What Is ISO 22716?

The question "What is ISO 22716?" comes up often. Cosmetics is the set of products, treatments, and care routines that people use to look more appealing or to correct perceived flaws. Cosmetics has been part of human life for as long as history records.

Because cosmetic products touch public health on one side, the way they are manufactured and the raw materials and excipients used in production are matters of real weight. For that reason, cosmetic products need to be manufactured to defined standards before consumers can use them safely.

The safety of cosmetic products has always been a concern for manufacturers, suppliers, retailers, wholesalers, and regulators. As the number of companies producing and diversifying cosmetic products has grown, the issue has become more serious. Over the years, a wide selection of standards, both national and international, has been built to assure the safety of cosmetic products. ISO 22716 cosmetics good manufacturing practice emerged from that same need. It was prepared by the International Organization for Standardization, published in 2007, and designed for use by the cosmetics sector to meet its specific requirements. The standard gives clear guidance to the cosmetics and personal care product sector.

Cosmetic products have a direct effect on human health. For this reason, they have to be manufactured under safe conditions and to defined standards. To support safe and effective manufacturing, GMP (good manufacturing practice) standards have been developed. These standards cover cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food, and similar products, and they set out the conditions under which each should be manufactured.

What stands out most about ISO 22716 is that it brings the GMP framework, long used in pharmaceuticals and food, into the cosmetics sector in a form that meets the sector's specific needs.

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