Cosmetics Guidance Documents
The documents listed below are guidance for the cosmetics industry. Guidance documents represent FDA's current thinking on a topic. They do not create or confer any rights for or on any person and do not operate to bind FDA or the public. Manufacturers can use an alternative approach if the approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.
- Guidance for Industry: Insanitary Conditions in the Preparation, Packing, and Holding of Tattoo Inks and the Risk of Microbial Contamination
- Guidance for Industry: Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products
- Guidance for Industry: Compliance Policy for Cosmetic Product Facility Registration and Cosmetic Product Listing
- Draft Guidance for Industry: Lead in Cosmetic Lip Products and Externally Applied Cosmetics: Recommended Maximum Level
- Draft Guidance for Industry: Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices
- Guidance for Industry: Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products
- Guidance for Industry: Labeling for Cosmetics Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids
- WITHDRAWN Cosmetics Processors and Transporters of Cosmetics Security Preventive Measures Guidance (Also available in other languages)
- Cosmetic Labeling Guide