Multi-Use Cosmetics: One Product, Several Uses, Several Exposure Calculations
A hair and body wash, a face and body balm, a stick for lips, cheeks and eyes. Each area of use carries its own exposure calculation, and all of them have to hold.
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EU cosmetic & chemical compliance, made clear
Practical guides on CPSR, CPNP, labelling, lab testing and CLP — written by the regulatory team that gets your products to market.
PIF Authoring: Getting a Product Information File When Your Manufacturer Is Overseas
Most brands that stall on their PIF are not stuck on the regulation. They are stuck on a factory that…
Pregnancy-Safe Cosmetics: What That Claim Actually Requires in the EU
EU law has no pregnancy-safe category. Which substances actually matter, what you can defensibly put on the pack, and how…
Are Bath Bombs and Fizzy Toys for Kids Cosmetics or Toys?
A plain fizzer is a cosmetic. A glittery one with a plastic figure inside may be a cosmetic and a…
Cosmetic Formula Screening: Check Annexes II to VI Before You Spend Anything
The cheapest way to find out a formula cannot be sold. What a screening against the EU annexes covers, what…
Eyeshadow and Blush Palettes: The Annex IV Eye-Area Check That Decides Your Range
A twelve-pan palette fails on one pan as completely as on all twelve. The colorant, heavy metal and talc checks…
Body Lotions, Butters, Oils and Balms: The CPSR Checklist for Body Care
Body products use the highest applied quantity of any leave-on cosmetic, which tightens every limit. The full safety assessment checklist…
Lip Balms and Lip Oils: Why Lip Products Are Assessed as Something You Swallow
Lip products are assessed against an ingestion route, which tightens colorant and heavy metal limits. What that means for balms,…
Nail Polish and Nail Care in the EU: Solvents, Restricted Monomers and Shade Ranges
Nail polish is the only mainstream cosmetic assessed on what the user breathes. What an assessor examines, which restrictions bite,…
Product-Type Safety Assessment: Why a Serum, a Soap and a Lipstick Need Different CPSRs
One legal requirement, many different assessments. How the exposure model, the testing set and the annex checks change from one…
Cosmetic Teeth Whitening Gels: Safety Assessment vs Medical Claims
The 0.1% and 6% hydrogen peroxide thresholds under Annex III entry 12, why peroxide-free is not automatically compliant, and what…
CPSR for Shampoos and Conditioners: Surfactants, Oils and Actives
What a safety assessor checks in haircare: the rinse-off retention factor, surfactant eye irritation, preservation and MIT limits, fragrance allergens,…