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  INCI names for botanicals in the EU

  Posted by RobboAU on December 22, 2022 at 12:14 am

  Hi everyone,

  What’s the deal with botanical INCIs in the EU?

  I’m getting very confused in a back and forth with EU regulation consultants. I trust them, mostly, but the lack of consistency is unsettling.

  For some ingredients they’re insisting that we have to include the common name in parenthesis after the latin name, but for others we do not have to. 

  For example:

  Jojoba oil - Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
  Peppermint Oil - Mentha Piperita Oil

  Bay leaf oil - Pimenta Acris (Bay) Leaf Oil
  Cedarwood Atlas oil - Cedrus Deodara Wood Oil

  It’s hard to believe that the same region that created REACH can allow such inconsistency!

  mikethair replied 5 months, 2 weeks ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  mikethair

  Member

  December 22, 2022 at 3:58 am

  Yes, inconsistent advice. I would raise the question/s with the EU regulation consultant. And you should get an answer. If not, find another consultant.

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