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On 29 December 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation. Act, “MoCRA”, is the first major update to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) cosmetics authorities since 1938 and introduces significant changes. MOCRA'S KEY PROVISIONS Sec. 605 Adverse Effect Adverse effects caused by the use of the product must be reported to the FDA within...

With the ever-changing cosmetic industry and ever-evolving Generation Z, we ask ourselves: What does Generation Z expect from today's beauty brands? According to the Cosmetic Executive Women’s 2021 report, Generation Z is the most fluid and diverse group. This group of consumers constantly challenges standards of traditional beauty and is very mindful of brand sustainability and transparency. Cosmewax has analysed this generation...

It’s the start of a new year and the skincare world is getting ready for the next new thing, as well as consolidating existing beauty trends that have been around for a while. If we had to sum up what's in store in just two words, it would be “clean” and “simple”. According to the cosmetics experts at Cosmewax, these are...

On 26-27 June 2012 the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS )  published an opinion on Fragrance allergens in cosmetic products SCCS 1459 11.In it, the SCCS stated that consumers should be informed about additional fragrance ingredients in cosmetic products, on top of those 26 already subject to individual labeling.Due to the difficulty of labeling this amount of ingredients on a...

Have you heard about Cruelty Free? Sure, but you should know that there is a lot of misinformation and confusion on the part of specialized media and companies in the cosmetic sector around these words, which, in recent weeks have generated a huge number of headlines by putting the debate in society.  The "Cruelty Free" is a movement whose purpose is...

COSMEWAX, S.A. has been beneficiary of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), one of the main financial instruments of European cohesion policy. Its objective is to contribute to reducing the differences between the levels of development of the European regions. Therefore, a Technical Security Audit has been implemented to improve the competitiveness and productivity of the company, in addition to improving the...