Okay, I've been sifting through the pages of the FDA's handbook (almost as fun as reading through my finance homework or doing a tax return ... leave it to the government to provide their audience with bland reading) and I just want to ensure that I'm understanding correctly. I plan on making a lip balm for the craft show. This is considered a cosmetic and since my package size is less than 12 square inches, my ingredient list font can be no smaller than 1/32nd of an inch and has to include inci names in descending order. I just want to make sure because it's confusing at times and I don't want to let potential customers down or get sued Just making sure that I'm doing the right thing with this. There's no substitute for the experience and feedback you all can provide. You've been very generous.
Soap is a different beast if I'm understanding correctly. As long as I make no claims other than it will clean your stinky butt, and it's made of fats and alkali, then it is not regulated by the FDA but the Consumer Products Safety Commission. If I say that it's "smoothing" for example, then I am required to list my ingredients and am subject to cosmetic labeling requirements. If I say "heals exema" I just overstepped my bounds and moved from the realm of cosmetic to drug which subjects my product to FDA drug testing (I don't know if I stated that verbatim ... I think I mean drug trials)?? Please let me know if I'm botching the meaning here??
Soap is a different beast if I'm understanding correctly. As long as I make no claims other than it will clean your stinky butt, and it's made of fats and alkali, then it is not regulated by the FDA but the Consumer Products Safety Commission. If I say that it's "smoothing" for example, then I am required to list my ingredients and am subject to cosmetic labeling requirements. If I say "heals exema" I just overstepped my bounds and moved from the realm of cosmetic to drug which subjects my product to FDA drug testing (I don't know if I stated that verbatim ... I think I mean drug trials)?? Please let me know if I'm botching the meaning here??