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Cosmetic Regulation

The truth about cosmetics and their ingredients

What is a cosmetic product? 💄

In the United Kingdom and Europe, a cosmetic product is defined as:

"A "cosmetic product" shall mean any substance or mixture intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body (epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odours and/or protecting them or keeping them in good condition."

Nowadays it is easy for consumers to research products and their ingredients however, with an evergrowing industry and a constant list of new "trends", there has also been a massive increase in fake news that companies are feeding consumers. Click to find out more about cosmetic regulations in the UK and Europe .

Fake News vs The Truth
Fake True
  • Parabens, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and other common ingredients are nasties and products containing them should be avoided.
  • Cosmetics in the UK and EU are still tested on animals. You should only buy products that bare the cruetly free logo.
  • You can buy cosmetic products that treat and cure skin conditions such as acne, psoriasis, keratosis pilaris and eczema.
  • Parabens, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and other common ingredients are completely safe and have been tested according to the EU and UK cosmetic regulations.
  • The use of animals to test cosmetics products or their ingredients is banned in the UK and all other member states of the European Union, and has been banned since 2003. Since March 2013, it has also been illegal to sell cosmetics products within the EU which have been, or which contain ingredients, newly tested on animals.
  • No cosmetic product can claim to "treat" or be "curative", otherwise it falls into the category of medicine. The function of cosmetic products is to clean, perfume, change the appearance of and maintain the external areas of the body.

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