Keywords: EU UK cosmetics divergence · SAG-CS silver opinion · UK Cosmetics Regulation SI 2026/109 · micron-sized silver cosmetics · Annex III entry 379 · dual-market cosmetics compliance 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

Keywords: Omnibus VI cosmetics · CMR substances EU cosmetics · Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 · EU trilogue agreement cosmetics · cosmetic ingredient ban deadlines · CLP classification cosmetics 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. Negotiat

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

Keywords: fragrance allergen deadline 2026 · Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 · placing on the market cosmetics · making available on the market EU · fragrance allergen transitional period 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 i

Keywords: fragrance allergen deadline July 2026 · Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 checklist · EU cosmetics allergen labelling 2026 · fragrance allergen threshold 0.001% · indie beauty brand compliance 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 warehouse. This article is the practical version. Awareness

Keywords: PPWR cosmetics packaging 2026 · Declaration of Conformity packaging EU · Regulation (EU) 2025/40 cosmetics · packaging waste regulation deadline August 2026 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 top

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.

Keywords: fragrance allergens EU 2026 · Regulation EU 2023/1545 cosmetics · fragrance allergen labelling July 2026 · EU cosmetics compliance July 2026 · 80 fragrance allergens cosmetics 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 your fragrance to comply with IFRA standards. It requires y

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

✅ 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 negotiations between Parliament, Council, and Commission before final adoption. Omnibus VI was adopted by the European Parliament on 29 April with 540 votes in favour. Omnibus VIII enters into force tomorrow, 1 May 2026. Here's what each one actually means — and what you need