Abstract
Personalized or customized cosmetics are increasing in popularity. While compliance with the EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 is mandatory, there are no clear guidelines to ensure their compliance. While cosmetic products are subject to numerous regulations, permitting their sale within the European Single Market, this article focusses on the requirements of the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. Certain provisions of the Regulation are considered and possible solutions proposed to enable the safe use of personalized cosmetics placed on the market.
Highlights
It is a widely established trend that consumers like to personalize their cosmetic products.They want to choose the ingredients in the product according to their skin or hair characteristics with the idea of having unique products that are more effective than off-the-shelf products.The legal framework for cosmetics in the European Union (EU) is Regulation 1223/2009(the Regulation) [1]
While the Regulation does not explicitly mention or address personalized products, if the definition of cosmetic is met, the product must comply with the Regulation
Responsible Persons should be able to foresee all possible combinations of ingredients their cosmetic products can have and prepare a safety assessment for each combination, so than any possible product they place on the market is covered
Summary
It is a widely established trend that consumers like to personalize their cosmetic products. While the Regulation does not explicitly mention or address personalized products, if the definition of cosmetic is met (a product intended to be placed in contact with the external parts of the human body with the intention of cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance, protecting them, keeping them in good condition or correcting body odours), the product must comply with the Regulation. This poses several challenges to retailers and/or manufacturers. These include ensuring good manufacturing practice (including the identification of manufacturing site or sites) and assessing the safety of a product that has a variable composition
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