Прекратить использование потенциально аллергенных консервантов в детской косметике призывает российских производителей петиция, размещённая по инициативе интернет-сайтов LookBio.ru и Ekokosmetika.ru на change.org. Это реакция на то, что, несмотря на нынешнее активное обсуждение возможной опасности таких консервантов, как, напрмер, метилхлороизотиазолинон (MCI) и метилизотиазолинон (MI), они могут быть найдены во многих российских продуктах детской косметики. В 2015 году…
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Development of cosmetic natural active ingredients using Biotechnological approaches
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Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and its practical application: how can a domestic manufacturer get to Europe
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