What's New from the California Safe Cosmetics Program
CSCP chief testifies at US House of Representatives hearing
CSCP Chief Dr. Michael DiBartolomeis testified on evaluating cosmetics safety and protecting public health during a US House of Representatives subcommittee hearing, “Examining the Current State of Cosmetics.” The Committee on Energy and Commerce, Health Subcommittee, also heard testimony from the FDA and public witnesses as it considered new federal government legislation on cosmetic safety on March 27, 2012.
View CSCP chief testimony on evaluating cosmetics safety and protecting public health (PDF) 
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Q&A: Brazilian Blowout & other hair smoothing salon treatments
The California Safe Cosmetics Program has received multiple inquiries from hair stylists and their customers about the potential for harmful health effects from using keratin-based hair smoothing products. While the focus of this concern has centered on one specific product, Brazilian Blowout, there are implications for similar hair smoothing products. The California Safe Cosmetics Program has developed a Q&A to answer commonly asked questions on this topic. This document provides information about why these products are of concern, how hazardous exposures occur, and what you can do to reduce such exposures.
View a copy of the Q&A on Brazilian Blowout & other hair smoothing salon treatments (PDF)
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Changes to Colors, Scents, Flavors, Kits and Collections reporting
Significant improvements were made to the California Safe Cosmetics Program online reporting system on 12/30/2010. These changes impact how Color, Scent, Flavor, Kit and Collection information is submitted by users and stored in our database as follows:
* Users can now submit Color-Scent-Flavor combinations for a product;
* Kits and Collections can be assigned to either the base formulation or Color-Scent-Flavor combinations.
For more details, please review the online instructions (PDF) 
We recommend that reporting companies review existing product submissions to become familiar with the revised format and ensure accuracy of previously-reported data. Problems or suggestions can be reported to the California Safe Cosmetics Program at cosmetic@cdph.ca.gov.
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