Soap & Handmade4 min read
The Moment a Bar of Soap Needs a Cosmetic Notification
The exact triggers, claims, ingredients, and form, that turn an exempt bar of true soap into a cosmetic requiring a CNF filing.
July 4, 2026Read
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Product Categories4 min read
Foot Cream and Cuticle Cream: Where the Drug Line Sits
A softening foot cream is a cosmetic. An antifungal or callus-removal one is a drug. The label claim decides which.
May 3, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
The Problem With Pregnancy-Safe Cosmetic Claims
Why labeling a product pregnancy-safe promises a health assurance most makers cannot actually substantiate.
February 27, 2026Read
Product Categories4 min read
After-Sun Aloe Gel Is a Cosmetic, Sunscreen Is Not
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.
January 23, 2026Read
Global Markets4 min read
Korea Functional Cosmetics vs General Cosmetics Explained
Which claims push a product into Korea's functional cosmetic review track instead of the simpler general cosmetic route, and what that shift means.
January 22, 2026Read