06.20.23
At the 165th meeting of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, held June 12-13, final safety assessments for cosmetic ingredients were unveiled. Here are the results from the most recent session:
Final Safety Assessments
5-Amino-6-Chloro-o-Cresol – 1 ingredient – Safe for use as a hair dye
Hyaluronates – 7 ingredients – Safe
Phytosteryl Glutamates – 3 ingredients – Safe
Tentative Safety Assessments
6-Amino-m-Cresol – 1 ingredient – Insufficient data
6-Amino-o-Cresol – 1 ingredient - Insufficient data
Olive – 23 ingredients – Split conclusion (16 safe; 7 insufficient)
Phenyl-Substituted Methicones – 7 ingredients – Mixed (safe/insufficient)
Polyglycerins – 4 ingredients - Safe
Zanthoxylum piperitum – 4 ingredients – Safe with qualifications
Insufficient Data Announcements
MIBK – 1 ingredient
Prostaglandins Analogues – 2 ingredients
Yeast ingredients – 56 ingredients
The next Expert Panel meeting is slated for Sept. 11-12, 2023.