Post-Meeting News from CIR Panel

At the 151st meeting of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, held June 6-7, 2019 in Washington DC, final safety assessments and other news were unveiled. The next Expert Panel meeting is Sept. 16-17, 2019.

Here are the results from the June session:

Final Safety Assessments

• Alkoxylated Fatty Amides – 40 ingredients – Safe with qualifications
• Basic Red 76 – 1 ingredient – Safe as a hair dye
• Alkanoyl Lactyl Lactates – 10 ingredients – Safe with qualifications
• Polyaminopropyl Biguanide – 1 ingredient – Safe with qualifications, except insufficient for potentially inhaled products

• Parabens – 21 ingredients – Split conclusion (20 safe with qualifications; 1 insufficient)
• Silica & Synthetic Silicates – Split conclusion (2 safe with qualifications; 22 insufficient)

• Glycerin Ethoxylates – 8 ingredients
• MCI/MI – 2 ingredients (only when used together)
• Caprylhydroxamic Acid – 1 ingredient
• Soy-Derived Ingredients – 28 ingredients
• Vanilla-Derived Ingredients – 9 ingredients
• Capryloyl Salicylic Acid – 1 ingredient

• BHT – do not re-open
• Imidazolidinyl Urea – do not re-open
• EDTA – do not re-open
• Acetyl Triethyl Citrates – do not re-open