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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.

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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.
Friday, May 16, 2014
ASSAF
The ASSAF (French association of soap makers using cold saponification) gathers professionals seeking to make people discover soap making with cold sa...
Saturday, February 15, 2014
AFNOR
The AFNOR association and its affiliates form an international public interest group focused on promoting public interest concerns and better economic...
Friday, October 18, 2013
Visa PP
Product Advertising Visa.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
ICEA
ICEA (Institute of Certification for Ethics and the Environment) is an Italian certification body that inspects and certifies natural and organic cosm...
Friday, May 3, 2013
End user
Being the last one of the actors involved in the life of a cosmetic product, an "end user" is precisely defined in the Cosmetics Regulation (Regulatio...
Friday, May 3, 2013
Withdrawal
A withdrawal of a cosmetic product is precisely defined in the Cosmetics Regulation (Regulation 1223/2009 – implemented in full on 11 July 2013).
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Placing on the market
Making available on the market a cosmetic product is precisely defined in the Cosmetics Regulation (Regulation 1223/2009 – implemented in full on 11 J...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Making available on the market
Making available on the market a cosmetic product is precisely defined in the Cosmetics Regulation (Regulation 1223/2009 – implemented in full on 11 J...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Responsible Person
After the Article 4 of the Cosmetics Regulation (Regulation 1223/2009 – implemented in full on 11 July 2013), "only cosmetic products for which a lega...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Manufacturer
A "manufacturer" of a cosmetic product is precisely defined in the Cosmetics Regulation (Regulation 1223/2009 – implemented in full on 11 July 2013).
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Importer
An "importer" of a cosmetic product is precisely defined in the Cosmetics Regulation (Regulation 1223/2009 – implemented in full on 11 July 2013).
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Distributor
A "distributor" of a cosmetic product is precisely defined in the Cosmetics Regulation (Regulation 1223/2009 – implemented in full on 11 July 2013).
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