Compliance Guides – Page 10

Facial mists, hydrating sprays, makeup fixers and setting sprays are a fast-growing imported category, and all of them need CDSCO registration under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation and factory. This guide covers CDSCO registration for imported face mist and setting spray: the applicable standards, documents,

Serums and ampoules are the high-active heart of a modern skincare routine — vitamin C, niacinamide, retinol alternatives, peptides — and they must be registered with CDSCO under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation and factory. There is no Indian Standard for a serum or ampoule,

Skin toners, essences and the closely related "first treatment" products are the entry point of most Korean and international skincare ranges, and like every cosmetic they cannot be imported into India until they are registered with CDSCO under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020. Registration is product-level: the certificate is tied to the specific formulation, its variants

Toothpaste is used by nearly every household in India multiple times a day, and its fluoride content and marketing claims are two of the most closely reviewed elements in any CDSCO oral care filing. A whitening or anti-cavity claim is common in the category, but each one invites CDSCO to ask whether the product is

A lipstick range rarely ships as one product — it ships as a shade card, sometimes twenty or thirty variants deep. Each of those shades is a separate chargeable variant under CDSCO, and each colourant used across the range has to trace back to a permitted Colour Index number under Indian rules, whether or not