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Reformulating When Regulations Change
Regulatory change is the one cause of reformulation a brand cannot negotiate with. What actually has to happen…
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Articles in this category for beauty brand owners and cosmetics importers.
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Natural and Organic Cosmetic Certification: COSMOS, Ecocert and NATRUE
Certification changes the formula, the packaging, the supply chain and the margin. Brands that decide late usu…
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Cosmetic Batch Release: Who Signs Off and What They Check
A batch is not saleable because it was produced. It is saleable because someone with the authority to do so re…
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Post-Market Surveillance: Complaints, Adverse Events and Recalls
The work that keeps a cosmetic product legal does not stop when it goes on sale. Complaints have to be triaged…
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Inside the Factory Laboratory: What Gets Tested In-House
The factory laboratory is not a smaller version of a third-party testing house. Its job is to catch problems w…
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Selling Cosmetics in Southeast Asia: The ASEAN Cosmetic Directive in Practice
Harmonised rules exist on paper, yet the filing experience differs sharply between member states. Brands that …
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Choosing a Third-Party Cosmetic Testing Laboratory: What to Commission
Factories run their own release testing, but the studies a brand needs for registration sit with accredited th…
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UK Cosmetics After Brexit: SCPN and the UK Responsible Person
An EU compliant product is not automatically compliant in Great Britain. The notification, the responsible per…
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Cosmetic GMP Audit Preparation: Document Checklist
Audits rarely fail on the production line. They fail on documents that cannot be produced, records with gaps, …