Melissa Meisel, Associate Editor03.18.21
At the 157th meeting of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, held online March 11-12, final safety assessments and other news were unveiled.
The next Expert Panel meeting is slated for Monday and Tuesday, September 13-14, 2021, to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Here are the results from the March 2021 session:
Final Safety Assessments
Tentative Safety Assessments
Insufficient Data Announcements
More info: www.cir-safety.org
The next Expert Panel meeting is slated for Monday and Tuesday, September 13-14, 2021, to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Here are the results from the March 2021 session:
Final Safety Assessments
- Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate and Beta-Alanine Diacetic Acid – 2 ingredients – Split (1 safe; 1 insufficient)
- Coconut – 11 ingredients – Split (10 safe; 1 insufficient)
- Basic Brown – 1 ingredient – Mixed (safe with qualifications for hair dye uses; insufficient for other uses)
- Papaya – 5 ingredients – Split (4 safe; 1 insufficient)
- Tris(Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) Citrate – 2 ingredients – Safe
- Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Amide – 1 ingredient - Mixed (safe with qualifications; insufficient)
- Benzophenones – 11 ingredients - Safe
Tentative Safety Assessments
- Sodium Isomerate et al. (previously Saccharide Humectants) – 7 ingredients – Safe
- Levulinic Acid – 2 ingredients – Safe with qualifications
- Red Algae – 60 ingredients – Split (11 safe; 49 insufficient)
- Diacetone Alcohol – 1 ingredient – Safe
- Silicates – 24 ingredients – Split (safe/non-inhalation; safe < 0.1% crystalline silica/inhalation; insufficient/airbrush)
- Tea Tree – 8 ingredients – Safe with qualifications
Insufficient Data Announcements
- Sage – 12 ingredients
- Acryloyloxyethyl Phosphorylcholine Polymers – 8 ingredients
More info: www.cir-safety.org