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Basics:Cosmetics glossary

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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.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Blackhead
Blackhead or pimple due to excessive accumulation of sebum in the skin pore.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
COSMED
The French Professional association of small and medium-sized companies in the cosmetics sector.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Date of minimum durability
Generally what we name the use-before date is in fact a date of minimum durability.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Comedo
Blackhead due to a excessive accumulation of sebum in the skin pore.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Sebum
Secretion of the sebaceous glands.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
REACH
REACH is an acronym for Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of CHemicals. It is a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of t...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Excipient
The excipient constitutes the base on which the formula of cosmetic product rests.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Galenic
Galenic, derivation from the name of Greek physician Galien (2nd century A.D.), is the scientific discipline which deals with different forms that pha...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Surfactant
Ingredient which reduces the surface tension and favoures a uniform distribution of product during its use.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Hydrol
Hydrols come from the condensation of water (steam) during distillation of essential oils. This distillation, the first purpose of which is generally ...
Monday, November 9, 2009
DGCCRF
General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Cosmetovigilance
Cosmetovigilance is a system to monitor and record adverse effects due to the use of cosmetics, listing them and giving  information to prevent furthe...
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