CIR Panel Releases Recent Findings

At the 156th meeting of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, held online December 7-8, final safety assessments and other news were unveiled.
 
The next Expert Panel meeting is slated for Thursday and Friday, March 11-12, 2021, to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.
 
Here are the results from the December 2020 session:
 
Final Safety Assessments

• Wheat Ingredients – 27 ingredients – Split conclusion (safe; insufficient for 6 ingredients)
• Polysilicone-11 – 1 ingredient – Safe
• Glycerin Ethoxylates – 8 ingredients – Safe with qualifications

• Amino Acid Diacetates – 2 ingredients – Split (1 safe; 1 insufficient)
• Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Amide – 1 ingredient – Safe < 0.005%
• Basic Brown 17 – 1 ingredient – Safe as a hair dye
• Methicones – 30 ingredients – Split (safe with qualifications; insufficient for airbrush use)
• Papaya – 5 ingredients – Insufficient Data
• Polyquaternium-6 – 1 ingredient – Safe
• Tris(Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) Citrate and Hydroxy Tetramethylpiperidine Oxide – 2 ingredients – Safe

• Barley Ingredients – 16 ingredients
• Equisetum arvense Ingredients – 5 ingredients
• Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Ingredients – 8 ingredients
• Portulaca oleracea Ingredients – 4 ingredients
• Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane) Ingredients – 4 ingredients