Skin Brightening Cosmetics in the EU: Arbutin, Kojic Acid and What Is Banned
Hydroquinone and mercury are prohibited, alpha-arbutin and kojic acid now carry limits, and unlisted actives depend on your safety assessment.…
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EU cosmetic & chemical compliance, made clear
Practical guides on CPSR, CPNP, labelling, lab testing and CLP — written by the regulatory team that gets your products to market.
Retinol in Cosmetics: EU Limits, Label Warnings and How to Calculate Them
Vitamin A is capped at 0.3% retinol equivalent, and 0.05% in body lotion, under Regulation (EU) 2024/996. How to convert…
Banned Cosmetic Ingredients in the EU: How Annex II Keeps Growing
How substances reach Annex II, how omnibus regulations turn CLP classifications into cosmetic bans, what the two transition dates mean,…
Multi-Use Cosmetics: One Product, Several Uses, Several Exposure Calculations
A hair and body wash, a face and body balm, a stick for lips, cheeks and eyes. Each area of…
PIF Authoring: Getting a Product Information File When Your Manufacturer Is Overseas
Most brands that stall on their PIF are not stuck on the regulation. They are stuck on a factory that…
Pregnancy-Safe Cosmetics: What That Claim Actually Requires in the EU
EU law has no pregnancy-safe category. Which substances actually matter, what you can defensibly put on the pack, and how…
Are Bath Bombs and Fizzy Toys for Kids Cosmetics or Toys?
A plain fizzer is a cosmetic. A glittery one with a plastic figure inside may be a cosmetic and a…
Cosmetic Formula Screening: Check Annexes II to VI Before You Spend Anything
The cheapest way to find out a formula cannot be sold. What a screening against the EU annexes covers, what…
Eyeshadow and Blush Palettes: The Annex IV Eye-Area Check That Decides Your Range
A twelve-pan palette fails on one pan as completely as on all twelve. The colorant, heavy metal and talc checks…
Body Lotions, Butters, Oils and Balms: The CPSR Checklist for Body Care
Body products use the highest applied quantity of any leave-on cosmetic, which tightens every limit. The full safety assessment checklist…
Lip Balms and Lip Oils: Why Lip Products Are Assessed as Something You Swallow
Lip products are assessed against an ingestion route, which tightens colorant and heavy metal limits. What that means for balms,…
Nail Polish and Nail Care in the EU: Solvents, Restricted Monomers and Shade Ranges
Nail polish is the only mainstream cosmetic assessed on what the user breathes. What an assessor examines, which restrictions bite,…