CIR Panel Conducts 171st Meeting Regarding Safety Assessments for Cosmetic Ingredients

At the 171st meeting of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel, held Dec. 2-3, final safety assessments for cosmetic ingredients were unveiled. Here are the results from the most recent session:

Tentative Safety Assessments


p-Phenylenediamine– 3 ingredients – Split conclusion (safe as hair dyes; unsafe as dermal, eyebrow, or eyelash dyes)

Paeonia suffruticosa – 5 ingredients – Split conclusion (safe as used for 1 ingredient; insufficient data for 4 ingredients)

4-Chloro-2-Aminophenol – 1 ingredient – Insufficient data conclusion

Tetrabromophenol Blue – 1 ingredient – Safe as a hair dye

Insufficient Data Announcement

Pyrogallol – 1 ingredient

Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagens – 4 ingredients

Nelumbo nucifera – 14 ingredients

The next Expert Panel meeting is slated for March 13-14, 2025.