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.
CIR Publications
CIR Annual Report
Annual publication (38MB PDF) describing the work done by CIR and the CIR
Expert Panel over the previous year and the process of developing
ingredient safety assessments. It also provides information on
conclusions reached during the year. Free.
CIR Compendium
This is a condensed package of the abstract, discussion and
conclusion sections from CIR's entire collection of detailed safety
reviews, including those not yet published in the IJT. A Quick Reference
Table allows users to quickly find if an ingredient has been reviewed
and what the result of that review was. The Compendium is updated annually with new
information on CIR reports issued through December of the previous year. A new volume is issued every Spring and is
available from CIR. Click here for order form.
Ingredient Reports
Users may search among the hundreds of cosmetic ingredient safety
assessments currently available by viewing the Quick Reference Table. Make this your first search for safety
information on hundreds of cosmetic ingredients. Click here for order form..