CIR Panel Looks at Components at Recent Session

At the 146th meeting of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, held March 5-6, 2018 at The Darcy Hotel in Washington DC, final safety assessments and other news were unveiled. The meeting agenda included the consideration of 14 ingredient groups advancing in the review process—including six final reports, three tentative reports and two insufficient data postings. The next expert panel is June 4-5. Here are the findings from the most recent session:
 
Final Safety Assessments
·      Alkane Diols – 10 ingredients – Split conclusion (safe as used for 7; insufficient data for 3) 

·      Malic Acid and Sodium Malate – 2 ingredients – Safe as used 

·      Mentha piperita – 10 ingredients – Split conclusion (safe with qualifications for 7; insufficient for 3) 

·      Alkyl Sultaines – 13 ingredients – Safe as used 

·      Zinc Salts – 27 ingredients – Safe with qualifications 

·      Hamamelis virginiana – 8 ingredients – Safe with qualifications 


Tentative Safety Assessments 

·      Eucalyptus globulus – 6 ingredients – Safe with qualifications 

·      Ginkgo biloba – 10 ingredients – Insufficient data conclusion 

·      Triphenyl Phosphate – 1 ingredient – Safe as used 


Insufficient Data Announcements 

·      Polyfluorinated Polymers – 12 ingredients 

·      Polyol Phosphates – 10 ingredients 


More info: www.cir-safety.org