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Acetylated Vetiver Oil, HC Yellow No. 16, o-Phenylphenol: final Opinions of the SCCS

Acetylated vetiver oil, HC Yellow 16,  o-Phenylphenol : Opinions finales du CSSC

On 25 October 2024, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) finalised two of its Opinions, without changing the substance of its general conclusions. One concerns the safety of acetylated vetiver essential oil in spray products, another the hair dye ingredient HC Yellow No.16 (B123), and the third the preservative o-Phenylphenol and its sodium salt o-Phenylphenate.

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Acetylated vetiver oil

Background

In 2019, the SCCS considered the use of Acetylated Vetiver Oil with 1% alpha-tocopherol as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetic leave-on and rinse-off type products as safe (at the concentrations proposed by IFRA), but noted that “Inhalation toxicity of Acetylated Vetiver Oil (AVO) was not assessed in this Opinion because no data were provided. Assessment of the inhalation risk would be needed if AVO was intended to be used in sprayable products.”
In March 2023, industry submitted a new safety dossier focusing on the inhalation toxicity of AVO in sprayable cosmetic products to address the SCCS concerns.
The Scientific Committee assessed these data and published its preliminary Opinion in February 2024.

For an exhaustive background information, see the articles
Acetylated Vetiver Oil: Final Opinion of the SCCS, CosmeticOBS, 12 March 2019
1,2,4-THB, Salicylic Acid, Acetylated Vetiver Oil: new final Opinions of SCCS, CosmeticOBS, 1st July 2019
Acetylated Vetiver Oil in sprayable products: request for an Opinion to the SCCS, CosmeticOBS, 12 June 2023
Acetylated Vetiver Oil in sprayable products: preliminary Opinion of the SCCS, CosmeticOBS, 11 March 2024

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