On 22 and 23 January 2026, in Luxembourg, the SCCS held the meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients in audio format, to advance the assessment of mandates and scientific opinions, and to review the status of ongoing dossiers. Draft mandate: The mandate on...
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Meeting of the Working Group on Methodologies
On 18 December 2025, the meeting of the Working Group on Methodologies took place in Luxembourg. The SCCS continued the review of the 13th edition of the Notes of Guidance, addressing topics such as dermal absorption / skin sensitisation, aggregate exposure, the...
Meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients
On 16 and 17 December 2025, in Luxembourg, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) held a hybrid meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients to review progress on several scientific opinions. Draft mandates: During the SCCS plenary meeting on...
SCCS Meeting on Nanomaterials in Cosmetics
On 18 November 2025, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) held a meeting of the Nanomaterials Working Group. During the session, the following items were discussed: Synthetic Amorphous Silica – SAS (nano): The official mandate was presented to SCCS...
Plenary Meeting of the SCCS
On 30 October 2025, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) held its 12th Plenary meeting, during which various documents related to cosmetic ingredients were discussed and adopted. The following items were addressed: Mandates: New, Hydrated Silica (nano),...
SCCS Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients
On September 30 and October 1, 2025, the SCCS Cosmetic Ingredients Working Group met in a hybrid format in Luxembourg to review progress on several scientific opinions.New mandates pending approval were discussed at the next SCCS Plenary Meeting: Scientific Advice on...
SCCS Meeting on Nanomaterials in Cosmetics
On September 18, 2025, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) held the meeting of the Working Group on Nanomaterials. The list of items discussed is as follows: Synthetic Amorphous Silica - SAS (nano): The applicant must still submit ongoing studies. The...
Plenary Meeting of the SCCS
On June 26, 2025, the SCCS held its 11th Plenary Meeting, where various documents related to cosmetic ingredients were discussed and adopted.
SCCS Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients
On June 25, 2025, the SCCS held its Cosmetic Ingredients Working Group meeting. During the session, several key documents were discussed and adopted.
SCCS Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients
On 27 and 28 May 2025, the SCCS Cosmetic Ingredients Working Group met in a hybrid format in Luxembourg to review progress on several scientific opinions.
SCCS Meeting on Nanomaterials in Cosmetics
On April 7 and 25, 2025, the SCCS Working Group on Nanomaterials held two sessions in Luxembourg to advance the evaluation of nano-scale ingredients used in cosmetics. One of the main topics was the review of the clustering approach presented by the CE TiO₂ Consortium...
SCCS Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients
On April 29 and 30, 2025, the SCCS Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients met in Luxembourg via audio format. Preliminary opinions on several ingredients were reviewed, including BHA (in collaboration with EFSA), cannabidiol, thiomersal, Basic Brown 16, and Basic Blue...
