Regulations and Laws
Responsible for ensuring the safety of our nation’s cosmetics
Who is the FDA
Do not effect the appearance of the skin but are necessary to the product formulation
What are functional ingredients
Help place, spread and keep other ingredients on the skin
What are emollients
Items to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled o sprayed that are applied to human body for beauty or promoting attractiveness
What is a cosmetic
Cause the actual changes in the appearance of the skin
What is a performance ingredient
Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease
Who is the FD&C
No additional ingredients have been added to the product to specifically provide a fragrance
What is Fragrance Free
Products other than food intended to effect the structures and/or functions of the humans and other animals
What is a drug
Products formulated to have no smell
What is unscented
The FDA requires all cosmetics labels including a list of ingredients using standardized —————for each ingredient
What is INCI International Nomenclature Cosmetic ingredient
Dermatologist tested and non irritating are terms to describe this tem
What is hypoallergenic