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Ingredients of cosmetic products are listed following International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI). These INCI names often differ greatly from systematic chemical nomenclature or from more common trivial names. The below tables are sorted as follows:
Docusate is the common chemical and pharmaceutical name of the anion bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate, also commonly called dioctyl sulfosuccinate (DOSS). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Salts of this anion, especially docusate sodium , are widely used in medicine as an emollient laxative and as stool softeners , by mouth or rectally. [ 1 ]
There are two main sources for cosmetics safety: the EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 and the Canadian Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. [23] [24] Regulation in the United States by the FDA is particularly weak. [25] A new version of the EU's Cosmetics Directive was adopted by the European Parliament, 24 March 2009. [26]
In the U.S., under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, certain accurate information is a requirement to appear on labels of cosmetic products. [6] In Canada, the regulatory guideline is the Cosmetic Regulations. [7] Ingredient names must comply by law with EU requirements by using INCI names. [8]
ISO 22715 supports the need for consumers to know what is in the cosmetic products they purchase, how those products should be used and who has manufactured the products. [4] To accomplish this, 22715 specifies that a product's packaging should show certain information such as the ingredients used in the product listed in descending order ...
Example of cosmetic gels. Topical gels are commonly used as sustained release dosage forms. [5] [9] Usage of the sustained release dosage form reduces the administration of recurrent doses while maintaining serum dose levels at the therapeutic range (difference between toxic and therapeutic doses), hence improving patient compliance. [5]
A product can be a drug, a cosmetic, or a combination of both, but the term "cosmeceutical" has no meaning under the law". [6] Additionally, the FDA states that: "Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act defines drugs as those products that cure, treat, mitigate or prevent disease or that affect the structure or function of the human body.
An ingredient with a GRAS designation is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. [2] The concept of food additives being "generally recognized as safe" was first described in the Food Additives Amendment of 1958 , and all additives introduced after this time had to be evaluated ...