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The Latest Assessments Revealed at CIR Panel

Cosmetic decisions made at 152nd session.

At the 152st meeting of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, held Sept. 16-17, 2019 in Washington DC, final safety assessments and other news were unveiled.
 
The next Expert Panel meeting is Dec. 9-10, 2019.

Here are the results from the September session:
 
Final Safety Assessments

• Silica & Hydrated Silica – 2 ingredients – Safe with qualifications

• Parabens – 21 ingredients – Split conclusion (20 safe with qualifications; 1 insufficient)
• Brown Algae – 82 ingredients – Split conclusion (68 safe; 14 insufficient)

Tentative Safety Assessment

• Mannitol, Sorbitol, & Xylitol – 3 ingredients – Safe

• MCI/MI – 2 ingredients (1 mixture) – Split conclusion (safe with qualifications; insufficient for inhalation)
• Pomegranate – 18 ingredients – Insufficient

• Alkyl Amide MIPA – 14 ingredients – Safe with qualifications

• Capryloyl Salicylic Acid – 1 ingredient – Insufficient

• Palm (açaí & juçara) – 8 ingredients – Split conclusion (3 safe with qualifications; 5 insufficient)
 
Insufficient Data Announcements
• Adenosine – 5 ingredients
• Wheat – 27 ingredients

• Scutellaria – 4 ingredients

Re-Reviews
•    Quaternium-18 & Quaternium-18 Bentonite – re-open 

•    Sodium Naphthalenesulfonate & Sodium Polynaphthalenesulfonate – do not re-open 

•    Isopropyl Lanolate – do not re-open 

•    Sulfites –re-open 


More info: www.cir-safety.org

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