They have been adopted during the 18th plenary meeting, on 26 February, 2013, and are open for comments until April 5, 2013. The SCCS has just released two new opinions Climbazole, a preservative.
Climbazole
Addendum to the 2009 Opinion
Warning: Opinion updated on June 18, 2013
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Background
Climbazole is currently regulated in the Cosmetics Directive as a preservative in Annex VI, entry 32, with a maximum authorized concentration of 0.5%.
In 2009 a scientific Opinion on Climbazole was adopted with the following conclusion:
• The Committee is of the opinion that the use of Climbazole as a preservative at a maximum concentration of 0.5% in all cosmetic products cannot be considered safe. However, when used as a preservative in hair cosmetics and face cosmetics at 0.5%, Climbazole does not pose a risk to the health of the consumer.
• The Committee is of the opinion that the use of Climbazole in rinse-off hair cosmetics up to a maximum concentration of 2.0% does not pose a risk to the health of the consumer.
• The Committee is of the opinion that the non-preservative use of Climbazole in hair cosmetics and face cosmetics at 0.5% does not pose a risk to the health of the consumer. The use of Climbazole at 0.5% in leave-on products other than those mentioned above, however, is not considered …
