Concerns including adverse developmental and maternal effects were cited for the four ingredients added. Five amendments also were made, updating the hotlist for the first time since 2022. This follows a recent recall over henna cones containing phenol.
In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a ban on using formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals as an ingredient in hair smoothing or hair straightening products.
Already regulated in the EU and Canada
Already banned in the European Union (Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Annex II) and limited to 0.01% in Canada (Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist – Health Canada) in hair straightening products, inhalation of formaldehyde.
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