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        Resources for You (Cosmetics)

Resources for Industry on Cosmetics

                        
                Cosmetic Ingredient Suppliers: Fact Sheet
          Cosmetics Importers & Exporters: Fact Sheet
          Salon Professionals: Fact Sheet
          Small Businesses & Homemade Cosmetics: Fact Sheet Home
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What the Law Says About Cosmetics: Overviews
	Laws and Regulations: The Authoritative Sources
	Labeling
	Quick Reference for Frequently Requested Topics
	Guidance Documents
	Additional Online Resources from Outside of FDAWhat the Law Says About Cosmetics: Overviews

FDA Authority Over Cosmetics
	Is It a Cosmetic, a Drug, or Both? (Or Is It Soap?)
	Key Legal Concepts: "Interstate Commerce," "Adulterated," and "Misbranded"
	Current Issues in the Safety & Labeling of Cosmetics: VideoLaws and Regulations: The Authoritative Sources

Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022
	Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)
	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA)Labeling

Cosmetics Labeling Regulations
	Cosmetics Labeling Guide: The "How To" guide for cosmetic labeling: Answers to your labeling questions, with examplesQuick Reference for Frequently Requested Topics

*Color Additives*:

Color Additives and Cosmetics: Fact Sheet
	Color Additives Permitted for Use in Cosmetics
	"Cosmeceutical"
	Diethanolamine
	*Dioxane*: 1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetics: A Manufacturing Byproduct
	*Imports & Exports*: Cosmetics Importers & Exporters: Fact Sheet
	*Ingredients*: Prohibited & Restricted Ingredients in Cosmetics
	Inspection of Cosmetics
	Microbiological Methods for Cosmetics: Chapter 23 of FDA’s Bacteriological Analytical Manual
	*Recall*: FDA Recall Policy for Cosmetics
	Shelf Life and Expiration Dating of Cosmetics
	*Soap*: Frequently Asked Questions on Soap
	*Testing*: Product Testing of CosmeticsGuidance Documents

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products
	Draft Guidance for Industry: Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products
	Draft Guidance for Industry: Insanitary Conditions in the Preparation, Packing, and Holding of Tattoo Inks and the Risk of Microbial Contamination
	WITHDRAWN Guidance for Industry: Cosmetics Processors and Transporters Cosmetics Security Preventive Measures Guidance
	Guidance for Industry: Labeling for Cosmetics Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids
	Guidance for Industry: Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products
	Draft Guidance for Industry: Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices, June 2013Additional Online Resources from Outside of FDA

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                        Cosmetic Ingredient Suppliers: Fact Sheet
          Cosmetics Importers & Exporters: Fact Sheet
          Salon Professionals: Fact Sheet
          Small Businesses & Homemade Cosmetics: Fact Sheet
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