Understanding UK Cosmetic Regulations | Small Business Help

[@deborahs5663]

that was awesome thank you. wow I have a lot to do before I can start selling. but this video along with your ebook will be so helpful. thank you 😊

[@revegacosmetics]

You’re so welcome. It seems overwhelming at first, but if you do yourself a little checklist ‘To do’ for each product in order to launch, you’ll soon find that it becomes automatic and you’ll whizz through it in no time.

[@deborahs5663]

@@revegacosmetics thank you 😊 x

[@unalikerose]

If you live in Northern Ireland you need to register with both the UK Cosmetics Portal and the EU Portal. Also you need a CPSR for both UK and EU. When submitting your recipes for assessment inform the company who is doing your CPSR that you are from NI and need to add EU toxicological annex to your CPSR this usually will incur an extra fee (usually £50ish)

[@revegacosmetics]

Yep, 100% - I don't envy you with the EU portal though.

[@unalikerose]

@@revegacosmetics Thank you for your video. It was very, very helpful.😀

[@revegacosmetics]

@@unalikerose Welcome :) Thanks for watching and your comment, as I don't think I mentioned that in the video :)

[@Sooz-gh7fb]

Thank you so much, I found this very helpful. I particularly appreciated the section about the UK portal - formula and batch. Liked and subscribed x

[@revegacosmetics]

Aw, thank you ☺️ Glad it helped.

[@GardenMyselfHappy]

Thanks for this overview. It's been really helpful.

[@revegacosmetics]

Welcome 😊

[@frankiebd1205]

incredibly informative. so glad I found this video, thanks for sharing!

[@revegacosmetics]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dueareview]

Fantastic video thank you but an absolute eye opener as to how difficult it is to get off the ground. Do you think all the instagram adds we see have said certification?

[@clevehines]

Thanks. Your video is the only one that makes sense

[@revegacosmetics]

Glad it helped ☺️

[@fionali5179]

Amazing video informative video

[@ohbeautifaaah]

I LOVE YOU! thank you for making this video!

[@revegacosmetics]

😂☺ Thanks for watching.

[@homeluxurypoint1526]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@revegacosmetics]

Welcome ☺️

[@laalish8]

Fantastic video, very informative. Please do have any idea if I can hire someone to do all these for me? It's so overwhelming.

[@revegacosmetics]

You can check out some of our templates etc in our website and my Patreon linked in the description has loads of more indepth info - see if they help you, or there are some companies such as ceway.eu who will act on your behalf fit a fee. It is good to have a go yourself initially though, so you at least have a good understanding of what’s involved if asked about anything.

[@laalish8]

Than you loads for replying so quickly. I can't do it all my own due to so many commitments but I desperately need to get my business running. I will contact that company, see how they can help me. Can I get some personal help from you please? Do I join the patreon first? My head is all over the place

[@revegacosmetics]

Yes, I get a lot of DMs on social media etc, so I decided most advice to Patreon to make or fair and manageable. I post early access KZbin videos, 2 exclusive videos a month, weekly exclusive business and cosmetic regulation guides and can give one to one support there.

[@LazzzyyLamhe]

Do you have any video for fragrances?

[@revegacosmetics]

What kind of video are you after?

[@anniegold3507]

About to start my business please, will love to start this courses immediately no time to waste. We do I start if I were to choose a course with you? Please recommend. Thank you this video made it lot easier 😮

[@revegacosmetics]

Hi, my course is here, but please be aware it is a DIY, small business formulation class. It is not an official qualification. It is designed to help small scale formulators understand things a little better. revega.co.uk/collections/courses/products/634197 If you want a full cosmetic chemistry qualification then you’d want to look elsewhere.

[@BsktImp]

Very informative video! Can I ask about requirements for packaging and how much testing must (or should) be done to demonstrate packaging does not affect the product (e.g. leeching from container) and vice versa (e.g. breakdown or plasticiser)?

[@revegacosmetics]

This will be part of your stability testing. Just do your normal stability tests in your final packaging and that will give you the answers. You can see my videos on stability testing to help you with how and how long to do these for. :)

[@Lapluie.]

Hi, thank you for the very informative video. You mention that if you are using white label products you dont need to have a cpsr, can i notify the UK portal without cpsr when im white labelling from another manufacturer but im using my brand? Thanks

[@revegacosmetics]

It depends on how you white label. If it’s with a company who remain RP and you just brand the front, then no you don’t, as the RP will already have it and be responsible for all the regulatory admin. If you are the RP buying completely unlabelled products, then you’d need a CPSR. It all depends on the responsible person info that’s going on the label.

