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Mission: The Cosmetic Ingredient Review thoroughly reviews and assesses the safety of ingredients used in cosmetics in an open, unbiased, and expert manner, and publishes the results in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. |
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Ingredient Review Priorities |
The CIR Expert Panel has identified the ingredients listed below as high priority for review:
High-priority Reviews
- Xylene
- Cyclomethicones
- Kojic Acid
- PEG-7, -9, -10, -12, -14, -16, -18, -20, -40, -45, -55, -60, -90, -100, -135, -180, -200, -220, -240,
-350, -400, -500, and -800
- Arginine Aspartate
- Laurylpyridinium Chloride
- Benzyl Benzoate
- Glyoxylic Acid
- Silica and Hydrated Silica
- Talc
- Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)
- Cetyl Acetate
- Chlorphenesin
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Re-review |
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The CIR program will re-review the following safety assessments:
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| | Safety Assessment | Meeting |
2008
| Phenyl Methyl Pyrazolone | April |
| HC Red #3 | April |
| 2-Chloro-p-Phenylenediamine group | April |
| Quaternium-15 | June |
| Methenamine | June |
| Chlorhexidine group | June |
| Acetamide MEA | June |
| Ethyl Ester of PVM/MA Copolymer group | September |
| Sesame Oil | September |
| Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate group | September |
| PEGs | December |
| Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate | December |
| HC Yellow No. 2 | December |
2009
| Hydroquinone | March |
| Lauramine Oxide and Stearamine Oxide | March |
| 2,4-Diaminophenol and 2,4-Diaminophenol Dihydrochloride | June |
| HC Blue No. 2 | June |
| N-Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine,
N-Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine Hydrochloride, and
N-Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine Sulfate September
Sodium Bromate and Potassium Bromate | September |
| Ethyl Hexanediol | December |
| Propylene Glycol and Polypropylene Glycols | December |
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The CIR program has projected that review will begin on the these ingredients in the next year: |
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