Industry Guide for the labelling of cosmetics

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 The Food and Drugs Act and the Cosmetic Regulations
  • 1.2 The Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regulations
  • 1.3 Advertising clearance
  • 1.4 Information on labels
• 2. Definitions
• 3. Cosmetic classification and cosmetic claims
  • 3.1 Cosmetic classification
    • 3.1.1 Composition
    • 3.1.2 Proposed use
    • 3.1.3 Examples of classifications
  • 3.2 Acceptable versus unacceptable claims
• 4. Product identity
  • 4.1 Products that have both outer and inner labels
    • 4.1.1 Outer label requirements
    • 4.1.2 Inner label requirements
  • 4.2 Products that have an inner label only
    • 4.2.1 Inner label requirements
• 5. Net quantity of the product
  • 5.1 Products that have both outer and inner labels
    • 5.1.1 Outer label requirements
    • 5.1.2 Inner label requirements
  • 5.2 products that have an inner label only
• 6. Name and address of manufacturer
  • 6.1 Products that have  both outer and inner labels
    • 6.1.1 Outer label requirements
    • 6.1.2 Inner label requirements
  • 6.2 Products that have  an inner label only
    • 6.2.1 Readability
    • 6.2.2 Other requirements
• 7. Avoidable hazards and cautions
  • 7.1 Prescribed cautions for hair dyes, and genital deodorants in pressurized containers
    • 7.1.1 Hair dyes
    • 7.1.3 Genital deodorants in pressurized containers
  • 7.2 Prescribed cautions for pressurized metal containers
    • 7.2.1 Products that have an inner label only
    • 7.2.2 Products that have both outer and inner labels
  • 7.3 Prescribed cautions for flammable products in pressurized metal containers
    • 7.3.1 Products that have an inner label only
    • 7.3.2 Products that have both outer and inner labels
  • 7.4 Prescribed cautions for mouthwashes
  • 7.5 Non-prescribed cautions
    • 7.5.1 Non-metallic containers
    • 7.5.2 Patch tests
    • 7.5.3 Caustic depilatories
    • 7.5.4 Melted epilatories
• 8. Ingredients
  • 8.1 International Nomenclature for Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) System
  • 8.2 Ingredient nomenclature
    • 8.2.1 Botanicals
    • 8.2.2 Ingredients listed in the schedule
    • 8.2.3 Ingredients without INCI names
  • 8.3 How to list ingredients on the label
    • 8.3.1 Descending order of predominance
    • 8.3.2 Ingredients with concentration of 1% or less
    • 8.3.3 Colouring agents
    • 8.3.4 Fragrance
    • 8.3.5 Flavour
    • 8.3.6 Make-up, nail polish and nail enamel
    • 8.3.7 Cosmetics in small packages or containers
    • 8.3.8 Cosmetics in ornamental containers
    • 8.3.9 Oddly-shaped cosmetics
  • 8.4 Products exempted from mandatory ingredient labelling
• 9. Sources of additional information
  • 9.1 Further information about the Acts
  • 9.2 Obtaining government documents
  • 9.3 Flame projection information
  • 9.4 Canadian metric practice guide
  • 9.5 Canada Border Services Agency
  • 9.6 Ad Standards
  • 9.7 Cosmetics Alliance Canada
  • 9.8 French language requirements
  • 9.9 International cosmetic ingredient dictionary and handbook