PhD Iwona Białas

Safety Assessor / Founder of CosmetoSAFE Consulting
In his work, the Safety Assessor combines key competences: chemist, toxicologist and cosmetologist, thanks to which the cosmetic safety assessment developed by CosmetoSAFE is multi-faceted and reliable.
Doctor of Chemical Engineering, toxicology specialist with many years of experience in the cosmetics industry. Member of the Polish Toxicological Society. Active member of the working groups of the Polish Cosmetics Industry Association. Academic lecturer in the field of cosmetic chemistry.

Chemist – graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology. Toxicologist – completed specialization conducted by the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Medical University of Lodz, specialist title in the field of toxicology (no. 014/2018.2/183), obtained in the full mode specified by the Minister of Health. Cosmetologist – stubbornly fighting cosmetic myths and always paying attention to the actual properties of cosmetics, not promises. She is constantly developing, taking part in specialist courses for safety assessors, such as:

  • Safety Assessment of Cosmetics in the EU organized by the Brussels Vrije Universiteit,
  • courses conducted by German industry associations (DGK – German Society for Scientific and Applied Cosmetics and IKW – German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association).

Since 2018, she has held the title of DGK Safety Assessor. She constantly monitors legal changes regarding the cosmetics industry in Poland and Europe. She follows trends and new possibilities of cosmetics research. Author of numerous industry publications and congress/conference presentations.

Selected speeches

  1. RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTRODUCING A COSMETIC TO THE MARKET – Consumer safety, brand image and company stability at stake, VIII Cosmetics Industry Forum, 19.11.2020
  2. Cosmetic Innovations From Safety Assessor’s Perspective, WeCosmoprof The Digital Event for Beauty, #Polish Beauty, 8.10.2020
  3. Is Lack Of PoD Value Always A Problem For Risk Assessment? DGK/IKW Seminar for Safety Assessors, Warsaw, 7 October 2020
  4. Presentation at the 4th International Conference Inter Nano Poland 2019, Nanomaterials In Cosmetics – Safety Due The Exposure Conditions, Katowice, Hotel Novotel, 16-17 October 2019
  5. The Impact of EU Chemical Legislation on Safety and Cosmetic Innovation, HPCI Central and Eastern Europe, 25-26.09.2019 Warsaw
  6. 04.2019: Hazards, exposure and risk assessment, or cosmetic product safety assessment in a nutshell, PZPK Seminar for representatives of the State Sanitary Inspection, 9.04.2019 Warsaw
  7. Presentation at the 12th Training and Scientific Conference of the Polish Society of Toxicology, Puławy, 19-22 September 2017 entitled The role of exposure in risk assessment. Hair dyes.

More information about Iwona’s current projects can be found in the NEWS section.

CosmetoSAFE Team

MSc Anna Tuwalska

Assistant Safety Assessor

MSc Eng Paulina Jagodzińska

Specialist in Cosmetic Documentation and Legislation

MSc Sandra Zelent-Kraciuk

Safety Assessor

MSc Anna Galbarczyk

Senior Safety Assessment Specialist / Assistant Safety Assessor