Cosmetic Preservatives Crisis Creeping Into CIR Program
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
If concerns about cosmetic preservatives are unfounded from a scientific standpoint, then the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel should be in a position to set the record straight. However, data gaps have the group considering “insufficient data” findings in pending reviews of parabens and polyaminopropyl biguanide.
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