Labeling & Claims4 min read
How to Order Ingredients on a Cosmetic Label
Ingredients over 1 percent must be listed by descending concentration. Below that threshold, order becomes flexible. Here is how the rule actually works.
February 18, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims
Ingredient lists, bilingual labels, warnings, and honest marketing claims.
Labeling & Claims4 min read
How to List Ingredients Under One Percent
Ingredients above 1 percent must be listed by descending concentration, but the rule loosens once you cross that line. Here's how to apply it.
February 9, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
Why Every Cosmetic Label Needs a Batch Code
A batch code looks like clutter until the day you need a recall. Here's how to design one that's traceable without ruining your label.
February 8, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
Which Warnings Are Required on a Cosmetic Label
Aerosols, flammable sprays, and eye-area products each carry their own caution statement in Canada. Here's what belongs where.
February 6, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
How to List Fragrance and Parfum on a Cosmetic Label
The parfum grouping convention still works, but Canada's new allergen disclosure rules mean you can no longer hide behind it entirely.
February 4, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
Where a Cosmetic Claim Becomes a Drug Claim
The line between a cosmetic claim and a drug claim often comes down to one or two words. These paired examples show exactly where it moves.
January 31, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
Using Before and After Photos Without Overclaiming
A before-and-after photo can imply a drug-level claim your product was never meant to make. Here's how the caption fixes or breaks that.
January 27, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
Safe Ways to Claim Moisturizing and Hydration
Which hydration phrases stay cosmetic, and which ones quietly promise barrier repair or drug-level function.
January 21, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
How the Hotlist Affects What You Print on a Label
How a restricted entry on Canada's Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist translates into specific caution wording or concentration limits on your label.
January 10, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
INCI Names vs Common Names on Your Ingredient List
Why INCI nomenclature is the mandatory language of your ingredient list and when a trivial name can appear alongside it.
January 10, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
Soap Label Rules When It Counts as a Cosmetic
What actually pulls a handmade soap into cosmetic territory and the label elements it needs once it gets there.
January 9, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
Reduces Wrinkles vs Reduces the Appearance of Wrinkles
Adding the phrase appearance of to an anti-aging claim keeps it cosmetic instead of accidentally turning your product into an unlicensed drug claim.
January 7, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
How to Label a Professional-Use-Only Cosmetic
What changes on a label when a cosmetic is sold exclusively to salons and clinics instead of retail customers, and what still can't be dropped.
January 5, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
How to Write the Product Identity on Your Label
The plain common name that tells a buyer what your product actually is, separate from your brand name and marketing tagline.
January 5, 2026Read