Cosmetic Regulations, Laws, and Product Safety
Who is responsible for ensuring the safety of our nation's cosmetics?
What is the FDA? Food and Drug Administration
Term used to describe products that are not tested on animals at any stage of the process
What is cruelty-free
Typer of ingredient that causes the actual changes in the appearance of the skin
Performance Ingredient
These can be gels, lotions, creams or oils that dissolve makeup, oil and dirt to keep pores clean and prepare skin for other products
What are Cleansers
This removes any residue left behind from cleansers; helps to soften the skin to allow for better absorption; have a temporary tightening effect
What are Toners
What is "cosmetics"
Describes natural sourced ingredients that are grown without the use of pesticides or chemicals
Type of ingredient that does not affect the appearance of the skin but are necessary to the product formulation
Functional Ingredients
Protect delicate tissue, provide a more youthful appearance, and prevent early signs of aging; help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles;
Can be balms, creams or gels
What are Products for the Eyes
Provide nutrients and hydration to protect from moisture loss and improve dry and chapped ____;
Can be a balm, cream or oil
What are Products for the Lips
Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, treatment or prevention, causes physiological changes
What is "drugs"
Often used in marketing for skin care products and ingredients derived from natural sources
What is Natural or All Natural
Detergents and Emulsifies are two types of what?
They provide slip and glide during facial massage
Can come in oils, creams, lotions, gels
What are Massage Products?
This helps to hydrate, nourish, calm and soothe the skin; they can clarify, detoxify, or draw impurities out of the skin;
Can be clay, alginate, modelage, or paraffin wax
What are Masks
The two most important laws pertaining to cosmetics marketed in the United States
What is the FD&C act and FPLA
Should not contain any animal ingredients or animal by products
What is Vegan
Vehicles, Liposomes and Polymers are types of what?
Delivery Systems
This nourishes the skin by increasing and maintaining the water content; protects the skin from the elements; balances the oil-water content of the skin;
Is applied at the end of the facial
What are Moisturizers and Hydrators
This can come as a day cream or lotion; can be tinted or come as a BB or CC; protect the skin from ___ exposure
What are Sun Protection Products or Sunscreen
Two part:
1.Reaction that includes burning
2. Reaction that includes itching
1. What is an irritant reaction
2. What is an allergic reaction
Two Part:
1. Indicates that no additional ingredients have been added to the product to provide a fragrance
2. Products formulated to have no smell
1. Fragrance Free
2. Unscented
Two Part:
1.Ingredients that provide and maintain a natural radiance and glow to the skin
2. Ingredients that are used to improve discoloration in the skin or hyperpigmentation of the skin
1. Brighteners
2. Lighteners
This provides softer, smoother skin; stimulates blood flow and circulation; makes makeup application smoother and more even; is deep pore cleansing and helps to open the follicles
These can be Mechanical, Chemical, or Enzymatic
What are Exfoliants
Highly concentrated performance ingredients designed to target specific skin conditions and effectively penetrate the skin; can be applied under moisturizer, mask, or massage cream
What are Serums and Ampoules