On 13 March 2025, the European Commission notified a draft Decision to update the “Glossary of common ingredient names for use in the labelling of cosmetic products”. The draft is open for comments until 12 May 2025, with adoption anticipated in the second quarter of 2025.
A large number of amendments are to be made to that glossary in order to take into account new ingredient names that are currently in use for cosmetic products placed on the Union market. In the interests of clarity, Decision (EU) 2022/677 should be replaced.
For the purpose of updating the glossary, the Commission has used, in particular, the new INCI names as published by the Personal Care Product Council and has also corrected existing ingredient names that were erroneously reported or omitted and removed reference names that were included in the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/677.
Some ingredients used in perfume and aromatic compositions previously listed in the Annex to Decision (EU) 2022/677 have also been removed, since they are not used any more for the labelling of cosmetic ingredients or have been replaced by INCI names.
Article 19(1), point (g), of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 provides that, for colorants other than colorants intended to colour the hair, the CI (Colour Index) nomenclature is to be used, where applicable, for the purposes of labelling cosmetic products. The CI number should, therefore, be listed as the common ingredient name for colorants other than colorants intended to colour the hair.
Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 provides that the common ingredient names listed in the glossary are to be applied, for the purpose of labelling cosmetic products placed on the market, at the latest 12 months after publication of the glossary in the Official Journal of the European Union. In the interests of clarity and legal certainty, the application of this Decision should, therefore, be deferred for a period of 12 months with a possibility for the economic operators to immediately start applying the new glossary.