Opinions Requested From SCCP On Fragrance, UV Filter, Hair-Care Ingredients
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The European Commission (EC) announced Aug. 27 that it is requesting opinions from its Scientific Committee on Consumer Products on fragrance substances citral, farnesol and phenylacealdehyde, hair-care ingredient polidocanol, and the UV filter diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
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