On 29 April 2022, the European Commission published in the Official Journal of the European Union, the Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/677, including the new glossary of common ingredient names for use in the labelling of cosmetic products. The new glossary includes 30070 ingredients and this version will apply from 29 April 2023.
For the purpose of updating the glossary, the Commission has used, 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.
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.