L’Oréal’s Product Impact Labelling System: The Ultimate Guide

Nutritional breakdowns, ethical trade branding, recycling information – and now estimates of a product’s climate impact. Consumers across the globe are starting to see a new kind of information on goods packaging, indicating the level of planet-heating gases emitted by making the items they are buying. This fresh wave of efforts at “carbon footprint” labeling […]

Ultimate Guide to Cosmetic Labelling Rules From Around the World in 2024

As labelling is not only used to help inform consumers of a product’s intended use and any related warnings, also notify its ingredients, the net quantity of contents, and its place of manufacture or distribution, proper labelling is an important aspect of marketing a cosmetic or personal care product. Labelling represents an important part of […]

UK Government Launches Consultation on Unregulated Cosmetic Procedures

Concerns have been expressed about the regulation of doctors carrying out cosmetic surgery and the unclear nature of some of the organisations accrediting them. The Royal College of Surgeons of England has long campaigned for better regulation of cosmetic surgery. Many people do not realise that the law allows any doctor – surgeon or otherwise […]

UK Government Launches Investigation Into Safety Concerns with Cosmetic Products

Call for Data: Safety of Cosmetic Ingredients OPSS would like to invite any interested parties to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) would like to invite any interested parties, including academia, manufacturers of cosmetic products, producers of the substances concerned and […]

Cosmetic Labelling Regulation Changes in Countries around the World

If you are looking to start a cosmetic business in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, and Wales), it is essential that you comply with the relevant regulations. The UK Cosmetic Regulation was put in place to ensure that all cosmetic products sold in the UK are safe and fit for purpose. The Regulation is a […]

More Labelling Changes? Cosmetic Labelling Regulation Changes in Countries around the World

If you are looking to start a cosmetic business in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, and Wales), it is essential that you comply with the relevant regulations. The UK Cosmetic Regulation was put in place to ensure that all cosmetic products sold in the UK are safe and fit for purpose. The Regulation is a […]

Animal Testing for Cosmetics is Back in the UK in 2023

The UK government had banned the testing of makeup ingredients on animals for more than two decades when it quietly reversed its stance in 2019. It began issuing licenses for animal testing of cosmetic ingredients in line with European Union rules, which don’t allow animal testing to determine whether makeup is safe for consumers, but […]

Trends and Predictions for Cosmetics Labels & Packaging in 2023

Packaging and labelling represents a hugely important part of your cosmetics product. It’s your first line of advertising and marketing and can make the difference between a prospective customer taking a closer look or taking a pass. Cosmetics packaging is also a rapidly changing landscape, as consumer expectations and sensibilities change, and novel packaging materials […]

7 Celebrities Fuelling the Vegan Cosmetics Revolution

Once perceived as something for overly health-conscious people, the vegan lifestyle is now one of the most popular lifestyle trends of the 21st century. 2019, to be precise, was declared the year of the vegan, and the trend is not showing signs of receding any time soon. This has a ripple effect with the demand […]

Is Animal Testing for Cosmetics About to Come Back to the UK?

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Animal rights campaigners had worked for decades to end animal testing for cosmetics and, in 2009, a long-awaited EU-wide ban was introduced. Four years later, a ban on the sale of goods tested on animals anywhere in the world was implemented, leading many to believe that the campaign for cruelty-free cosmetics was officially won. But […]