CIR ‘Watchdog’ Women’s Voices For The Earth To Remain On Guard In 2021
HBW Insight by Ryan Nelson NGO says the Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety’s conclusion on methylisothiazolinone in 2020 was among decisions “not in the... Read More
Keeping Watch on the Cosmetic Ingredient Review
In 2020, CIR’s Expert Panel for Cosmetic Safety made a number of decisions that were not in the interest of public health. But we did get their attention on a few important safety issues. Learn more.
Cosmetics ‘regulations’ continue to fail public health & manufacturers – just ask DevaCurl
If DevaCurl is using the CIR to guide decisions about what ingredients are safe to use, it’s very likely they could be using some unsafe ingredients.
The CIR Claims Cosmetics Can Never Harm Your Lungs
The CIR is meeting this month to discuss their “Aerosols Precedents” and WVE has submitted our concerns. Learn more.
CIR poised to declare parabens safe for use in cosmetics…again
Allowing unsafe preservatives like parabens to stay on the market won’t drive the innovation in safer alternatives that we really need.
CIR Objectivity In Safety Substantiation Questioned By Women’s Voices for Earth
Rose Sheet by Lauren Nardella In a report released April 24, WVE highlights what it says are CIR’s shortcomings, pointing out a conflict of interest... Read More
Why the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) is Failing the Public and Failing Manufacturers
Our new report exposes why the CIR cannot be trusted to protect our health and our environment from harmful ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products.
Report Exposes Industry-Funded Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Panel’s Failure to Protect the Public and Manufacturers
An exclusive report exposes the dangers both the public and manufacturers face in relying on the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel to provide adequate safety assessments of ingredients used in cosmetics. The CIR is a program of the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), a trade organization representing manufacturers of the $62 billion cosmetics industry. The CIR’s stated purpose is to assess the safety of ingredients used in cosmetics. But as the report points out, the CIR is green-lighting chemicals as “safe for use in cosmetics” that are linked to adverse health effects including allergies, hormone disruption and cancer.
