Cosmetics Europe, the European personal care association, has issued an industry-wide recommendation to discontinue the use of the preservative Methylisothiazolinone (MIT or MI) in leave-on skin cosmetics and personal care products. The recommendation is made in the interests of consumer health and in response to recent clinical data which show an increase in adverse skin reactions to this ingredient.

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by: Dr. Mohammad Baghaei
Some information about
Methylisothiazolinone
Methylisothiazolinone or MIT or MI, sometimes erroneously called methylisothiazoline, is a powerful
biocide and preservative within the group of isothiazolinones.

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by: Dr. Mohammad Baghaei
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Cosmetics Europe issues a Recommendation on the use of the preservative
Methylisothiazolinone
16/12/2013
Cosmetics Europe, the European personal care association, has issued an industry-wide
recommendation to discontinue the use of the preservative Methylisothiazolinone (MIT or
MI) in leave-on skin cosmetics and personal care products. The recommendation is made in
the interests of consumer health and in response to recent clinical data which show an increase in
adverse skin reactions to this ingredient.
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