On 10 October 2026, the two-year transition in Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2462 came to an end. Since that date, cosmetic products containing PFHxA, its salts or PFHxA-related substances above the set thresholds can no longer be placed on the EU market, or used, in the EU. The restriction sits in a new entry 79 of Annex XVII of REACH (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006), not in the Cosmetics Regulation. That is exactly why many indie brands missed it: it will not appear as a ne

Keywords: Omnibus IX cosmetics · EU cosmetics ingredient ban 2027 · CMR cosmetics Annex II · CBD cosmetics limit EU · BHA cosmetics restriction · Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1222 On 8 July 2026 the European Commission notified the WTO of its next amendment to the Cosmetics Regulation, usually called Omnibus Act IX (some sources call it the third ingredients omnibus). Read quickly, it looks like a single list of bans and limits with a single deadline. It is not. The draft r

Directive (EU) 2024/825 started applying across the EU on 27 September 2026 — and it changes what "green", "sustainable" and "clean beauty" are allowed to mean on a cosmetic label. Most indie beauty brands who tracked the EU's "Green Claims Directive" filed the whole environmental-claims question under "stalled" or "withdrawn." That's not wrong — the European Commission did signal, in June 2025, that it intended to withdraw that specific proposal after Parliament and Council

A committee most brands don't track just moved your ingredient limits On 21 August 2026, Great Britain's Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety (SAG-CS) published seven safety opinions on cosmetic ingredients. SAG-CS is the UK's structural equivalent of the SCCS: it advises the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), and its opinions are what Great Britain's ingredient restrictions are built from, in the same way SCCS opinions feed the European Commission's amen

A political agreement most brands haven't clocked yet If your brand has been treating Omnibus VI as background noise — another EU simplification package moving slowly through Brussels — the political agreement reached on 16 June 2026 is the moment to start paying closer attention. Negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council closed trilogue talks on the package that amends the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, the Cosmetics Regulation (EC)

Keywords: EU INCI glossary 2026 · Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 · cosmetic ingredient labelling EU · Colour Index CI nomenclature · Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 Article 33 · cosmetics label compliance deadline Most indie beauty brands who caught wind of the EU's glossary update over the past year filed it under "348 new ingredient names, check if any apply to me." That reading is not wrong, but it is incomplete, and the gap matters. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2

Most indie beauty brands spent June and July treating 31 July 2026 like a hard stop: relabel everything, or pull it from sale. Now that the date has passed, the question we're getting is the opposite one — “does everything on my shelf now need to come off, or be relabelled overnight?” The answer is no. But understanding why requires a distinction that most compliance checklists skip, and that will matter again the next time the EU amends Annex III, Annex II, or any other anne

Update, September 2026: the 31 July deadline has now passed. What it means for products already on the market, and which batches you can keep selling, is covered in Fragrance allergens in your cosmetics: what happens now that 31 July 2026 has passed. Most indie beauty brands know that fragrance allergen labelling is changing. Fewer know the exact thresholds that trigger a declaration, which of their own products are affected, or what happens to stock already sitting in a ware

If your brand has fewer than ten employees, there is a specific assumption worth checking before your next packaging order: that being small is what protects you from the compliance paperwork due on 12 August 2026. For most indie brands, it doesn’t — and the reason is more specific than most guidance on this topic explains. On 12 August 2026, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2025/40) starts applying in full across all 27 member states. From that d

Keywords: Galaxolide cosmetics EU ban 2026 · Galaxolide CMR 1B fragrance restriction · synthetic musk cosmetics regulation Europe · fragrance ingredient ban EU cosmetics If your products contain a fragrance — purchased from a supplier as a finished blend, an essential oil, or a fragrance compound — there is a specific ingredient you need to check for before your next order. That ingredient is Galaxolide. In March 2026, ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment published its

EU Regulatory Updates · Cláritas Regulatory Imagine this scenario. A cosmetic brand has a single product. One Responsible Person. One Product Information File. One set of claims, carefully reviewed against the Cosmetics Regulation. The product launches simultaneously in Spain, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. Within weeks: no issues in Spain. A retailer in France requests claim modifications before stocking. A competitor in Germany sends a formal cease-and-desist

Most indie brands assume their manufacturer's dossier covers the PIF. It doesn't. Here are the four compliance gaps we find most often — and why they tend to surface at the worst possible moment.

Update, September 2026: the 31 July deadline has now passed. What it means for products already on the market, and which batches you can keep selling, is covered in Fragrance allergens in your cosmetics: what happens now that 31 July 2026 has passed. Your fragrance supplier sent you an updated IFRA certificate. Your formulator confirmed the fragrance is compliant. You have documentation on file. None of that is enough for July 31. Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 does not require yo

Most indie beauty brands have heard of PFAS. Fewer know which specific regulation applies to their products, from which date, or what the concentration thresholds actually are. This article is the practical version. Most indie beauty brands have heard of PFAS. Fewer know which specific regulation applies to their products, from which date, or what the concentration thresholds actually are. This article covers what PFAS are, which ones are restricted in EU cosmetics and from w

Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/909, published in the Official Journal on 28 April 2026, is the second major ingredient restriction update to follow Omnibus VIII. It covers twelve ingredients across fragrance allergens, UV filters, hair dyes, and minerals — and for any brand working with fragrances, deodorants, sunscreens, or hair colour, the exposure may be significant. This article breaks down what Regulation (EU) 2026/909 changes, which ingredients require a formulation-by

Update, September 2026: this article reflects the position at the end of April. Omnibus VI has since reached a political agreement that changes the timelines described here; the current picture is in Omnibus VI Just Rewrote the Clock on Banned Cosmetic Ingredients. ✅ Updated 30 April 2026 — 18:00 CET. The European Parliament adopted Omnibus VI on 29 April 2026 with a large majority: 540 votes in favour, 60 against, and 45 abstentions. The text now moves to trilogue negotiatio