The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel issued seven final reports at its Sept. 11-12 meeting in Washington, finding all of the ingredient groups safe as used, with some isolated ingredient exceptions and caveats. Three families of protein and peptide ingredients – predominantly used as skin- and hair-conditioning ingredients in cosmetics – were among those assessed, along with shea-derived ingredients, polyurethanes and others. (Also see "Cosmetic Ingredient Review Report Status" - HBW Insight, 19 September, 2017.) Meanwhile, six tentative reports advanced, all with "safe as used" findings except Mentha piperita (peppermint)-derived ingredients, which require additional data overall, and polyaminopropyl biguanide, for which data also were deemed insufficient, according to the post-meeting announcement.
Separate from tentative reports with insufficient data conclusions, two insufficient data announcements emerged from the CIR panel meeting – for...