[@Lapluie.]

@@revegacosmetics thank you very much

[@lokeshranjan1092]

I have an aloevera gel, made in India and approved in the UK by an UK lab ( Due CPSR certification received for the variant). My question is, can I use a sticker to add, UK Contact person - which would be my UK company. The sticker would be on top of the existing tube sticker, which confers all of the labelling requirement as per CPSR. Your guidance on the issue is highly appreciated. Cheers, Lokesh

[@revegacosmetics]

You’d need to ask the CPSR assessor and/or trading standards. The RP needs to live in the country the product is being sold.

[@lokeshranjan1092]

@@revegacosmetics thanks for your reply and help. Yes I do have earned a residency permit for the UK.

[@HY-wu5nd]

Your video is so useful! There are more steps for importing cosmetics into uk from another country?

[@revegacosmetics]

You’d follow the same process if you import and sell them here, but who did that would depend on who the RP was. If it’s your own brand then you’d be RP and need to do it. If it’s an existing brand you want to resell then they’d need an RP in the UK and would do the regulatory stuff. Importing means there’s ECHA to consider, but only at high volume.

[@dragonpai9202]

Hi Revega, thanks for this video :-) so good to have all this information only in one place! I wanted to ask you about the sign in the label referring to the best before date/ x months after is opened. If I use the '12 M' in that little container, how can the buyer know the month the product should be used? For example, let's say that a stokist is selling my product and someone is buying it 3 months after I manufactured it. How the buyer can know what is the expiration date if the label is only showing '12 M'? I hope my question makes sense. TIA

[@revegacosmetics]

That date is a PAO (period after opening) date. The shelf life unopened would be longer and it would be your responsibility to stop selling any products that go below the PAO. The customer buying it can reasonably assume a shelf life of 12 months from the moment they take it home if the PAO is 12. If you want to put a use-by date on your products, then that is fine and often preferred by customers. So long as there is some way for them to know how long the product is good for. An example of this would be Lip Gloss. A lot of lip gloss has a 36-month shelf life, but a PAO of 12 months. This means it's good for 3 years, but you wouldn't be able to sell it after 2, as the customer needs their full 12-month period after opening. It's also unlikely that you'd have products sitting around for that long either. If you have someone stocking your products then they should be advised of reasonable unopened shelf life, but as I say, it is unlikely that it would take them so long to sell it that it would be a problem. You'd just need to ensure that your products had undergone stability tests. I hope that makes sense :)

[@Bimbiana]

Hello at 4:35 the side note says the products cannot imitate food, if I was to buy a donut bath bomb set would that still be legal? The set is making the bath bombs shaped like donuts and the designs on it can make it look like a strawberry or other flavor donut.

[@revegacosmetics]

If you are buying the kit and making for your own use, not selling then it’s up to you. If something represents food, ie it looks like a cupcake but it’s a flat image type imitation that’s fine, however if it imitates it in such a way that it looks like the real thing, then we can’t do that.

[@Januellla]

Hello, I am a little bit confused about testing. How is it with anhydrous products? I know, I need CPSR. But do I need Stability Testing as well? Thank you very much. ❤

[@revegacosmetics]

Yes, you do stability testing for everything, it's the challenge testing that is only done for water based products. So if you only have anhydrous products you just need to do the stability and not challenge.

[@Januellla]

Thank you.

[@dillanhill4439]

That's an awesome video. Thanks for sharing. I am making a midge spray with essential oils already known for being insect repellent. Do you think i could make a claim based on this? Thanks

[@revegacosmetics]

You’d have to go through the claims testing process, so best ask a lab for their advice. Ceway.eu can probably help.

[@dillanhill4439]

@@revegacosmetics Thanks, ill give them a message

[@amybarber9870]

Hello! Thank you for this. How long do the UK Gov normally take to get back to you on the SCPN? Thank you very much :)

[@revegacosmetics]

When you sign up and submit a product, it's just you entering details, so no waiting for a reply, it's done as soon as you click to finish. If you mean in terms of asking them a question. I don't know, but with anything Gov website related, a little while I expect.

[@amybarber9870]

@@revegacosmetics Oh thank you, so helpful. I thought I'd seen somewhere thay you had to notify them 6 months before selling, but think that may have been on the old EU system.

