CIR: Industry Working On Producing Preservative PHMB Sensitization Data
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel issued final safety conclusions for five ingredients at its Dec. 4-5 meeting, as well as six tentative reports and two insufficient data announcements. According to a post-meeting recap, industry is working to complete a sensitization study for preservative polyaminopropyl biguanide at the panel's request.
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