Cosmed blasts misinformation concerning sunscreen testing
Cosmed, the French association for small-to-medium cosmetic companies has blasted reports by the France-based consumer watch dog 60 Million Consumers that question sunscreen efficacy.
Archives for July 22, 2013
Project launched to develop environmentally friendly bioactive molecule extraction process
A European research project has been launched to find more sustainable ways of extracting bioactive materials from marine organisms.
Clinical study points to skin lightening properties for PYC nutricosmetic
Laboratoire PYC has revealed the results of a clinical study that is said to validate skin lightening claims for its Pearl My Skin nutricosmetic formula, which is likely to be targeted worldwide, but specifically at the Asia Pacific market.
SCCS rules UV-filter 3-BC as unsafe
The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety has found 3-benzylidene-camphor (3-BC), used as a UV-filter in cosmetics, as not safe for use with a margin of safety (MoS) calculated as 36.