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Basics:Cosmetics glossary

Green DotSubscribers only

Logo indicating that the manufacturer of the product on which it is affixed contributes financially to the collection, sorting and recycling of its packaging.

IFRA

Founded in Geneva in 1973, IFRA is the International Fragrance Association, the official international body representing the fragrance industry. Its main goal is to ensure the safety of fragrance raw materials for health and the environment through a dedicated scientific program.

CMRSubscribers only

An acronym for substances that are Carcinogenic, Mutagenic (inducing permanent changes in the number and/or structure of the body’s genetic material) or toxic to Reproduction (e.g. by causing malformations of the sexual organs or impairing sperm quality).

Cosmetic Product

What is a cosmetic product? We all have the feeling that we know this… but we can also make mistakes sometimes! And the question is not insignificant, since the status of a product determines the regulations, and the obligations, that apply to it. In Europe, a cosmetic product is governed by Regulation 1223/2009, and it is in this text that its definition must be sought.

EthicAdvisor

This logo, awarded by the private company EthicAdvisor, aims to distinguish ethical products in three dimensions: the health, the social and the planet.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Hypoallergenic
This statment on the label means the product has been formulated to minimize the risk of allergies, or that the tests conducted announce a very low se...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
No Biopiracy!
Logo representing the commitment of the brand which places it on its products against biopiracy.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Propellant
Propellants give the pressure in an aerosol spray can (deodorants, shaving foams …), expelling what is called the active product when the valve is op...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Bio Equitable - Organic Fair Trade
Founded in 2002, Bio Partenaire (in the past Bio Equitable) is an association under law 1901 which joins together small businesses and medium-sized co...
Monday, July 5, 2010
Moisturizing Agent
Hydrating agents increase the water content of the skin and help to maintain its soft and smooth appearance.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Antiperspirant Agent
Antiperspirant agents (or antitranspirants) reduce perspiration - not to be confused with deodorant agents .
Monday, July 5, 2010
Antitranspirant Agent
Antitranspirant agents (or antiperspirants) reduce perspiration - not to be confused with deodorant agents .
Monday, July 5, 2010
Deodorant Agent
Deodorant agents reduce or mask disagreeable body odors, not to be confused with antiperspirant (ou antitranspirant) agents.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Vegan
Label guaranteeing the absence of any animal compound in the cosmetic product.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Mixture
Mixtures mainly form our cosmetic products: the substances 'mixtures' have now a definition, provided by the new European Cosmetic Regulation.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Substance
We often use the term 'cosmetic ingredients'… But we are mistaken! Because what mainly makes up our cosmetic products are 'substances', at least accor...
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Cosmetic products : the definition
What is a cosmetic product? We all think we know … but we all may have a different definition! The new European Cosmetic Regulati...
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