What defines a “cosmetic product”?
A cosmetic product is any substance or preparation intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity.
The exact products that fall under a “cosmetics” regulation varies between countries.
The regulations in the EU related to cosmetics are the EC Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009
The EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database
CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients contained in the:
- Cosmetics Regulation Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC (Cosmetics Directive), as amended;
- Inventory of Cosmetic Ingredients as amended by Decision 2006/257/EC establishing a common nomenclature of ingredients employed for labelling cosmetic products throughout the EU
- Opinions on cosmetic ingredients of the Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (List of SCCS opinions).
Ingredients made from Industrial Hemp – Cannabis Sativa L.
Searching the database you can find the common ingredients that are derived from industrial hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) and see the recognised functions from a cosmetics perspective and the restrictions.
Cosmetics Product Notification Portal
If you are selling CBD as a cosmetic for topical use only, the product should be registered at the cosmetics product notification portal
All our wholesale CBD products abide by these EU directives be it retail or Cosmetics Contract Manufacturing
