Indonesia National Agency of Drug and Food Control release a safety circular on cosmetic products

A safety circular was released on August 14th, 2017 by the Indonesia National Agency of Drug and Food Control on hair coloring products and sunscreen containing methylisothiazolinone, deoxyarbutin, alpha arbutin, beta arbutin, and plastic microbeads.
On August 14th, 2017 the Indonesia National Agency of Drug and Food Control released a safety circular following safety assessments conducted on certain hair coloring products and sunscreens containing methylisothiazolinon, deoxyarbutin, alpha arbutin, beta arbutin or plastic microbeads. In summary:
- The usage of deoxyarbutin, alpha arbutin and beta arbutin in cosmetics will be monitored and will require additional documentation during the notification process:
a. A hydroquinone testing report
b. A product stability study
c. A clinical study on in-use stability
d. Storage condition information included in the label - The methylisothiazolinone maximum concentration in rinse-off cosmetic products will be reduced from 0,01% to 0,0015%
- The benzophenone maximum concentration in sunscreen products will be reduced from 10% to 6%
- The addition of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide in nanomaterial dosage form as an active ingredient in sunscreen will be restricted
- Use of coating materials (in nanomaterial dosage form) in sunscreens must be safe and not compromise the sunscreen effect
- The addition of a warning label stating “DO NOT USE FOR EYELASH AND EYEBROW COLORING” on the packaging of all hair coloring products is required
- Plastic microbeads will be banned in rinse-off cosmetic products