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This week marks British Beauty Week (26th – 30th October) which highlights Britain’s thriving and influential beauty brands.
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).
Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
Information on how to report a serious undesirable effect (SUE) or safeguarding issue for cosmetic products.
Business potential of producing crops for non-food markets, how and where to grow them and details of organisations providing grants.
People and businesses are invited to share their views on how to make non-surgical cosmetic procedures safer as thousands complain of ‘botched’ procedures.
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties, to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosmetics.
This series brings together the most up to date DCMS sector imports and exports of services and goods datasets
Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for cosmetic products.
Information on the exemption process to allow the use in cosmetic products of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.
This independent report sets out recommendations to protect people who choose cosmetic surgery.
How the MHRA makes decisions on what is a medicinal product (borderline products).
The campaign supports the IPO's commitments to raise public understanding, and ultimately respect, for IP rights.
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