During its plenary meeting on 25 March 2015, the SCCS made minor changes to its Opinions on three cosmetic ingredients: the Ethyl lauroyl arginate HCl (ELA), the Polyaminopropyl biguanide (PHMB) and the UV filter HAA299.
Ethyl lauroyl arginate HCl (ELA)
An annex has been added to the revised Opinion of 16 December 2014: a list of trade names of ELA.
• See the Opinion of 16 December 2014 .
The text of the annex
Concerning trade names of the Ethyl lauryl arginate HCl, the following information has been provided by the applicant:
• Mirenat-N: this is the trade name of a formulation containing c.a. 20% of Ethyl lauroyl arginate HCl in propylene glycol marketed for use by the food industry. Several toxicological studies have been performed with this product.
• Mirenat-N water dispersed (13-12-95): this designation refers to a special batch of Mirenat-N consisting of Ethyl lauroyl arginate HCl c.a. 20% dispersed in water (without any propylene glycol). This special formulation was prepared in order to provide a propylene glycol-free comparator to the standard Mirenat-N for use in studying effects on eye irritation.
• Aminat: this is the trade name of a formulation containing c.a. 20% of Ethyl lauroyl arginate HCl in propylene glycol marketed for use by the cosmetics industry. Several toxicological studies have been performed with this product. In some of the toxicological studies in which Aminat was used, the test product was …
