Course offering number:0711-724
Course ID:
2170
The International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook: The Process and Impact for Back Label Disclosure
Pre-recorded Course
AN ON-DEMAND ONLINE TRAINING FORMAT
Who Should Attend
The short course will provide a basic understanding of what INCI is and how nomenclature is assigned and then how it should be used on back label and consumer disclosure in personal care products. It will be especially valuable to personnel in the following areas:-
Formulation Development
- Technical Service & Sales
- Regulatory & Safety
Description
In 1973 The Cosmetic, Toiletry, Fragrance Association (CTFA) developed an industry voluntary process for assigning ingredient names that provide the consumer and medical field a common approach to understanding what is formulated in a personal care product. This process was accepted by the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the global regulatory community, eventually becoming known as the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary & Handbook (INCI). This course will provide a basic understanding of the process to assign monographed nomenclature for ingredients used in consumer personal care products, along with how this is harmonized between the United States and the rest of the global community. The session will provide a snapshot of what INCI is, how it works, and how one should utilize it to meet government regulations and communication to the consumer. The course outline includes:-
Definition of INCI
- Key objectives of the committee and process
- How INCI is being transformed and transforming the global community
- How the process works
- Do’s and don’t’s to using an assigned monograph name
- The future