CPGShield resources
Find clear explanations of cosmetic label requirements, with links to the sources. Put what you learn to work with a free summary label scan; unlock that label for cited findings, supported fixes, and shareable reports.
A cleansing bar's formula and intended use determine its regulatory route. Work through the soap, cosmetic and drug questions before designing the label.
Using a contract manufacturer? Learn who owns cosmetic label decisions and which formula, safety and artwork records to request before launch.
Build a useful cosmetic label brief with final copy, package dimensions, formula versions and review ownership before your designer starts the artwork.
A supplier substitution or new fragrance can affect more than the ingredient list. Use this workflow to connect formula changes to label artwork.
Planning a multi-use makeup stick? Check color additives by application area, supplier documentation and certification before expanding the label claims.
Washington, Vermont, Maine and other states add cosmetic ingredient restrictions that apply even when a product meets federal FDA rules.
FDA labeling options for small cosmetic packages: 1/32-inch ingredient text, tags and cards, tiny-package net quantity exemptions, and artwork review.
How Proposition 65 works for cosmetics: chemical matching, exposure, safe harbor levels, and why presence alone does not decide the warning.
MoCRA requires cosmetic labels to carry contact information for adverse event reports. How the label connects to serious adverse event reporting.
Can cosmetic brands list a fragrance blend simply as 'Fragrance'? FDA's ingredient-labeling rule, what consumers may not see, and MoCRA's allergen rule.
A practical guide to FDA cosmetic label requirements for identity, net quantity, ingredients, business information and warnings, with 21 CFR citations.
FDA does not pre-approve cosmetic labels before sale. Who is responsible for label compliance, and why 'FDA Approved' creates its own problem.
Do cosmetics need expiration dates in the U.S.? What FDA requires, when expiration dates do apply, and what to check before printing a label.
When FDA requires cosmetic warning statements, which products have prescribed warnings under 21 CFR Part 740, and why random warnings are not a strategy.
FDA generally requires net quantity in the bottom 30% of a cosmetic's principal display panel when the PDP is over 5 square inches. Know the rule first.
FDA cosmetic labeling rules include measurable artwork requirements for type size, placement, contrast and principal display panel presentation.
FDA cosmetic label font-size rules for ingredients, net quantity and warnings: the 1/16-inch and 1/32-inch minimums and why final PDF artwork matters.
Can a cosmetic label use a P.O. box or website instead of a business address? FDA's 21 CFR 701.12 rule and how MoCRA's adverse-event contact differs.
Why cosmetic ingredient screening needs more than a banned-ingredient search: synonyms, federal restrictions, state rules and hazard context.
The FDA cosmetic ingredient 1% rule, when ingredients may be listed out of strict descending order, and what 21 CFR 701.3 requires on labels.
Adding Spanish or another language to a U.S. cosmetic label can trigger translation of the mandatory label information under 21 CFR 701.2(b).
A cosmetic label can satisfy federal law and still fail Target, Ulta or Sephora standards. Why there is more than one rulebook and how to check both.
Cosmetic claims need no FDA preapproval, which is exactly why one sentence can turn a cosmetic into a drug. What to check before the label prints.
Ten checks to run on a U.S. cosmetic label before it prints: identity, net quantity, ingredients, business information, warnings, claims, state rules, retailer policy and artwork.
Methylene chloride in nail removers, mercury in a skin lightener, an inconclusive PFAS report and MoCRA's recurring clocks: what 2026 FDA actions teach cosmetic brands.