Add Cosmetic Ingredient Review to the list of useful links

[Mike Dewhirst]

Attempt to automate the useful link for each chemical. The link should produce a list of published reports for the chemical.

Links of interest are ​https://www.cir-safety.org/ and ​https://www.cir-safety.org/ingredients

[Mike Dewhirst]

Chemintro now has four cosmetic ingredient search sites:

• Cosmetics SpecialChem
• Cosmetic Ingredient Review
• EC CosIng
• EUR-Lex Cosmetics

Cosmetics SpecialChem happily finds the ingredient based on CAS number. However, to obtain the full datasheet, you need to have a registered login (which only costs you the information you hand over about yourself).

The next two, Cosmetic Ingredient Review and EC CosIng, do not permit prepared searches so the Useful links can only bring up their search pages. However, the following advice is posted into the Synopsis field.

You need to search after clicking the above link. Copy 12345-67-8 ready to paste into the Cosmetic Ingredient Review search field.

If you find Xxxxxxxx, right-click it and 'Copy Link' then paste its URL into the 'Change' field of Link URL above and save.

You may also need to accept Yyyyyy Zzzzzz terms and possibly their cookies as well.

If you do find the ingredient and paste its link into the Link URL change field, you should replace the above advice with your own synopsis of what you find.

The fourth link, EUR-Lex Cosmetics on the other hand is the reference source of the entire current European Union Law regarding cosmetic ingredients including Annexes II to VI. The following advice is inserted into the Synopsis field of the link.

REGULATION (EC) No 1223/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL (Version 6/10/2022)
This link shows lists of cosmetic related chemicals in the following Annexes. Percentages refer to the approximate distance you need to scroll down to see them.

Annex II (12%) List of substances prohibited in cosmetic products
Annex III (45%) List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down
Annex IV (88%) List of colorants allowed in cosmetic products
Annex V (92%) List of preservatives allowed in cosmetic products
Annex VI (95%) List of uv filters allowed in cosmetic products

Other cosmetics sites undoubtedly exist or may spring up. They can be included on request.