[@amybarber9870]

Aha. I've just realised where I saw it. It's only if you're using novel nano materials. www.gov.uk/government/publications/cosmetic-products-enforcement-regulations-2013/regulation-20091223-and-the-cosmetic-products-enforcement-regulations-2013-great-britain

[@revegacosmetics]

@@amybarber9870 No, just register and upload your products to the SCPN before selling and you're good. You don't need to wait for a reply or anything. Just remember that the EU and UK are separate portals now, so if you sell to the EU too, you'll need an RP in a EU country and to do the EU portal entries.

[@yolak416]

Hello dear. I have magical product it about hair regrowth. It's like old receipt since the old faraonic age. Great results. Anyway how to contact you??

[@user-qq9dh5wu9l]

Very informative. What do i need if my cosmetics products are made by manufacturers in china with my logo.thanks

[@revegacosmetics]

All of the same things if you are selling in the UK. This means getting all the technical data sheets for your products for your safety assessor and getting the product assessed, completing a PIF, reporting on the cosmetics portal, ensuring labels are correct etc.

[@user-qq9dh5wu9l]

Thanks a lot for your reply çan the CPSR be done in China.

[@revegacosmetics]

@@user-qq9dh5wu9l No, if you are importing the products to the UK, you need a UK based responsible person and a CPSR created in their name (yours if its you), in the UK.

[@sujeewakumarage2102]

can i sell my own lipsticks as a small buisness like selling it to relatives, and friends?

[@revegacosmetics]

If you do all the regulatory stuff yes.

[@croslaw]

Can you start selling your cosmetic as soon as you upload your notification or must you wait for some form of approval/acceptance?

[@revegacosmetics]

Yes, so long as you’ve complete a PIF and have a CPSR, then you register on the portal and then you’re good to sell. You don’t need to wait for any confirmation :)

[@croslaw]

@@revegacosmetics Thank you so much! Very informative video.

[@revegacosmetics]

@@croslaw welcome :) thanks for watching.

[@letsrelaxletsrelax]

wanted to ask...lets say I already started a company in Ghana. Do I have to reopen another company in the UK?

[@revegacosmetics]

Hi, no you don’t need to open a new company, you just need a designated responsible person in the UK and they would do the things listed in the video for your products.

[@EstherOnyegbula_]

Can I start my skincare business in my house?

[@revegacosmetics]

Depends on where you live, but in the UK yes you can so long as you follow good manufacturing practice.

[@inesinesines1912]

Hi please how about settling down a brand that already exists aboard is that possible ?

[@revegacosmetics]

Hi, I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what you're asking?

[@inesinesines1912]

@@revegacosmetics ok let me explain: I want to implant a North Africas cosmetic products in the uk is it possible?

[@revegacosmetics]

⁠@@inesinesines1912If you want to sell products in the UK but live elsewhere you will need to a UK based Responsible person to act on your behalf to do all the regulatory admin. I’d suggest speaking to Ceway.eu as they offer this service.

[@inesinesines1912]

@@revegacosmetics I live in the uk the question is can I import a branded cosmetic

[@inesinesines1912]

@@revegacosmetics will contact them thank you 🙏

[@Januellla]

Where can I find the E-book please?

[@revegacosmetics]

Ebook is available here revega.co.uk/collections/ebooks/products/ebook-how-to-legally-start-a-small-cosmetics-business-in-the-uk

[@Thesoapworksstore]

could you pay for someone to do all this for you.

[@revegacosmetics]

Yes. There are companies who offer an RP service whereby they act as responsible person for you. I’d recommend speaking to Michael at MAF, Kam @thecosmeticregulator or ceway.eu

[@iamdalaw1]

Can i use a PO address instead of a home address?

[@revegacosmetics]

Sadly no, it has to be the address where the PIF is kept.

[@iamdalaw1]

@@revegacosmetics thx for your reply. does this mean i need to display my home address on my products?

[@revegacosmetics]

@@iamdalaw1 Yes if you are the responsible person and this is where you store the PIF. If you have business premises then you can use that.

[@IAMCHOICETVSISTER]

I have just bought a cosmetic assessment for body butters, is trade approved scales a must? If yes can I buy a second hand one cos they are not cheap at all.🥲

[@revegacosmetics]

Sadly yes, as anything sold by weight has to be made and filled using these, but yes second hand is fine so long as they are calibrated. Talk to the guys at one weigh, they are very helpful.