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Green Dot
Logo indicating that the manufacturer of the product on which it is affixed contributes financially to the collection, sorting and recycling of its packaging.
IFRA
Founded in Geneva in 1973, IFRA is the International Fragrance Association, the official international body representing the fragrance industry. Its main goal is to ensure the safety of fragrance raw materials for health and the environment through a dedicated scientific program.
CMR
An acronym for substances that are Carcinogenic, Mutagenic (inducing permanent changes in the number and/or structure of the body’s genetic material) or toxic to Reproduction (e.g. by causing malformations of the sexual organs or impairing sperm quality).
Cosmetic Product
What is a cosmetic product? We all have the feeling that we know this… but we can also make mistakes sometimes! And the question is not insignificant, since the status of a product determines the regulations, and the obligations, that apply to it. In Europe, a cosmetic product is governed by Regulation 1223/2009, and it is in this text that its definition must be sought.
EthicAdvisor
This logo, awarded by the private company EthicAdvisor, aims to distinguish ethical products in three dimensions: the health, the social and the planet.
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Spread cancer
Cancer when it has spread in the entire body.
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Fibrocystic breast disease
Umbrella term for various benign breast diseases, neither inflammatory nor tumorous, that can induce cysts which may be large.
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Dermocaustic
Refers to a substance that acts as a skin irritant, and can cause burns to skin and mucous membranes.
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Irritating
Which can cause irritation or inflammation of skin.
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Sensitizing
Refers to a substance that promotes or triggers a sensitization, a modification of the body, which, once sensitized, overreacts (intolerances, allerg...
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Photosensitizer
Refers to a substance that promotes or triggers skin sensitization to light or solar radiation, and can lead to adverse reactions (intolerances, burns...
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Allergenic
Which may promote or cause allergies.
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Emmenagogic
Which induces menstrual flow.
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Convulsive
Characterized by convulsions (involuntary and jerky contractions). A substance is said Convulsive when able to cause convulsions.
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Convulsive
A substance is said Convulsive when able to cause convulsions.
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Abortive, abortifascient
Which causes an abortion.
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Neurotoxic
Applied to a substance which may have an adverse effect on the nervous system, by modifying even eliminating the nerve impulse.
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