Global Markets4 min read
Why Sunscreen Is a Drug in Some Markets and a Cosmetic in Others
How the US, EU, and Australia treat SPF products differently, and where sunscreen claims can knock your notification out of the cosmetic lane.
July 2, 2026Read
Tagged sunscreen
Product Categories4 min read
Why Your Sunscreen Needs a DIN, Not a Cosmetic Notification
Any SPF claim in Canada pulls the product into the drug pathway, meaning a DIN or NPN, not a Cosmetic Notification Form.
June 24, 2026Read
Concentration Limits3 min read
Titanium Dioxide as a UV Filter and Its Concentration Cap
Titanium dioxide is treated very differently as a sunscreen active than as a colorant. Here is why the distinction changes your entire filing.
June 19, 2026Read
Concentration Limits4 min read
Zinc Oxide Sunscreen Concentration Limits for Makers
How zinc oxide behaves differently in a cosmetic moisturizer versus a regulated sunscreen, and why the percentage alone doesn't decide.
May 21, 2026Read
Prohibited & Restricted4 min read
Benzophenone UV Filters and Their Hotlist Conditions
How benzophenone-type UV filters are treated on Canada's Hotlist and why adding one can turn your cosmetic into a sunscreen drug.
April 29, 2026Read
Labeling & Claims4 min read
Why an SPF Claim Turns Your Cosmetic Into a Drug
Any sun protection factor claim shifts a product out of cosmetic territory and into drug or natural health product rules, with different labeling entirely.
April 28, 2026Read
United States (MoCRA)4 min read
Where Sunscreen Sits Between MoCRA and OTC Drug Rules
Sunscreen is regulated as an OTC drug in the US, not a cosmetic, which changes which rules actually apply to an SPF product.
April 15, 2026Read
Ingredient Guides4 min read
Titanium Dioxide: Colorant or Sunscreen Active in Canada
Titanium dioxide is the same white powder in a foundation and a sunblock, but the claim on your label decides which rulebook governs it.
April 10, 2026Read
Product Categories4 min read
Adding SPF to Lip Balm Turns It Into a Drug Product
One sun-protection claim moves a simple lip balm out of cosmetic notification and into drug regulation entirely, with a different process altogether.
January 31, 2026Read
Ingredient Guides3 min read
Zinc Oxide in Cosmetics: INCI, CAS, and When It Becomes a Drug
Zinc oxide (CAS 1314-13-2) works fine as a cosmetic pigment, until your claim language turns it into an OTC drug ingredient.
January 28, 2026Read
Australia (AICIS)3 min read
AICIS and Sunscreen: Where the Regulatory Line Sits
Sunscreen in Australia is usually a therapeutic good, not a cosmetic, yet AICIS still governs the ingredients behind it. Here is how the two regimes connect.
January 24, 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