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Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
Forms for the notification of serious undesirable effects (SUEs) from cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Information on how to report a serious undesirable effect (SUE) or safeguarding issue for cosmetic products.
Product Safety Report for El Paradis Cosmetic Nature Secrete A L'Huile D'Argan presenting a serious chemical risk.
Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for cosmetic products.
Information for under 18s and their parents or guardians on the Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021.
We are seeking your views on what procedures should be in scope of the licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.
Information on the exemption process to allow the use in cosmetic products of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.
How practitioners and businesses can comply with the Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021.
Information for local authorities, the police and others involved in enforcing the Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021.
Product Safety Report for CT Cosmetics Extra Pure White Gold Glowing, B.S.C. Black Spot Corrector presenting a serious chemical risk.
People and businesses are invited to share their views on how to make non-surgical cosmetic procedures safer as thousands complain of ‘botched’ procedures.
The purpose of this committee was to assess existing arrangements for ensuring the quality and safety of cosmetic interventions.The committee's work has concluded. It published its final report in April 2013 that sets out recommendations to protect people who choose...
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients.
This independent report sets out recommendations to protect people who choose cosmetic surgery.
Guidance for businesses on Regulation 2009/1223 and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties, to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosmetics.
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