Resources for Industry on Cosmetics
FDA information and links to resources commonly requested by the cosmetics industry.
Frequently requested resources for cosmetics manufacturers, packers, and distributors, large and small, are listed on this page.
- What the Law Says About Cosmetics: Overviews
- Laws and Regulations: The Authoritative Sources
- Labeling
- Quick Reference for Frequently Requested Topics
- Guidance Documents
- Additional Online Resources from Outside of FDA
What the Law Says About Cosmetics: Overviews
- FDA Authority Over Cosmetics
- Is It a Cosmetic, a Drug, or Both? (Or Is It Soap?)
- Key Legal Concepts: "Interstate Commerce," "Adulterated," and "Misbranded"
- Current Issues in the Safety & Labeling of Cosmetics: Video
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Laws and Regulations: The Authoritative Sources
- Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)
- Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA)
Labeling
- Cosmetics Labeling Regulations
- Cosmetics Labeling Guide: The "How To" guide for cosmetic labeling: Answers to your labeling questions, with examples
Quick Reference for Frequently Requested Topics
Color Additives:
- Color Additives and Cosmetics: Fact Sheet
- Color Additives Permitted for Use in Cosmetics
- "Cosmeceutical"
- Diethanolamine
- Dioxane: 1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetics: A Manufacturing Byproduct
- Imports & Exports: Cosmetics Importers & Exporters: Fact Sheet
- Ingredients: Prohibited & Restricted Ingredients in Cosmetics
- Inspection of Cosmetics
- Microbiological Methods for Cosmetics: Chapter 23 of FDA’s Bacteriological Analytical Manual
- Recall: FDA Recall Policy for Cosmetics
- Shelf Life and Expiration Dating of Cosmetics
- Soap: Frequently Asked Questions on Soap
- Testing: Product Testing of Cosmetics
Guidance Documents
- FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products
- Draft Guidance for Industry: Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products
- Draft Guidance for Industry: Insanitary Conditions in the Preparation, Packing, and Holding of Tattoo Inks and the Risk of Microbial Contamination
- WITHDRAWN Guidance for Industry: Cosmetics Processors and Transporters Cosmetics Security Preventive Measures Guidance
- Guidance for Industry: Labeling for Cosmetics Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids
- Guidance for Industry: Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products
- Draft Guidance for Industry: Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices, June 2013