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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.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Parasiticidal
Which precludes the emergence and spread of pests (animals and plants living at the expense of another, harming it), as flukes, pinworms, lices, fleas...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Antiseptic
Which prevents decay by killing germs.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Antiviral
Said of a substance active against viruses.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Antibacterial
Which opposes the growth of bacteria.
Monday, January 24, 2011
PEG
Acronym for PolyEthylene Glycol. By extension, "PEGs" refers to all the cosmetic ingredients derived from it, that can be recognized by the letters "P...
Monday, January 24, 2011
SCCS
SCCS is the European Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety.
Monday, January 17, 2011
NATRUE
Label established in 2008 by the International Natural and Organic Cosmetics Association, an organisation created by long-term manufacturers of natura...
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Astringent
Tightens skin pores.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
EU Ecolabel
Created in 1992, the European Ecolabel is the only official European ecological label that can be used in all Member States of the European Union. In ...
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Film forming
Produces a continuous film on skin, hair, or nails.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
CITES
Acronym for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild fauna and flora.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Keratolytic
Keratolytic agents help to eliminate dead cells from the cornea or outer layer of the skin. It works by simple contact withe the skin, interacting wit...
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