Cosmetic Registration and Fragrance-Free Claims with Flora Solve Clear
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Cosmetic Registration and "Fragrance-Free" Claims with Flora Solve Clear
Regarding the use of "Flora Solve Clear" in cosmetic registration and whether you can avoid the term "Fragrance" to claim a product is "fragrance-free", here is the explanation:
"Flora Solve Clear" is understood to be a product designed to help solubilize or incorporate fragrance oils into water-based cosmetic formulations.
In cosmetic ingredient labeling, ingredients are listed using their International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) names. "Flora Solve Clear" is likely a trade name for a blend of various ingredients (such as solubilizers, surfactants, etc.). On your product's ingredient list, you would list the individual components of "Flora Solve Clear" by their INCI names, not the trade name itself.
The term used on an ingredient list to indicate the presence of a fragrance compound or mixture is typically "Fragrance" or "Parfum".
If you use "Flora Solve Clear" in your formulation to add a fragrance oil, your final product will contain fragrance. Consequently, you cannot label your product as "fragrance-free". The ingredient list for your product would need to include the INCI names of the components that make up "Flora Solve Clear" and also list "Fragrance" (or "Parfum").
Using a solubilizer like "Flora Solve Clear" makes it possible to include fragrance in a water-based formula, but it does not eliminate the presence of the fragrance itself. A product can only be claimed as "fragrance-free" if it contains no ingredients added for the purpose of providing scent.
In summary, if you use "Flora Solve Clear" to add fragrance to your cosmetic product, you must declare "Fragrance" or "Parfum" on the ingredient list, and you cannot market the product as "fragrance-free".