Fragrance Allergens4 min read
Allergen Declaration Checklist Before You File
A working checklist for gathering fragrance allergen data, doing the concentration math, and placing it correctly before submission.
June 8, 2026Read
Canada & the CNF4 min read
Amazon Canada Wants Your CNF Details Before You List
Why Amazon.ca gates cosmetic listings on notification proof, and how to have your CN number ready before the review request lands.
June 8, 2026Read
Product Categories4 min read
Baby Shampoo Tear-Free Claims and How to File Them
Tear-free and gentle-formula wording can stay squarely cosmetic, but infant products deserve extra care in filing and ingredient choice.
June 8, 2026Read
Australia (AICIS)4 min read
Import Versus Manufacture: How AICIS Treats Each
AICIS regulates both imported and locally made cosmetic ingredients as industrial chemicals, and mixing local materials still counts as introducing a chemical.
June 8, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
What With Hyaluronic Acid on the Front Really Requires
A front-label featured-ingredient callout like hyaluronic acid has to match your actual ingredient list and concentration, not just sound good.
June 8, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
When Your Cosmetic Label Must Be Bilingual in Canada
Canadian cosmetic labels need English and French for consumer-facing information, but not every element on the package follows the same rule.
June 8, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
Cosmetic Label Compliance for Etsy and Amazon Sellers
A practical checklist for handmade cosmetic sellers to get bilingual, INCI-accurate labels right before a marketplace flags the listing.
June 7, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Mica, Iron Oxides, and Reading a Colorant's Full INCI
How a single shimmer pigment splits into mica plus several CI-numbered oxides, and why each layer needs its own line on the filing.
June 7, 2026Read
Product Categories4 min read
Notifying a Single-Oil Facial Product the Right Way
How to describe, function-code, and concentration-list a one-ingredient or blended facial oil correctly on a Cosmetic Notification Form.
June 7, 2026Read
Product Categories4 min read
Retinol Serums and the Line Between Smoothing and Treating
Why retinol serums can stay cosmetic in Canada as long as the claims describe appearance, not treatment of an underlying condition.
June 7, 2026Read
Product Categories4 min read
Tinted Moisturizer With SPF: Cosmetic Colour, Drug Protection
Why a tinted moisturizer with sunscreen splits into two regulatory categories, and what that means for how you file it in Canada.
June 7, 2026Read
United States (MoCRA)4 min read
Picking the Right Product Category Code in Cosmetics Direct
A walkthrough of how FDA cosmetic product category codes work and how to choose the closest match for an unusual product type.
June 6, 2026Read
Concentration Limits4 min read
Reading a Supplier COA to Find the Real Active Percent
How to pull the true active ingredient assay off a certificate of analysis instead of trusting a trade name's implied strength.
June 6, 2026Read
Fragrance Allergens5 min read
The 26 EU Allergens vs the Expanded Disclosure Set
How the long-standing 26-allergen EU baseline compares to the wider expanded list, and what falls newly into disclosure scope.
June 6, 2026Read
European Union (CPNP)4 min read
The EU Animal Testing Ban and Its Real Limits
What the EU cosmetics animal testing ban actually covers, and why the REACH chemical safety system has complicated the cruelty-free promise since 2013.
June 6, 2026Read
Ingredient Guides4 min read
Ultramarines (CI 77007): Where Blue Pigment Is Allowed
A practical look at ultramarines, their CI number, and the eye-area limits makers need to check before filing.
June 6, 2026Read
Business & Operations4 min read
Do Free Samples and Testers Need Their Own Filing
Whether a giveaway sample or in-store tester carries the same notification and labeling duties as the retail product.
June 5, 2026Read
Ingredient Guides3 min read
Ethylhexylglycerin: A Preservative Booster and Skin Conditioner
Why ethylhexylglycerin isn't a standalone preservative, and how its real job is boosting phenoxyethanol and similar systems.
June 5, 2026Read
Global Markets4 min read
How Cosmetic Colorants Are Approved Differently by Market
Why a colorant cleared in one country can be off-limits in another, and how to check before you export a formula.
June 5, 2026Read
Selling Channels4 min read
Ingredient Disclosure on a Shopify Cosmetic Product Page
How to publish an INCI list on a Shopify product page that matches your label and your filing exactly.
June 5, 2026Read
Soap & Handmade4 min read
Labeling Fragrance Oils Versus Essential Oils in Soap
How synthetic fragrance oils and natural essential oils each get declared differently on a handmade soap ingredient list.
June 5, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
Making Biodegradable and Eco Claims You Can Defend
What backs up a biodegradable or eco claim on a cosmetic label, and where vague green language turns into a legal risk.
June 5, 2026Read
Business & Operations4 min read
Designing a Lot Number System That Scales With You
A lot-code scheme that encodes date and production line so traceability still works once you have dozens of SKUs.
June 4, 2026Read
Business & Operations4 min read
Do You Need a Responsible Person to Import Cosmetics
What an in-market responsible person actually does, who is legally on the hook, and when a brand can act as its own.
June 4, 2026Read