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Cosmetics & Personal Care | Monthly bulletin | March 2022

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Eurofins monthly bulletin Cosmetics and Personal Care

 

Discover the impact of tattoo inks

 

Tattoo inks consist of pigments and carrier combined with additives and impurities. They are widely used in tattoos, permanent make-up, corrective medicine and other such activities.

 

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Safety and Counterfeits

 

Counterfeiting of cosmetic products creates a shortfall for manufacturers of around €7 billion per year at EU level. In addition to the financial aspects and brand recognition, counterfeit cosmetics present risks to the consumer due to the lack of safety assessments (microbiological control, dermatological control, composition control) and control of the manufacturing conditions.

 

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Materials exempted from REACH in the context of microplastics

 

According to the ECHA, specific derogations have been included in the restriction proposal where the polymers are not expected to be emitted to the environment in the form of a microplastic or in order to avoid double regulation.

 

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