Ingredient disclosure drives reformulation

Ingredient disclosure initiatives, including the California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005, are helping drive reformulation in the market for personal care and cosmetics chemicals. The Safe Cosmetics Act created a public database of toxic chemicals that links specific chemicals with specific types of toxicity, including known carcinogens and contributors to reproductive or developmental disorders. The database, maintained by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH; Sacramento), drove many makers of cosmetics to reformulate their products, says Janet...

This information is only available to Chemical Week subscribers.

Forgot your user ID or password?
Click here to have it sent to you.

Email Address First Name Last Name

Not an IHS Chemical Week 24/7 member yet? Here's why you should be: Searchable online archive access of the last 2 years of Chemical Week. Print or digital magazine subscription Price and market change alerts Economic data and statistics Buyers' Guides Webcasts | whitepapers