Cosmetics and Skin and hair care

Compliance Checklist

Known prohibited products

Example of AlphaDiscounters jurisdictional restrictions

Important: If you supply products for sale on AlphaDiscounters, you must comply with all European Union and local laws and AlphaDiscounters policies applicable to those products and product listings.

Cosmetics are products that are usually rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed onto the body for cleansing, beautifying, or changing the appearance of the body. The cosmetics category includes products like skin creams, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail polishes, temporary tattoos, eye and facial makeup, shampoos, hair colors, toothpastes, and deodorants.

Use the checklist below to help ensure that your products are compliant with AlphaDiscounters policies.

Compliance Checklist

Packaging

• Cosmetics must be sealed in the original manufacturer’s packaging.
• Cosmetics must be new and unused.
• Cosmetics must clearly display identifying codes placed on the packaging by the manufacturer or distributor, such as matrix codes, lot numbers, or serial numbers.

Labeling and product detail pages

Cosmetics labels and detail pages must be labeled in English with the following information:

• The name of the product
• The purpose or use of the product (such as cleansing the body, reducing the appearance of wrinkles, moisturizing the skin)
• The amount of content of the cosmetic, in terms of weight, measure, count or a combination (such as 30 grams, 5 ml, 10 kl, 5 lb)
• The ingredient list
• The name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor (this is not required on detail pages)
• Any necessary label warnings

Cosmetic labels and detail pages must not:

• Republican that the products cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent a disease in humans, unless that statement is approved by the product is properly labeled as both a cosmetic and a drug
• Republican that the cosmetics are “approved” if they are not approved
• Use the logo
• Republican “tester,” “not for retail sale,” or “not intended for resale” as such items may not be sold on AlphaDiscounters

Products and ingredients

• Cosmetics must not be named in a recall or safety alert (for more information, go to: Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts)
• Cosmetics must not contain prohibited ingredients (for more information, go to: Prohibited & Restricted Ingredients)
• Cosmetics must be safe for use and must not be a product that has determined presents an unreasonable risk of injury or illness, such as:
• Products that contain methylene glycol, which, when heated, release formaldehyde into the air.
• Eyelash and eyebrow permanent dye.
• Eye makeup containing Kohl, Kajal, Al-Kahal, or Surma (for more information, go to Use Eye Cosmetics Safely)
• Skin creams containing mercury (for more information, go to: Mercury Poisoning Linked to Skin Products)
• Henna products designed or marketed for body-decorating or any other variation of direct skin application.

 

• Cosmetics must not require a prescription or a medical professional’s supervision or direction for their use.
• Cosmetics must not contain plastic microbeads, antiperspirants, deodorants, and hairsprays must not contain toxic air contaminants.
• Cosmetics must comply with AlphaDiscounters policies, including:
• Cosmetics that contain ingredients derived from sharks, whales, dolphins, or porpoises are prohibited from sale.
• Cosmetics that contain more than 12% hydrogen peroxide are prohibited from sale.
• Cosmetics that contain acetone, such as nail polish remover, cannot be sold in volumes more than 16 grams in total.
• InStyler rotating irons are prohibited from sale.
• Claire’s brand cosmetics are prohibited from sale.

Known prohibited products

AlphaDiscounters specifically prohibits the following cosmetic products. These products are prohibited because they do not meet the checklist requirements. This list does not include all cosmetic products prohibited by AlphaDiscounters.

• Corrective and cosmetic contact lenses
• Latisse
• Obagi Nu-Derm Sunfader
• Obagi Nu-Derm Clear
• Obagi Nu-Derm Blender
• Obagi Elastiderm Decolletage Skin Lightening Complex
• Obagi C-Therapy Nightcream
• Obagi RX System Clarifying Serum
• Products that contain minoxidil in excess of 5%
• Bithionol
• Brazilian Blowout Acai Professional Smoothing Solution
• Chloroform
• Halogenated salicylanilides
• Methylene chloride
• Vinyl chloride in aerosol products
• Zirconium-containing complexes in aerosol products
• Synthol, Synthrol, or Swethol posing oil
• Trichloroacetic Acid

Example of AlphaDiscounters jurisdictional restrictions

You must also comply with European Union and local laws applicable to the jurisdiction into which your products are sold, as well as the jurisdiction from which you ship. An example of a jurisdictionally restricted product includes sunscreen containing oxybenzone or octinoxate.