Cosmetics Reg’s, Laws & Safety
Only regulates cosmetics in relation to safety, labeling, and the claims made for a product.
What is the FDA?
A label on a product does not mean it has a smell, it indicates that no additional ingredients have been added to the product.
What is fragrance-free
An ingredient that does not affect the appearance of the skin but is necessary for product formulation.
What are functional ingredients?
Water based foaming cleansers; formulated for all skin types. The most popular type of cleanser.
What are cleansing gels?
Miscroscopic hollow, fluid-like spheres filled with performance ingredients to encapsulate and protect them.
What are liposomes?
The two most important laws pertaining to cosmetics marketed in the United States.
What is the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act(FD&C Act) and the Fair Packaging and Label Act(FPLA)?
Because most ingredients in a formulation do have an odor, more ingredients have to be added to mask and neutralize the smell. Products formulated to have no smell.
What is unscented?
Ingredients that cause the actual changes in the appearance of the skin.
What are performance ingredient?
An antioxidant ingredient that also has anti-inflammatory and anti-aging properties.
What is green tea?
An ancient healing practice using essential oils from plants to promote health and well-being.
What is aromatherapy?
Articles that are intended to affect the appearance of the skin.
What are cosmetic?
A cosmetic, body care product, or personal care product contains agricultural ingredients and can meet certain standards, it may be eligible only to be certified organic under..
What is the National Organic Program?
Lubricant ingredients derived from plant oils or animal fats. They are not irritating and are actually more like oils.
What are fatty acids?
Liquids to cleanse, tone, and condition the skin in one step; formulated for all skin types. Microscopic oil molecules that are suspended in purified water.
What are cleansing waters?
Ingredients used to thicken creams; frequently used in gel products.
What are Carbomers?
Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.
What is a drug?
Cosmetic Products that have less than 20 parts per million of gluten.
What is gluten-free cosmetics?
Fatty acids that have been exposed to hydrogen. They are not drying; they have a wax-like consistency and are used as emollients or spreading agents.
What are Fatty alcohols?
A nonsetting mask example designed to remain moist on the skin to provide nourishment.
What is a sheet mask?
Cleansers, scrubs, and mask made of ingredients such as rice bran, almond meal, jojoba beads or magnesium crystals.
What are mechanical exfoliant??
Ensures that cosmetic ingredients are consistently listed, using the same ingredient name from product to product.
What is the INCI?
Skin care ingredients that do not use pesticide or not leaving an ecological footprint. They tend to be more stable and have more effective water-binding propertie.
What are synthetic ingredient?
Produced from combining fatty acids and fatty alcohols. They often feel better than natural oils and lubricate more evenly.
What are Fatty esters?
A type of enzyme exfoliant product also known as a roll-off mask.
What is a Gommage??
A type of product that attracts water to the skin but is typically oil-free.
What are hydrators?