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Florida Cosmetic Regulations
Florida cosmetic regulations required cosmetic manufacturers to get a permit and inspection. There is an exemption for small business.
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Professionals Respond to
“Not So Pretty”Three professionals respond to HBOMax docuseries “Not So Pretty” in an article by Allure Magazine.
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Label Review – BBW Foam Hand Soap
In this label review of 3 BBW Foam Soaps, we take a look at marketing claims, formulations and whether or not they are cosmetics.
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Net Contents Clear Space
Clear and unobscured space is required above, below and to the sides of the net contents.
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Cosmetic Ingredients – The Final Frontier
The evolution of cosmetic ingredients has gone from simple plants to lab-created synthetics to rainforest botanicals and now the final frontier – ingredients from outer space.
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From “Anti” to “Authentic” Aging
Avon recently published “The Power of Ageing” takes a deep dive into how women feel about aging post-pandemic. The results are intriguing.
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Many Ingredients in Small Amounts
If your product has many ingredients is very small amounts, it can be hard to calculate the exact descending order for the ingredient declaration. There is, however, a trick to make it easier!
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George Washington Carver’s Peanut Lotion
George Washington Carver’s work with peanuts is legendary. The uses included various cosmetics; here’s his recipe for a peanut oil lotion.
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Unsaponified Oils in the Ingredient Declaration
In a soap ingredient declaration you can list what goes INTO the pot, or what comes OUT of the pot. So what do you call the unsaponified oils?
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Label Review – Clockwork Orange Soap
A new video label review of Orange Clockwork Soap by Apothecary Soap covering all the basics that should be on a soap label.
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FDA Warns Amazon
The FDA just sent warning letters to three companies that introducing unapproved new drugs into interstate commerce. What’s interesting is that one of them is Amazon.com
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Making the Ingredients Fit
Sometimes it can be hard to make the ingredients declaration fit on a label. Here is a tip for squeezing everything in.
Helping you undersand soap and cosmetic regulations — in plain English.
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