French cosmetics industry news agency - Cosmetics Monitoring Center announced on the 1st that according to the European Union's technical documents on cosmetics instructions and the relevant recommendations of the French Advertising Review Agency, France banned most cosmetics instructions using "not included" and "low Allergic words. This regulation came into effect on July 1.
The announcement said that the words "excluding" cannot be used in the cosmetic instructions in the following cases:
First, ingredients that have been banned, such as "no corticosteroids" should be used; second, some ingredients that may or may not be released, such as a product containing formaldehyde-releasing substances, may not use "formaldehyde-free" "Third, components that are obviously not used in certain types of products; fourth, one or more components that do not have clear coverage, such as "no allergens"; fifth, the product composition is A function, including a function that is stated to be absent in the description. For example, if the product contains alcohol, it cannot be said to be “preservative-free”. Sixth, instructions that may ruin the safety of a component, such as “no trichlorobenzene”. Health."
However, products that target a specific user community can continue to use the words "not included." For example, "alcohol-free" mouthwash for the whole family, "animal-free ingredients" for vegetarians, etc.
The announcement also stated that cosmetics should not contain any known allergenic substances, nor should they contain substances with missing allergenic data. Therefore, the words “hypoallergenic” are prohibited in the product description.
According to the announcement, this regulation has been in effect since July 1 and applies to all new products on the market, but there is no need to recall the products already on the market.
The French Beauty Manufacturers Association issued a notice stating that the new regulations can improve the transparency of products and give consumers a clearer understanding of the true ingredients of the products they purchase.