On 13 December 2023, ECHA published the draft list of the substances included in the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for the years 2024-2026. A total of 28 substances suspected of posing a risk to
human health or the environment are subject to evaluation by the Member State competent authorities under the substance evaluation process of the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Articles 44 to 48). This substance evaluation allows the generation of information for clarification of such potential risks. Interestingly, 8 out of 28 substances included in the CoRAP process, are authorized ingredients that can be used in cosmetic products.
CoRAP
The draft CoRAP contains 28 substances, including 11 new substances compared to the current CoRAP 2023-2025; 10 substances are being planned for evaluation in 2024, including evaluation of 4 substances as a group, and 18 are divided for evaluation in 2025 and 2026.
From the 24 substances included in the CoRAP update published on 21 March 2023, 1 is proposed to be withdrawn as substance evaluation has been considered currently of low priority. For this substance, a compliance check is needed first. The substance may be put on the CoRAP again, if after the conclusion of the dossier evaluation process, concerns would remain beyond what can be clarified through dossier evaluation.
The draft CoRAP includes the non-confidential substance names, the EC/List and CAS numbers, the initial grounds for concern and the contact details of the Member State that intends to conduct the substance evaluation.
The draft has been prepared in close cooperation with the Member States, taking into account the criteria for selection of substances.
Cosmetic ingredients
Below there is a list of cosmetic ingredients, included in the CoRAP evaluation for the years 2024-2026.
| INCI Name | CAS number | CosIng function | Initial grounds for concern | Year |
Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate | 51981-21-6 | Chelating | suspected C consumer use exposure of environment exposure of workers high (aggregated) tonnage wide dispersive use | 2024 |
| 2-Ethylhexylal | 22174-70-5 | Solvent | suspected R, suspected PBT wide dispersive use, consumer use, exposure of workers, exposure of environment | 2024 |
| Ethyl ether | 60-29-7 | Solvent | suspected C, suspected M, suspected R, other hazard based concern, wide dispersive use, consumer use, exposure of environment, high (aggregated) tonnage | 2025 |
| 2-Hydroxypropyl Acrylate | 25584-83-2 | Film Forming | suspected C, suspected M, suspected sensitiser, wide dispersive use, exposure of workers, high RCR, high (aggregated) tonnage, other exposure/risk based concern | 2025 |
| Benzaldehyde | 100-52-7 | Denaturant, Flavouring, Fragrance, Perfuming | suspected M, wide dispersive use, consumer use, exposure of workers | 2025 |
| Sodium oxymethylene sulfoxylate | 149-44-0 | Reducing | suspected C, suspected M, suspected R, wide dispersive use, exposure of workers, high (aggregated) tonnage | 2026 |
| Carbon Black, CI 77266 | 1333-86-4 | Colorant | C, suspected R, wide dispersive use, consumer use, exposure of sensitive populations, exposure of workers, cumulative exposure, high (aggregated) tonnage | 2026 |
| Coco-betaine | 931-700-2 | Antistatic, Chelating, Cleansing, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning, Surfactant-cleansing, surfactant-foal boosting, Viscocity controlling | suspected R, other hazard based concern, wide dispersive use, consumer use, exposure of environment, exposure of workers, high RCR, high (aggregated) tonnage | 2026 |
| Tris[2-chloro-1-(chloromethyl)ethyl] phosphate (included in Annex II, and thus prohibited in cosmetics) | 13674-87-8 | - | potential endocrine disruptor | Withdrawn |
Timeline
The draft plan has been submitted on 30 November 2023 to the Member State Competent Authorities and the ECHA Member State Committee. The Committee is expected to give its opinion on this draft CoRAP update in February 2024. On the basis of the Committee’s opinion ECHA aims to adopt and publish the CoRAP update for 2024-2026 on 19 March 2024. A justification document will accompany each substance on the CoRAP.