At the 143nd meeting of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, held June 12-13, 2017, final safety assessments and other news was unveiled. Here are the findings:

Final Safety Assessments
Hydroxyethyl-3,4-Methylenedioxyaniline HCl – hair dye ingredient –   Safe as used
Ethers and Esters of Ascorbic Acid – 7 ingredients – Safe as used

Tentative Safety Assessments
Plant-Derived Proteins and Peptides – 19 ingredients – Split conclusion
Monoalkylglycol Dialkyl Acid Esters – 28 ingredients – Split conclusion
Persulfates – 3 ingredients – Split conclusion
Polysilsesquioxanes – 18 ingredients – Safe as used
Ectodermal-Derived Proteins and Peptides (previously    Tissue-Derived…) – 19 ingredients – Safe as used

Re-Review
Quaternium-26 – Not reopened
Biotin – Not reopened
Glyoxal – Not reopened

Tabled
Parabens – 20 ingredients

Insufficient Data Announcement
Polyaminopropyl Biguanide (polyhexamethylene biguanide hydro-  chloride) – 1 ingredient
Malic Acid and Sodium Malate – 2 ingredients

The next expert panel meeting is Sept. 11-12, 2017. Final safety assessments and final amended safety assessments will be posted on the CIR website at www.cir-safety.org.