Navigating the Rules and Regs: A Practical Guide for Soap and Cosmetic Handcrafters

Making and selling soap and cosmetic products can be fun, rewarding and profitable.But just like all other businesses, there are legal requirements - laws, rules, regulations, guidelines and standards that can affect what you do and how you do it. Labeling your products with the required information in the required format is key, and Navigating the Rules and Regs includes the specifics of what must go on your product labels, where it should be placed and what size the text must be. In this book you will find a complete and detailed checklist that walks you through a review of your product label to ensure you have everything as it should be. In addition to labeling, there are laws that cover advertising, environmental claims, and aspects of certain types of marketing. Contests and sweepstakes (including raffles) must meet specific requirements. Cold calling, bulk email, endorsements by influencers, for example, are all covered by federal (and sometimes state) laws and regulations. Some aspects of making and marketing soap and cosmetics, such as good manufacturing practices, "natural" claims, and candle safety, aren't covered by laws or regulations, but they are covered by internationally established standards. Even the use of many cosmetic ingredients and fragrances have industry established usage guidelines. Not all the laws, rules, regulations, standards and guides will apply to every soap and cosmetic maker. But it's a good idea to know what they are, so you can make and follow your business plan without surprises or unexpected obstacles. The last thing you want is to discover, after the fact, that you have chosen a path that has laws or regulations that for some reason or another are impossible for you to comply with. Navigating the Rules and Regulations gives you the information you need in an easy-to-understand format. Checklists and guides at the start show you what information you need in different circumstances. Making cosmetics? Making candles? Want to hire influeners to promote your products? Each scenario directs you to the specific sections you should read to make sure you know what rules or regs apply and how to comply with them. The main body of the book is encyclopedia-like coverage, alphabetical by topic, of all the pertinent subjects. The book also contains a detailed glossary, extensive index, cross references, and a full bibliography.
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Author/Artist:Gale, Marie|Wagner, Sara
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