Selling Channels4 min read
Getting a Cosmetic Listing Approved on Amazon Handmade
What Amazon Handmade actually asks for before a soap, lotion, or scrub listing clears its gated beauty review.
May 12, 2026Read
European Union (CPNP)4 min read
Notifying Nanomaterials on the CPNP Six Months Ahead
Why nanomaterial ingredients need a separate six-month advance notice before your EU CPNP filing, and how the -nano- suffix works on labels.
May 12, 2026Read
European Union (CPNP)4 min read
Reading Annex II: The EU List of Banned Ingredients
How to actually search Annex II of Regulation 1223/2009 for a specific ingredient, and how its scope differs from Canada's Hotlist for the same substance.
May 12, 2026Read
Prohibited & Restricted4 min read
Resorcinol in Hair Products and Its Hotlist Limits
How resorcinol's Hotlist restriction splits between hair dye and other uses, and the warning statement your label must carry.
May 12, 2026Read
Product Categories4 min read
The Microbead Ban and What It Means for Body Scrubs
Why plastic microbeads got pulled from rinse-off scrubs and which natural exfoliants keep your formula on the right side of the rule.
May 12, 2026Read
European Union (CPNP)4 min read
CMR Substances and Why They Are Banned in EU Cosmetics
How carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic classification triggers an automatic EU cosmetics ban, and the narrow derogation exception.
May 11, 2026Read
United States (MoCRA)4 min read
Do You Have to Register Your Cosmetic Facility With FDA?
A decision-focused walkthrough of whether your specific manufacturing or processing setup actually triggers MoCRA facility registration.
May 11, 2026Read
United States (MoCRA)4 min read
Does MoCRA Cover Cosmetics Sold Only Online?
Correcting the common assumption that a direct-to-consumer web brand skips MoCRA duties because it never sells in retail stores.
May 11, 2026Read
Business & Operations4 min read
Labeling Imported Cosmetics to Meet Canadian Rules
The bilingual, INCI, and net-quantity fixes an importer typically has to apply before a foreign-made cosmetic can sell in Canada.
May 11, 2026Read
Product Categories4 min read
Lash Serums: Conditioning Cosmetic Versus Growth Drug
Where a lash serum's claims quietly cross from a conditioning cosmetic into drug territory, and why the wording matters more than the formula.
May 11, 2026Read
Product Categories4 min read
Self-Tanner DHA and the Cosmetic Notification It Needs
How dihydroxyacetone stays a cosmetic ingredient in self-tanners and what concentration and warning detail belongs on your CNF.
May 11, 2026Read
Soap & Handmade4 min read
How to List Saponified Oils on a Soap Ingredient Panel
Sodium olivate or Olive oil and lye? A clear rule for listing saponified oils correctly on a soap label or filing.
May 10, 2026Read
Business & Operations3 min read
Preparing for the April 12 2026 Fragrance Allergen List
What to inventory and review before List 1 fragrance allergen disclosure becomes mandatory on Canadian CNFs and labels.
May 10, 2026Read
European Union (CPNP)4 min read
Using the CosIng Database to Vet an Ingredient
A step-by-step way to search the EU CosIng database for restrictions, functions, and annex references before you formulate.
May 10, 2026Read
Soap & Handmade4 min read
Using Titanium Dioxide to Whiten Soap Without Trouble
How to list titanium dioxide correctly on a soap label and what to check before you rely on it as a whitener.
May 10, 2026Read
United States (MoCRA)3 min read
You Got a Facility Registration Number, Now What?
How to link your MoCRA facility registration to product listings, and where the number does and doesn't appear publicly.
May 10, 2026Read
Suppliers & SDS4 min read
Concentration Ranges vs Exact Percentages on an SDS
Why safety data sheets list ranges like 1 to 5 percent, and how to turn that range into a number you can defend on a filing.
May 9, 2026Read
European Union (CPNP)4 min read
The New EU Concentration Limits for Retinol in Cosmetics
What the Annex III caps on retinol, retinyl acetate, and retinyl palmitate mean for your formula and your label warning.
May 9, 2026Read
European Union (CPNP)4 min read
When Cosmetics Need a UFI Under CLP Poison Center Rules
The rare situations where a cosmetic also falls under CLP hazard classification and needs a UFI code and PCN filing.
May 9, 2026Read
Prohibited & Restricted4 min read
When One Hotlist Entry Carries Several Conditions
How a single restricted substance can carry different limits by product type, all of which must be satisfied at once.
May 9, 2026Read
Global Markets4 min read
Why One Product Now Needs Both EU CPNP and UK SCPN Entries
A side-by-side look at CPNP and SCPN data fields so you don't assume one filing covers both the EU and UK markets.
May 9, 2026Read
Soap & Handmade4 min read
Antibacterial Soap Claims: Cosmetic, Drug, or Neither
Why saying your soap kills germs can turn it into a drug overnight, and what wording keeps it a cosmetic instead.
May 8, 2026Read
Concentration Limits4 min read
Coumarin as a Fragrance Allergen and When to Declare It
How coumarin's leave-on and rinse-off thresholds work in practice, using real percentage math a maker can follow.
May 8, 2026Read
Business & Operations4 min read
ISO 22716 Basics Every Indie Cosmetic Brand Should Know
What ISO 22716 actually covers, what it does not force on a small brand, and which parts to adopt first.
May 8, 2026Read