Cosmetic Regulations (C.R.C., c. 869)

19. If a cosmetic has only one label, that label must contain all the information required by these Regulations to be shown on both the inner and outer labels.

20. Subject to these Regulations, the inner label of a cosmetic shall show

• (a) the name of the manufacturer and the address of their principal place of business; and

• (b) the identity of the cosmetic in terms of its common or generic name or in terms of its function, unless the identity is obvious.

• 21. (1) No manufacturer shall make any claim on a label of or in an advertisement for a cosmetic respecting either of the following, unless the manufacturer has evidence that validates the claim:

  • (a) the ability of the cosmetic or any of its ingredients to influence the chemistry of the skin, hair or teeth; or

  • (b) the formulation, manufacture or performance of the cosmetic that would imply that the user of the cosmetic will not suffer injury to their health.

• (2) The manufacturer shall, on request, provide the Minister with the evidence referred to in subsection (1).

21.1 Sections 21.2 to 21.5 do not apply to any product whose ingredient labelling is regulated under the Food and Drug Regulations or the Natural Health Products Regulations.

• 21.2 (1) Subject to subsection (4), a list of ingredients must appear on the outer label of a cosmetic, with each ingredient listed only by its INCI name.

• (2) In the case of makeup and nail polish and enamel sold in a range of colour shades, all colouring agents used in the range may be listed if they are preceded by the symbol “+/–” or “±” or the phrase “may contain/peut contenir”.

• (3) Botanicals must be listed by specifying at least the genus and species portions of the INCI name.

• (4) An ingredient that is included in the schedule may be listed either by its EU trivial name set out in column 1 of the schedule or by the appropriate English and French equivalents set out in columns 2 and 3.

21.3 An ingredient that has no INCI name must be listed by its chemical name.

• 21.4 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), ingredients must be listed in descending order of predominance, in their concentration by weight.

• (2) Ingredients that are present at a concentration of 1% or less and all colouring agents, regardless of their concentration, may be listed in random order after the ingredients that are present at a concentration of more than 1%.

• (3) In the case of fragrance and flavour, the words “parfum” and “aroma”, respectively, may be inserted at the end of the list of ingredients to indicate that such ingredients have been added to the cosmetic to produce or to mask a particular odour or flavour.