FREN

Forgot your password ?

New user? Create an account
DemoSubscribe
CosmeticOBS partner
Basics
All articles
Dossiers
Cosmetics glossary
Advising consumers
The language of labels

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.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Dermis
Dermis is the thickiest layer of skin, the second one from top. A true Aladdin's cave, it has a wide sort of cells, which each has a  clearly defined...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Epidermis
Epidermis is the outer layer of skin, the one we can see and touch! As such, it says a lot about others and ourselves (tiredness, health …). Thanks to...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Lipolytic
Refers to lipolysis (the process that ease the breakdown of fats) or stimulates it. Lipolytic agents are mostly used in slimming products.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Spread cancer
Cancer when it has spread in the entire body.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Fibrocystic breast disease
Umbrella term for various benign breast diseases, neither inflammatory nor tumorous, that can induce cysts which may be large. 
Monday, March 7, 2011
Dermocaustic
Refers to a substance that acts as a skin irritant, and can cause burns to skin and mucous membranes.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Irritating
Which can cause irritation or inflammation of skin.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Sensitizing
Refers to a substance that promotes or triggers a sensitization, a modification of the body, which, once sensitized, overreacts (intolerances, allerg...
Monday, March 7, 2011
Photosensitizer
Refers to a substance that promotes or triggers skin sensitization to light or solar radiation, and can lead to adverse reactions (intolerances, burns...
Monday, March 7, 2011
Allergenic
Which may promote or cause allergies.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Emmenagogic
Which induces menstrual flow.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Convulsive
Characterized by convulsions (involuntary and jerky contractions). A substance is said Convulsive when able to cause convulsions.
Previous page
Next page