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Learning Objectives - Clean & Green Skincare
- Describe the common features of clean cosmetics and personal care products
- Identify the key regulatory bodies, and understand current regulations, surrounding cosmetics in North America and the European Union
- Explore and understand key statistics and market trends in relation to the sales growth of clean and green skincare product purchases
- Recognize emerging trends within the clean and green marketplace
- Identify the primary factors relating to clean & green product purchase behaviour
- Identify and understand the key roles of the general ingredients and ingredient classes common to most cosmetics and personal care products
- Identify and describe the general role, and evidence-based associated health, environmental, and sustainability concerns, and in some cases, counter-points to these concerns, for a variety of ingredient and ingredient classes commonly avoided or limited in use within clean skincare product formulation; these include parabens and other preservatives, phthalates, sulphates, fragrances/sensitizing agents, benzophenone UV filters, per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), among others
- Identify and describe the primary elements contributing toward sustainability in the formulation and manufacture of skincare products
- Understand the main phases of a cosmetic product ‘life cycle’, including product design, manufacturing processes, packaging and distribution, and post-consumer use
- Describe the differences between common ingredient classes used in clean skincare, including natural, natural derived, nature identical, and organic
- Identify various certification standards for organic and natural skincare products from North America and Europe
- Recognize currently-used (and theoretical) ‘clean/green’ ingredient alternatives used to replace certain ingredients of concern in skincare products; including alternatives for emollients, colorants, surfactants, fragrances and preservatives
- Explore resources which provide evidence-based safety and assessment data relating to cosmetic and personal care product ingredients
- Explore and become familiar in the use of resources providing for the criteria-based identification of skincare products deemed to be clean, including those considered safer for patients managing allergic or irritant contact dermatitis
- Recognize and utilize governmental regulatory and cosmetic industry resources pertaining to safety assessment and selection of skincare products
- Identify key results from research evaluating the effects of active exposure reduction from the use of products which have limited or restricted amounts of certain ingredients of concern
- Understand non-topical routes of exposure, and methods to avoid such, for certain ingredients of concern
- Explore resources which improve label ingredient transparency by providing more detailed label and ingredient information