October 27, 2017.
Methylisothiazolinone and isobutylparaben are two preservatives, frequently used in cosmetic products before, but now banned because of their allergenic power. And yet, many products containing this substance are still on the market.
The legislation in force is not always respected by the manufacturers and distributors
Many cosmetic products, containing allergenic products, are still marketed, even though the legislation in force has prohibited their manufacture and marketing.. Since the start of the year, no less than 140 products have been withdrawn from commercial channels by investigators from the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control.
In a press release, the organization notes that manufacturers and distributors are not always very scrupulous with the application of the law. ” Some manufacturers have not always clearly and completely informed their distributors of the ban on marketing products containing MIT (methylisothiazolinone, editor’s note). Moreover, if some of the manufacturers had anticipated the ban on this preservative and modified the composition of their products upstream, others tried to sell their stocks until a date very close to the entry into force. of this ban “.
Two very allergenic substances implicated
The DGCCRF also notes that “ some distributors, in particular managers of “bazaar” type businesses, sometimes had limited knowledge of the regulations. applicable to cosmetic products “.
The preservatives in question all contained methylisothiazolinone (MIT) and isobutylparaben. The first is a very allergenic substance which has been banned in leave-on products since February 12, 2017. The second, known for its inhibiting action on microorganisms in cosmetic products, has been banned since July 30, 2015.
Gaelle Latour
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