Cosmetic ingredients - Import export

A thorough toxicological evaluation on raw materials is key if your company has ambition to sell raw materials to European manufacturers, as the raw materials must meet certain requirements to guarantee their safe use in cosmetic products. By making this evaluation available, you increase the sales possibilities all over Europe. This is also a key step to be able to approach the big players (L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, etc.) who will consider you as a serious partners as you will show a non-negotiable approach to quality and ensure the highest level of effectiveness and safety to end-customers. Taobé’s safety assessors will be able to develop a Dossier including: -A full toxicological assessment report of the raw material, according to the SCCS Notes of Guidance, demonstrating the safety of the cosmetic ingredient/s according to the utmost authority in Europe. -A CLP SDS, to provide to importers for REACH notification.

Having an International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI) name for each ingredient is absolutely mandatory for every personal care product, allowing customers to identify the product’s content before making the purchase. However, it can happen that you are using an ingredient that is so unique, rare or sourced in remote places that it does not have an International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients name yet. In that case, to be able to use it in a product in Europe or the UK, it will need to be registered via the Personal Care Products Council. By going through the application process with PCPC, an ingredient will receive a unique INCI name systematically generated and internationally identified. Let our experts guide you through this process and optimise your chances for the new INCI name to be approved.

Acquire a sustainability certification to verify the low impact of your products on the environment. Environmental protection has become a crucial subject that all industries must take into account in order to reduce their impact on the climate and the environment. Among these industries, the cosmetics sector has not yet regulated the environmental safety of cosmetic products apart from the ingredients covered by REACH. However, consumers are increasingly demanding and are looking for: -Products without risk to human health. -Animal-Friendly products. -Products using natural or natural origin ingredients. -Environmentally friendly products.

Manufacturing cosmetic products comes with a great deal of quality decisions and responsibilities in terms of raw materials’ selection, formula compliance, clients’ expectations, markets requirements, data collection,... What if you had a regulatory partner who is willing to relieve you from some of this burden to make your life and the life of the cosmetic brands contacting you much easier? With our manufacturer program, we have got you covered! We can: - Introduce you to cosmetic raw material suppliers that match your specifications. - Introduce you to our international clients and promote your services to them. - Prepare the cosmetic product safety report part A. When you choose Taobé as your regulatory partner and have your cosmetic formula pre-checked for compliance, we automatically tell you when an upcoming regulatory change impacts one of your cosmetic ingredients. Taobé has also developed an online tool to collect and keep safe your confidential data.

The very first step of every cosmetics registration in Europe starts with the full assessment of the formula of the product to confirm it meets the EU requirements. During this step, our Safety Assessors will: - Check all documents related to the ingredient (MSDS/COA/Non-animal testing/IFRA, etc.). - Verify that the ingredients do not have restrictions established by European regulations and that the limits of use (if there are any) are in compliance. - Check that the ingredients used are suitable for cosmetics (cosmetic grade ingredients). - Check the toxicological profile of each ingredient. - Verify if the ingredient contains any impurity. - Check the SCCS opinions, industry guidelines and other regulations (REACH, CLP). - Calculate the MoS (Margin of Safety) for each ingredient and/or search for supporting documents (reliable literature) that declare each ingredient safe at the added dose in the finished product.