PRESS RELEASE, SIGNED JOINTLY BY THE AFSSAPS AND THE DGCCRF This press release states that formaldehyde in straightening products is dangerous to human health. Used by professionals or sold on the Internet, these products should be avoided. In fact, after chronic exposure in humans, formaldehyde – absorbed through the respiratory tract – can cause...
SOURCING OR HOW TO BUY IN CHINA? Geographical, demographic, and macro-economic data on China: – Population: 1.321 billion – Geographical area: 9.6 million km² – Density: 133 ppl/ km² – GDP: 2.644 billion – GDP/capita: 2,012 (USD) – Active workforce: 758.3 million – Currency: 1 Chinese yuan = 0.104 € (03/05/2011) – Unemployment rate: 4.2% Buying in bulk and at lower costs is every company’s goal,...
THE NEW REGULATION ON COSMETIC PRODUCTS On 30 November 2009, the new regulation on cosmetic products, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, was adopted, replacing the Cosmetics Directive (in force since 1976 and updated on several occasions). The majority of this new regulation’s provisions will come into effect on 11 July 2013. The existing provisions on the...
PHTHALATES, PARABENS: TOWARDS A BAN ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN EVERYDAY LIFE? Moisturising creams, shampoos, shoes, nail polish, lacquers, perfumes, inks, pipes, detergents, medications, etc. All of these products we use in our daily life contain phthalates, parabens and alkylphenols. Suspected of causing certain cancers and damaging the male reproductive system, there are now calls...
Allergens evolution regulation Détails Mis à jour : 27/12/2016 Nowadays, most of the cosmetic products on the market are composed by fragrances. Some substances of these fragrances may cause allergic respiratory or skin reactions; we call them skin or contact allergens. They can be synthetic chemicals or naturally occurring substances. In Europe, we think that 1...
