By July 16, 2015, cosmetics manufacturers will be prohibited from marketing leave-on products in Europe that contain a preservative mixture of methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone under a ban the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel anticipated with concern in recent meetings. Simultaneously, the EC announces stricter limits on propylparaben and butylparaben in personal-care items.
The use of preservative mixture methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI) in leave-on cosmetic products is banned in the European Union as of July 16, 2015, under a measure announced by the European Commission Sept. 26.
The move, aimed at “reducing the risk from and the incidence of skin allergies,” is consistent with opinions issued by...