Guides and updates on EU cosmetic & chemical compliance from the Lexora regulatory team.
Both are cosmetics in the EU. The aluminium exposure benchmarks assessors use, the antibacterial and hyperhidrosis claims that change the regime, and the extra rules that come with aerosol formats.
The claim decides the regime. What triggers the Biocidal Products Regulation, why cosmetics sit outside CLP, and what that means…
A plain fizzer is a cosmetic. A glittery one with a plastic figure inside may be a cosmetic and a…
The 0.1% and 6% hydrogen peroxide thresholds under Annex III entry 12, why peroxide-free is not automatically compliant, and what…
The SCCS found prostaglandin analogues unsafe for lash serums in February 2026. Where EU law draws the cosmetic-medicinal line, which…
The same lavender oil can be a cosmetic, a home-fragrance product or a biocide under EU law. What decides it…
Cosmetic, medicinal or biocide? How EU law classifies borderline products by presentation, function and claims, and why misclassification is costly.
