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Blog posts that deal with soap and cosmetic labeling; addition information, questions asked and answered and updates as new information becomes known.
It can seem like labeling is complicated. Use this checklist to see if you need to dig a little deeper to get it right … or if your label is okay as is.
“Wait! What! This other company does it, why can’t I??” Just because someone else is (wrongly) doing it, doesn’t mean that you can.
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?
New book! Navigating the Rules and Regs is finished and available at Amazon!
As of now (2022) the FDA has declined to provide a formal regulatory definition of the term “natural” as applied to cosmetics (or food). That said, there are some standards that can guide you concerning when the claim of “natural” is appropriate (that is, not false or deceptive) for a cosmetic product. FDA – Food […]
The term “rubbing alcohol” originally referred to alcohols that were applied to the body rather than drinking them as a beverage. Especially during Prohibition, when consumable alcohol was illegal, the distinction was very important.1 The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) and the United States Pharmocapeia (USP) define two different formulas for rubbing […]
As an ingredient in cosmetics, talc has been under scrutiny for some years now. I’ve recently done a survey of the current information about talc, and here’s what I found out. Talc was originally used as “talcum powder”—the original body or baby powder. Now it has many uses in cosmetics and other personal care products; […]
If you want to make the claim that a product is “Made in the USA” you must comply with the Federal Trade Commission’s “Made in the USA” policy.
Sometimes it’s easy to think that keeping in Good Manufacturing Practices when making cosmetics is just a good idea—a “suggestion” rather than a “rule.” I suppose that idea is reinforced by the fact that cosmetic GMP isn’t actually in the regulations, it’s a “guidance.” Events of the past several months have shown that GMP failures […]
Key Words to Know Nomenclature The words and terminology specific to a particular subject or area of study. Botanical Related to plants: a part of a plant. INCI International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients. The International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients is a list of the standardized and internationally accepted names (called “INCI Names”) that should be […]
On October 12th, 2021, the FDA announced they are withdrawing their temporary policies allowing manufacturers who were not drug manufacturers to produce certain alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Background In the US (and elsewhere) hand sanitizers are classified as drugs—usually over-the-counter drugs. They must be manufactured by approved drug manufacturers in facilities that are registered, inspected, and […]
Is an ingredient declaration required on your soaps? Let’s take a look!