EDC (Endocrine disrupting chemicals) – chemicals that destroy the endocrine system (a system of glands that make hormones). Currently, a team of European Union experts classified approximately 150 substances as EDCs. Surprisingly, representatives of this group of substances can still be part of food, plastic packaging and cosmetic products. What compounds are included in EDC? How dangerous are they? And

Cosmeceuticals (active cosmetics, therapeutic cosmetics) are a category of goods at the junction of medicines and cosmetic products. Cosmeceuticals include various biologically active substances that are not medicinal in certain concentrations. Cosmeceuticals have functional, measurable therapeutic and preventive properties. This is what distinguishes them from products strictly cosmetic. The term “cosmeceuticals” was proposed by Dr. Albert Kligman in 1984 while

According to the official website of the Federal Accreditation Service (https://pub.fsa.gov.ru/rds/declaration), 1,461 perfumery and cosmetic products (PCP – if shortly) names have been certified in the territory of the Russian Federation and have the status of “Valid”. Which categories do declared products refer to? How are the PСP generally classified? Answers to these questions will be provided in this article.

Declaration of perfumery and cosmetic products on the territory of the customs union becomes a difficult task for foreign manufacturers. In particular, it is a question of import of samples to the territory of the Russian Federation. Just a few months ago, it was possible to use any samples on the hands for declaration purposes. However, everything has changed since

Nowadays, we can often hear that certain cosmetic products do not contain parabens and silicones. About what parabens are, what they are used for and how dangerous they are, you can read here. As for silicones, they are widely used in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries, as well as in medical practice. Since 2002, approximately 470,000 tons of silicones have

Parabens are widely used in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food industries as preservatives. Their use is not prohibited by the FDA of the USA and the Russian Federation, but in EU countries their content, for example, in cosmetic products has a maximum permissible concentration (MPC) — 0.4% for individual substances and 0.8% for mixtures of substances.  What are parabens? Is