EC’s hair-dye mission continues
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
European Commission is requesting opinion from its Scientific Committee on Consumer Products regarding a December 2007 position paper from the European Cosmetics Association (Colipa) related to reaction products formed in the use of permanent hair dyes. In a previous opinion, SCCP considered a Colipa report suggesting that oxidative hair dye reaction products pose no or negligible risks to human health and determined the study insufficient because it covered a limited number of ingredient combinations (11) and used a cream base that contained "only basic ingredients" and therefore was not representative of marketplace (1"The Rose Sheet" Feb. 20, 2006, p. 10). In light of new Colipa submission, EC asks SCCP whether further testing with regard to potential mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of intermediates and reaction products is needed. Evaluation of reaction products is third step in overall strategy adopted by EC to regulate hair-dye substances following impact of 2001 study linking permanent hair dye use to bladder cancer. Separately EC requests that SCCP weigh in on data submitted for new hair dye substance 2-Amino-5-ethylphenol HCl