List 2 fragrance allergen disclosure becomes mandatory in Canada on August 1, 2026. Here is what expands beyond List 1 and how to prepare your CNF.
What sodium cocoyl isethionate actually is, why syndet bar makers reach for it, and what to check before filing one as a cosmetic.
A working reference for the everyday solvent INCI names that trip up filings, from plain Aqua to Alcohol Denat and Propanediol.
When you manufacture bulk cosmetic base for another company to finish and sell, the CNF duty is not automatically yours. Here is how it's decided.
Why a soothing after-sun gel files as a cosmetic while any product claiming to prevent or block sunburn is regulated as a drug instead.
Why aerosol dry shampoo carries different filing and labeling considerations than a loose powder version of the same formula.
Kojic acid is restricted, not banned, on Canada's Hotlist. What the concentration limit means for brightening formulas and how to file around it.
How to work out the real concentration of actives and preservatives already inside a ready-made lotion or cream base before you add anything.
What it means when a boutique or market asks to be named additional insured, and how to add them without overpaying your premium.
How to declare a proprietary fragrance blend on a Canadian Cosmetic Notification Form when the supplier will not give you a full breakdown.
Why shaving soaps, which often carry conditioning or skin-comfort claims, tend to fall outside the true-soap exemption most bar soaps rely on.
Which claims push a product into Korea's functional cosmetic review track instead of the simpler general cosmetic route, and what that shift means.
A practical verification pass for supplier-provided INCI lists, since trade shorthand and small errors show up more often than makers expect.
The exact section of a supplier SDS where CAS numbers live, and what to do when an ingredient has several numbers or none at all.
What can trigger an FDA-ordered cosmetic recall under MoCRA, and how a responsible person should react if it happens.
What the second tranche of Canada's fragrance allergen disclosure requires and how it builds on the List 1 deadline from earlier in 2026.
How to preserve batch traceability once a fulfillment warehouse, not you, is the one shipping every order.
Which hydration phrases stay cosmetic, and which ones quietly promise barrier repair or drug-level function.
A plain-language look at the SDS from a soap or cosmetic maker's side, and why you need one even without a chemistry background.
Some ingredient introductions you already reported to AICIS come back around and need a later declaration too.
The two-step math from a supplier's percent-in-fragrance figure to the real percent-in-product number, worked through a leave-on example.
The CNF requirement is tied to selling to Canadian buyers, not to which platform you happen to sell through.
Where declared fragrance allergens sit inside a descending-order ingredient list, and the sequencing mistakes to avoid.
A single in-person sale at a Canadian market starts the same 10-day notification clock as any online order.