Helping you understand soap and cosmetic regulations — in plain English.
Category: Regulations & Compliance
The various laws and rules that apply to your products and business.
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New Regulations on Endorsements and Testimonials
The FTC is initiating the rulemaking process to put some enforceable regulations in place for endorsements, testimonials and reviews.
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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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Endorsements, Reviews & Testimonials
Reviews and testimonials are highly effective marketing tools. So effective that the FTC has issued rules covering them.
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Cosmetics That Look Like Food
Soap that looks and smells like pie. Bath bombs that look and smell like candy. Fun to do and sell – but is there a legal downside? Turns out, at least the the EU, there is.
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California Legislation – Microplastics
In February 2022, California Assemblymember Bill Quirk introduced Assembly Bill (A.B.) 2787 “Microplastics in Products.” It covers both rinse-off and leave-on cosmetic products.
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Cosmetic Regulation Update
On May 17, the Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) Committee introduced a draft bill which includes changes to the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act regarding cosmetics.
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Plastic Microbeads
Plastic microbeads are prohibited for use in rinse-off cosmetics. If a rinse-off cosmetic contains plastic microbeads, it is adulterated (and therefore illegal).1 Key Words to Know Pastic Microbead: Any solid plastic particle that is less than 5 millimeters in size and is intended to be used to exfoliate or cleanse the human body or any
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Making Cosmetics in Ohio
Ohio is one of the several states that have additional requirements for cosmetic makers.
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FDA Warning Letters 2021
I’ve been receiving a lot notices of FDA warning letters, so I reviewed the last 106 warning letters (60 days) to see what sort of warnings they have been sending out lately. Here’s the breakdown of the types of products cited (in descending order). Unapproved New Drugs Warning letters concerning cosmetics are usually found under
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Making Cosmetics in Alabama
There don’t appear to be any regulations covering the manufacture of soap or cosmetics that differ from the federal regulations. In other words, there is no pre-approval or registration required.
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Making Cosmetics in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has requirements for cosmetic manufacturers, including registration.
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FDA Warning Letters: Products Containing CBD
The FDA sent out 15 warning letters last week (Nov. 2019) to companies that are illegally marketing products containing CBD. I thought it might be interesting to take a look at what the FDA is going after and why. The FDA’s Position First, let’s review the FDA’s position on the marketing of products containing CBD.