Cosmetic Legislation & Selling Legalities, Setting Up on Your Own

Course review:

There are so many different areas that you will need to address before you are able to sell your products legally that it can appear to be a baffling and complex task. Anything that you make that is sold to ‘go on’ the skin, whether it is a product that you put in the bath, wash off your skin or leave on your body, is certified as a cosmetic and therefore needs to be safety assessed and certified.

Whilst it is possible to purchase pre-certified soap bases, creams and other products, you will soon realise that the most fun to be had is in the making of the products themselves. Rather than you having to rely on pre-certifieds, we aim to unravel the mysteries surrounding the certification process and set you straight about what you need to do before, during and after your product manufacture.

By the end of the course, you will be able to prepare your formulation for submission to your cosmetic chemist and understand what paperwork and records need to be kept for each batch of products you make. You will be able assemble the information that needs to be put on your product label and understand how to identify allergens contained within your essential and frgrance oils. You will be understand how to weigh your products to meet Trading Standards requirements and prepare a GMP.

Course Contents

• Why your products need to be safety assessed
• Preparation and information needed for a successful Safety Assessment
• Good Manufacturing Practice document
• Information required for a PIF
• Information required for Product Specifications
• MSDS Information
• Batch Control and Record Keeping
• Quality Control
• Product Labelling
• INCI Information
• Allergens
• Trading Standards and what they will expect
• Wrapping and weighing your products
• 'Can I sell it now?’ check list
• Useful contacts and weblinks
• Cosmetic Chemist/Toxicologist information
• Common INCI Names
• Allergen Names and CAS Numbers
• Essential Oils Allergen Listing

A comprehensive set of course notes will be given to you on the course.