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Posted by on August 9, 2012 · 3 Comments 

If you have a cosmetic brand that you want to sell in the EU you will have to comply to an ever-tightening array of rules and regulations. In fact, from July 2013 the guidelines (or directives) become law and we all know what that means………

Anyway, one of the rules concerns the labelling of nut oils in your products. Here’s what to do and which nuts it effects:

Add the following warning to your label in clear text under the ingredients listing if poss:  ”Contains nut oils” .  You may need to translate this warning depending on where you are selling.

These nuts are affected and require the addition of the warning to the label. Note that coconut is also listed even though it is unusual to have an allergy to it.

  • Almond
  • Sweet Almond
  • Bitter Almond
  • Brazil Nut
  • Cashew Nut
  • Chestnut
  • Coconut
  • Hazelnut
  • Horse Chestnut
  • Kola Nut
  • Kukui Nut
  • Macadamia Nut
  • Peanut
  • Pistachio
  • Walnut
  • Sesame Seed

This is just one component of the EU cosmetic regulation. If you require further information don’t hesitate to contact us: amanda@realizebeauty.com

Nuts picture sourced from these guys – Blissness health and fasting: www.facebook.com/pages/Blissness-Health-Fasting/283139355051290

 

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More about the author:  Amanda Foxon-Hill is a consultant Chemist and Science Communicator with over 12 years of experience in the global cosmetics industry. She is a peer-reviewed writer, after dinner speaker and lecturer with the Institute of Personal Care Science. Read more from this author

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  • summertimebluesandgreens

    All of these can be used in cosmetics?!

  • http://greenskincareblog.com/ Kristin Fraser Cotte

    that is very surprising to see coconut oil on the list…

  • Rodolfo_Baraldini

    Frankly, I have different information.
    In the EU for cosmetics is not a specific rule for NUT TREES fruits or their derivatives.
    The new regulation, in terms of allergy risk assessment, does not define any new restrictions or mandatory labeling; signals : “For substances Which Are Likely to cause allergy to a significant part of the population, other restrictive Measures Such as a ban or a restriction of concentration Should be considered. ”
    The issue of tree nut allergies is complex.
    The definition of what are the NUT TREE is ambiguous. the list published by FDA are plants of different families genomes and then proteins and therefore allergens differ materially.
    For the risk of crossreactivity and some homologies are considered allergens of the same group, but at the moment, I think that any potential allergenic risk should be considered individually.
    The risk assessment can be very complex.
    With due process and purity of some cosmetic ingredients derived from nut tree, cosmetic allergy is a very minimal or theoretical risk.
    I agree that in Europe the person responsible for the risk assessment of a cosmetic product for infants, with ingredients as sweet almond oil, organic and cold pressed, is taking a big responsibility.