This article looks at the final safety assessments issued by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review expert panel during 2018.
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review expert panel meets four times a year. The safety assessments in this article are from the 146th, 147th, 148th and 149th meetings of the panel. The article also looks at the amendments that have been made to the European Cosmetic Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in 2018.
Alkane diols
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review expert panel assessed the safety of 10 alkane diols and found that seven of them: Propanediol, 1,5-Pentanediol, Hexanediol, 1,10Decanediol, Methylpropanediol, Butyl Ethyl Propanediol and Isopentyldiol are safe in cosmetic products in the present practices of use and concentrations as described in their safety assessment.1 For three alkane diols (1,4-Butanediol, 2,3-Butanediol, and Octanediol) there was insufficient information to determine their safety in cosmetic products.
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