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    Posted by OldPerry on June 19, 2018 at 8:23 pm

    If you wonder about ingredient safety information, here is a good place to start.  The Cosmetic Ingredient Review board is the group in the US responsible for ensuring that cosmetic ingredients are safe and for giving suggested limits for use.  Thousands of the most commonly used cosmetic ingredients have been reviewed and data is available.

    https://www.cir-safety.org/ingredients

    Sal replied 5 years, 10 months ago 6 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Max

    Member
    June 19, 2018 at 11:38 pm

    Now that’s an impressive database :smiley:

    Thanks a lot for the link Perry

  • Biochemist

    Member
    June 20, 2018 at 1:37 pm

    Thanks Perry!

  • Gunther

    Member
    July 3, 2018 at 1:08 am

    Great
    @Perry  can we all please post some links on the chemicals concentration limits allowed by several regulatory agencies all around the world, and make this post a sticky?

    i.e. are these the only chemicals banned or restricted by US FDA?
    https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/guidanceregulation/lawsregulations/ucm127406.htm#prohibited

  • Sibech

    Member
    July 3, 2018 at 5:07 pm

    A little from regulatory part of the EU.

    Link to the current consolidated cosmetics regulation (as of 25.dec.2017)  in the European Union can be found here containing the legal basis for cosmetics in the market but also the annexes below.

    Annex II - Banned Substances
    Annex III - Restricted Substances
    Annex IV - Allowed Colourants
    Annex V - Allowed Preservatives
    Annex VI -  Allowed UV Filters

    A quick resource for searching those annexes (with no legal basis, but a good guideline none the less) is COSING.

    Scientific Opinions on ingredient safety by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (end previous committees) can be found here.

  • Sal

    Member
    July 3, 2018 at 8:41 pm

    Thanks @Perry . Certainly a good idea to share

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