On December 14, 2023, the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan, China, released a notice to amend the draft list of Prohibited Ingredients in Cosmetics and solicit public comments. The new amendments are expected to take effect on July 1, 2024. If you have any comments on the announcement, please make them within 60 days from the day after the announcement is published. The revision mainly inv...

In the Chinese cosmetics market, domestic beauty brands have long relied on imported ingredients, and there is a great lack of independent research and development of innovative technology. With the development of time, many domestic beauty brands have become increasingly powerful and gradually have the strength of independent research and development of innovative technology. "Chinese ingredients...

At the Fifth Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Treaty on Mercury, which concluded in Geneva in early November, 21 resolutions were adopted. One of them is relevant to all of us: a ban on the manufacture, import and export of mercury-added cosmetics by 2025. This is a very important signal that before it was possible to use a certain threshold of mercury, and in the future, it will be compl...

As a daily necessity, toothpaste has always been an essential piece of cake. With the diversification of consumers' demand for toothpaste, this category also ushered in new challenges, and essential oil toothpaste is a new product emerging at present. Essential oil toothpaste, it is actually very easy to understand, is to add plant essential oil inside. In addition to the effect of driving smell, ...

On 6 November 2023, the EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) issued its final safety opinion (SCCS/1657/23) on water-soluble zinc salts for use in oral hygiene products. Preliminary comments on water-soluble zinc salts for use in oral hygiene products were issued on July 4, 2023. The final conclusions are as follows: SCCS calculated the total exposure to water-soluble zinc salts at a ...

With the development of society and the high standard of living, people pay more and more attention to oral health, and put forward higher requirements for the quality, efficacy and quality of oral care products, which promotes the rapid upgrading of the oral care market. In terms of category, traditional oral care products mainly include toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, etc. From the perspectiv...

  In recent years, with economic development and consumption upgrading, consumer demand has become increasingly differentiated and diversified. Especially in the field of wash care, users put forward a higher level of demand. In order to adapt to the trend of consumption upgrading, the washing and care brands in the market have launched high-end series of products on the basis of the original...

According to reports, on October 18th, German chemical giant Lanxess (Lanxess) plans to cut 870 jobs worldwide due to weak business caused by the deep crisis in the German chemical industry, the company's spokesperson said. The spokesman said 460 jobs would be cut in Germany. Lanxess posted a loss in the second quarter due to weak global demand in many downstream industries, reducing inventories b...