New data from the US Food and Drug Administration suggest that an ingredient permitted only for use in hair dyes is formulated in a reported 51 eyebrow and eyelash products on the market, prompting a Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel to deem the substance unsafe for those uses.
CIR Panel: Hair Dye PPD ‘Unsafe’ For Skin, Brow, Lash Applications
Panel Amends Report For Hair Dye Ingredient After Finding In 51 Eye Makeup Products
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Data from the US Food and Drug Administration indicated that two hair dye ingredients are formulated in eye makeup and dermal application products, prompting a Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel to conclude one dye is unsafe for such uses and discouraging those uses in the other dye.