Our market has entered a number of new companies offering cosmetic products at very attractive prices. At the same time flowed about that in the United States is the only 3 manufacturers of nail products, and the rest of it spilling, splashing, "treatment". Introduce to you, what are the legal obligations as to cosmetics in the country.

A bit of law to read, but I think that such things should know.

Act of 30 March 2001 on cosmetics.

Article 2
"1 The meaning of the cosmetic is any substance intended for external contact with the human body: skin, hair, lips, nails, genitalia, teeth and the mucous membranes of the mouth, with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, nurture, protect, perfuming or beautification. "

So really, the name we can to "right and left" to use legal rule is very broad.

Article 3
'For the purposes of this Law:
1) manufacturer - the entrepreneur who produces, markets, and his representative and any person who acts as the manufacturer, placing on the product or its attaching your name, company name, trademark or other distinguishing mark, the manufacturer shall also importer, and anyone conducting business activities affect the safety of cosmetic, "

The meaning of the Act, can I take a powdered acrylic, add the pearl, put it into a jar, stick to the jar labeled "Asia" and I am a manufacturer of acrylic powder. The same scenario will not pearl;)

Article 4
"1 Beauty product to be marketed, used in normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions, including in particular the appearance or presentation, labeling, instructions for use and all other indication or information provided by the manufacturer, it does not endanger human health.

Article 5
"1 1. The placing on the market of cosmetic products containing:
1) The substances permitted for use in cosmetics,
2) substances allowed for use in cosmetics only in limited quantities, scope and terms of use, if these requirements have been exceeded,
3) colorants, preservatives, UV-approved for use in cosmetics only in limited quantities, scope and terms of use, if these requirements have been exceeded.
2. Perm is the presence of traces of prohibited substances for use in cosmetics, if technically they can not be eliminated in the production of cosmetic and if it meets the conditions referred to in Article. 4. 1 "

Hence, such I, took the speculations about the MMA (methyl methacrylate), which is a monomer for the production of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). They are used for the manufacture of paints, adhesives, and are composed of powders, liquidów. In some countries, MMA is banned, in others not because we as stylists do not have so much knowledge on this subject that we should have. (More on this topic here )

Article 6
"1 Cosmetic packaging unit should be marked clearly and legibly, by preventing easy removal of labels. "

Note that often it is easy to wash off our label used in the work product.

"2 The label cosmetics unit, subject to par. 3, placed on the container and the outer wrapping should contain the following information:
1) trade name and category of cosmetic,
2) the name or the name and address of the manufacturer and the name of the country, if a cosmetic is manufactured outside the Republic of Polish and European Union countries, the information can be shortened if it is possible to identify the manufacturer,
3) the contents of cosmetics packaging, packing time, in units of weight or volume expressing the net

Here are the exceptions to the Act states:

* Packaging less than 5gr/ml
* Free samples and reusable packaging
* If the product is usually sold in bulk packages, but these data must already be packed. It must then be given the number of individual packages, unless the number is clearly visible,

"4) the term sustainability, to which the cosmetic is stored in appropriate conditions, retains all its properties and meets the requirements of Article. 4. 1; (...) to give the term durability is not required if the minimum shelf-life of cosmetics for use is more than 30 months

5) special warnings in the application of cosmetics, cosmetic, if it is intended for professional use - plus other necessary warnings, "

Usually we have a record of beauty salon, "for professional use" and the record ends.

"6) the serial number or other information identifying a series of cosmetic,
7) data on the operation of the cosmetic, unless it is entirely clear from his presentation,
8) list of ingredients (...) "

The list of ingredients must include the ingredients in order from the largest mass of the addition. Less than 1% of the order is arbitrary. Fragrances should be called the "smell" or "flavor" or the name adopted by MNSK (International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient), and the numbers of colors.

"3 If this is impossible because of the size of the cosmetic, the information set out in paragraphs. 2 item 6 may be placed only on the outer wrapping.

5. In the case of consent referred to in Article. Paragraph 7. 1, by the Chief Sanitary Inspector to disclose the names on the wrapper of one or more ingredients of cosmetics, the list of ingredients referred to in paragraph. 2 point 8 instead of the name of the ingredient shall have its number. "

And here, unfortunately, is loophole for manufacturers of styling products, as they often are very small packages and placed them in storage. There is also a provision that if the container is too small, it remains to attach leaflets, stickers, postcards. If, however, and it is not possible, information should be placed directly on the container or in a place accessible to the buyer, in which the cosmetic is exposed for sale. "It is also possible to request not to disclose the composition of the cosmetic.

I think we should look at what is on our shelves, because not enough that we can lose health, you support the illegal manufacture, thereby losing lawful producers. By the way, if either of us wants to set up its own brand - it is not impossible;)

Author:

Joanna Fronczak

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