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Research reports

Below you can find details of CTPA published research reports.  Articles published by the CTPA can be found on the CTPA website.

Risk in Perspective (2005)

Our industry faces the challenge to put risk into perspective and demonstrate the difference between risk and hazard. In this paper we argue that consumers deserve more credit for holding sensible attitudes to risk. It challenges perceptions, often created by NGOs and the media, of a society frightened of the results of scientific developments and scared of everyday products. What is clear from this research is that when given information in a balanced way, consumers understand the benefits of scientific progress and also appreciate that zero risk in life is impossible.

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Making Sense of Risk (2004)

We are seeing a growth of alarmist stories where consumers are being given confusing information implying that we are constantly exposed to cancer causing chemicals in our everyday lives. It is crucial that we see risks such as these in perspective. We are committed to dispelling myths and assumptions that all chemicals are dangerous to our health. We believe that tackling the debate around risk and risk communication is essential to avoid a future where people live in fear of safe everyday products.

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Me, Myself & Work (2005)

This report argues that building self-esteem will lead to a more productive workforce in the UK and should be an essential part of social and economic policy. As the job for life has disappeared, the need for high levels of self-esteem has increased to deal with what is considered to be a riskier world of work. In turn, self-esteem underpins a greater desire for new skills through training in order to succeed in the workplace. 

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The Self-Esteem Society (2004)

According to this research by independent think tank Demos, commissioned by the CTPA, self-esteem is the lifeline for modern living and lies at the heart of successful, modern societies.The report argues that self-esteem is more important today than ever before. It explains that we lead increasingly open-ended lives, with fewer universal values, where people are responsible for creating their own individuality. However, we live in a society of high aspirations where our self-confidence is regularly tested as we struggle to meet the standards we create for ourselves.

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The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) is an association of manufacturers of cosmetic, toiletry and perfumery products, founded in 1945 to promote the interests of members, primarily with government. That remit has now extended to include the European Commission and many other regulatory bodies, national and international groups.

Members are manufacturers (full members), raw material suppliers and suppliers of services (associate members). Our Council is made up of senior industry representatives from small, medium, large and multi-national companies. Activities are funded through membership subscriptions.

The focus of our work centres on scientific, regulatory and legislative issues. We have a constant dialogue with the UK Government and this process is repeated at European level through COLIPA, the European trade body and internationally through an extensive network of national association contacts.

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The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) is the voice of the cosmetic, toiletry and perfumery industry in the UK. Our members vary from small and medium-sized companies to large multi-nationals and include manufacturers, raw material suppliers and service providers.

Our primary goal is to promote good working practice to ensure that consumers are provided with the very best products. To this end, we co-ordinate the industry's viewpoint on key issues such as science, innovation and safety and maintain an open dialogue with government, both at UK and European level, as well as with international regulatory authorities and key opinion formers.

CTPA recognises that the consumer has a right to understand the processes that industry and the regulatory bodies go through to ensure the safety and efficacy of cosmetic and toiletry products. Over the years we have steadily increased our focus on providing the public with direct access to the industry's perspective and progress on safety, science and innovation.

In April 2008 we launched our consumer information website, www.thefactsabout.co.uk, which provides scientific facts about common ingredients used in cosmetics and the industry's perspective on common safety questions as well as information on how products are regulated to ensure safety and efficacy.

Further information on the work of the CTPA is available from our main website www.ctpa.org.uk which also houses the full set of legislation under 'Cosmetic regulations'.