NITROSAMINES IN COSMETICS

Nitrosamines are chemical compounds classified as potential carcinogens. Nitrosamines are formed when nitrosating agents react with secondary or tertiary amines. Examples of nitrosating agents include nitrites (such as sodium nitrite) and nitrogen oxides. These compounds can be found in various environments and can react with amines from different sources. This reaction can additionally occur under specific conditions, such as high pH or elevated temperature.

TECHNOLOGISTS LACK AUTOMATION. COSMETOSAFE CONSULTING DEVELOPED A SOLUTION FOR THEM.

As many as 76% of cosmetic technologists believe that regulatory changes in the ingredient area require them to work a lot or very intensively, according to the Technologist Needs Survey report by CosmetoSAFE Consulting. The increasing commitment to work on updating product documentation means that specialists lack the time to create innovative products and develop new concepts. Rescue comes from CosmetoSAFE Assist, a tool for R&D departments, that will automate many processes when creating and updating product concepts.

2022 Cosmetic ingredients regulations summary

๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ?

Sandra Zelent – Kraciuk has taken the position of safety assessor

Sandra has been associated with the company since 2018. She has experience in research and teaching. ย She conducted laboratory classes in the field of cosmeticology, raw materials and physicochemical forms of cosmetics, as well as assessment methods of cosmetics products efficacy evaluation.

Essential Oils | Chemical-free

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For years, we have been talking about the fact that “natural” isn’t equal to “safe” in chemistry and toxicology. However, to believe that some people still need illustrative examples. That’s why we’ve collected a few below.ย 

In common opinion the synthetic fragrances are potentially dangerous, while natural essential oils don’t have such associations in our minds. Proponents of natural fragrances seems to forget what is the reason of recommendation of not using the essential oils in an undiluted/concentrated form onto the skin!

Do you remember the history of Lilial? Will other ingredients await a similar fate?

Lilial

The possibility of introducing and making available cosmetics withย Lilialย in the European market ended on March 1, 2022. Why? Because Article 15 of the Cosmetics Regulation prohibits us from using the CMR substances (unless by way of cosmetic legislation exception, we can justify its safe use… but that didn’t happen here).

The possibility of introducing and making available cosmetics withย Lilialย in the European market ended on March 1, 2022. Why? Because Article 15 of the Cosmetics Regulation prohibits us from using the CMR substances (unless by way of cosmetic legislation exception, we can justify its safe use… but that didn’t happen here).