CIR Panel To Consider Re-Reviewing AHA Safety As Use Rises

With use of alpha hydroxy acids in personal-care products on the upswing, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel will revisit the ingredient group’s safety report and consider re-opening a review at its next meeting.

At its Dec. 9-10 meeting in Washington, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel will decide whether to take another in-depth look at the safety of alpha hydroxy acids in light of increased use and concentration levels in personal-care products on the market.

The expert panel customarily revisits ingredients 15 years after their last safety assessment to consider new data or to expand...

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