Sun creams, hair care, skin care and cosmetics products

Sun creams, hair care, skin care and cosmetics products

Criteria

Products must not contain any of the following:

  • fragrances
  • ingredients or constituents generally causing sensitisation or irritation, or content levels of these likely to have this effect
  • plant ingredients sourced from the Compositae (daisy) family
  • prohibited substances

Other requirements:

  • The product raw materials must be pure and of high quality, with quality certificates to be provided where required.
  • Some product raw materials may be permitted subject to specific maximum content levels.

The product must not contain fragrances (perfume, aroma, scent or individual fragrance chemicals) that generally cause sensitisation or irritation, or content levels of these likely to have this effect. The product must not contain any plant ingredients sourced from the Compositae (daisy) family. Examples of “prohibited substances” are methylisothiazolinone, phenylene diamines, film forming substances, metallic impurities, formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers, and essential oils. The product raw materials must be pure and of high quality, with quality certificates to be provided on request. INCI names, CAS numbers and content levels must be declared for the product ingredients. Some product raw materials are permitted up to specified maximum content levels, for example the permitted content level of the preservative phenoxyethanolis <0.699%.