They affect the appearance, not the structure, form, or function.Įven though you can use certain words to describe your product as a cosmetic, it is should be your ethical and legal responsibility to ensure these cosmetic claims are in fact true. These adjectives are acceptable cosmetic claims and are words used to describe an external product used for beauty enhancing purposes.

I do however feel that handmade soap offers cosmetic benefits which can include cleansing, exfoliating, brightening, and more. I personally do not believe, nor do I have the qualifications to definitively state, that soaps are capable of providing medical benefits, unless of course a drug is included as an additive. This product must be tested and approved by the FDA to be sold as both a cosmetic and a drug. For example, a skin cream that lightens the skin by decreasing the production of melanin is both a cosmetic (affects the appearance) and a drug (affects and changes biological functions). A cosmetic and a drug are not the same thing, although they can have overlapping properties. A simple way to remember the difference is to think that cosmetics affect appearance, while drugs heal, treat, and/or affect structure and change. Medical claims commonly include words like 'treats,' 'cures,' and 'heals' or make product claims that perform a function that causes a change to the structure or biology. You aren't allowed to ( and shouldn't) make any medical claims about your products, unless of course your product has been tested and scientifically proven to do such things. Even if you think your honey oatmeal soap 'heals psoriasis' or believe your charcoal soap 'heals and prevents cystic acne', making this claim about your soap or including it in your description is illegal in the U.S.

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