulator and University of Cincinnati lecturer, paints us a picture with insights on replacement ingredients, regulations, biomimicry, ecology, skin tone-matching and more.
Claims/Labeling
Gauging Cosmetic Safety in a Post-Animal Testing World
The testing of cosmetic and personal care products on animals has become widely perceived as a vile, often cruel and inhumane practice. Many countries have either banned its use or have pending legislation to do so. The dilemma this leaves is creating reliable methods to test products for safety and quality.
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