On 25 June 2026, the SCCS held its 14th Plenary Meeting, during which several documents concerning cosmetic ingredients were discussed and adopted. The following topics were addressed: New requests, mandates and general information from DG GROW: One new mandate was...
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Working Group Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients
On 27 and 28 May 2026, in Luxembourg, the SCCS held a meeting of the Working Group on Cosmetic Ingredients to make progress on the evaluation of scientific opinions and to review the status of ongoing dossiers. List of topics discussed: Draft Mandates: Phytonadione...
Working Group Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients
On 21 and 22 April 2026, in Luxembourg, the SCCS held the Working Group meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients to advance the assessment of scientific opinions and review the status of ongoing dossiers. List of topics discussed: Draft Mandates: DG GROW informed the experts...
Working Group Meeting on Nanomaterials
On 15 April 2026, the SCCS held the meeting of the Working Group on Nanomaterials. During the session, the following points were discussed: TiO₂ (nano and non-nano): discussions focused on how to evaluate studies on the potential absorption of titanium dioxide through...
13th SCCS Plenary Meeting
On 26 March 2026, the SCCS held its 13th Plenary Meeting, during which various documents related to cosmetic ingredients were discussed and adopted. List of points discussed: Working Group (WG) on Cosmetic Ingredients: Final opinions: Cannabidiol – CBD Butylated...
Working Group Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients
On 25 March 2026, in Luxembourg, the SCCS held the Working Group Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients to advance the evaluation of scientific opinions and review the status of ongoing dossiers. List of points discussed: Draft mandate: DG GROW informed about two calls for...
Working Group Meeting on Methodologies
On 27 March 2026, the SCCS Working Group on Methodologies held a meeting in Luxembourg. Hairdresser’s recommendation mandate: The SCCS presented the revised draft and clarified that the Scientific Advice will focus only on hairdressers and products on the EU market...
SCCS Meeting on Nanomaterials in Cosmetics
On 13 March 2026, the SCCS held a meeting of the Working Group on Nanomaterials. During the session, the following points were addressed: TiO₂ (nano and non-nano): studies on oral mucosa and genotoxicity were reviewed, identifying data gaps and grouping issues. The...
Working Group Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients
On 25 and 26 February 2026, in Luxembourg, the SCCS held the Working Group Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients to advance the evaluation of scientific opinions, and review the status of ongoing dossiers. Draft opinions: Comments are being reviewed to finalise preliminary...
SCCS Meeting on Nanomaterials in Cosmetics
On 11 February 2026, the SCCS held a meeting of the Working Group on Nanomaterials. During the session, the following points were addressed: TiO₂ (nano and non-nano): the clustering methodology for titanium dioxide was reviewed, and scientific limitations in the...
Working Group Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients
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...
Working Group Meeting 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...
