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I am a lash tech who at the beginning of the year started looking in to glues as I found out I was pregnant. After being told different information regarding glues to use and which glue we are insured as techs to use I decided to contact the guild.
I should add I currently use Emporium which does comply to EU directives. I am posting this to a) make lashers aware they may not be insured and b) to find out how many lash glues do comply. If any of this information is incorrect I sincerely apologise, I am only passing on what the director of the Guild (who insure) me has informed me. To be honest it's scared me a bit. Here is their response.
Guild insurers have advised that as long as you are purchasing your skin and body care products for retail purposes and professional treatments from a reputable UK or EU supplier who is fully complying with the new EU cosmetic regulations then you will be covered under your Guild membership insurance cover (subject to all T&C's of the policy being complied with). If you were obtaining products from outside the EU i.e. China or Korea and they were compliant with the new EU regulations, it would still be acceptable. This advice would also apply to the glue that you would be using in the course of your lash extension treatment.
Further to my previous email regarding the new EU cosmetic legislation, I thought that the information below maybe of help. From the therapists point of view, the onus is on them as the end user to check with their supplier that the products they are purchasing are complying with the new law. UK distributors of lash glue, must check that the manufacturer in Asia is complying with the new regulations as they are selling onto you in the UK which is part of the EU. This is my understanding of the law but I am not a qualified lawyer or pharmacist and so I recommend you seek your own legal advice from a specialist lawyer regarding your position.
Cosmetic products (from 2013)
New Cosmetics Regulation
From July 2013 a new EU regulation (number 1223/2009) replaces the previous Cosmetics Directive in order to ensure that consumers health is protected by monitoring the labelling and composition of cosmetic products. But what does this all mean and where does it leave you as a therapist?
The new regulation, designed to protect consumers, places responsibilities on the manufacturers and suppliers of cosmetic products which are available commercially. The regulation will monitor a few different areas of the manufacturing process including labelling, the use of restricted substances, safety testing and reports, notifying relevant authorities and traceability. Many products are likely to be affected including, but not limited to, spray tanning solution, skincare products and aromatherapy oils.
If you currently supply or make your own cosmetic products, you would need to be able to follow this regulation. This would involve you, as the person responsible for your cosmetic product, acquiring a valid and approved toxicology assessment for your products if you want to sell them anywhere within the EU, as well as labelling the products appropriately.
The regulation also bans the use of animal testing for not only finished product but also every single ingredient involved in the making of the product, citing that the act of testing on animals must be replaced by alternative methods.
We advise therapists check with their supplier if they are unsure as to whether they are fully complying with the new regulations.
I should add I currently use Emporium which does comply to EU directives. I am posting this to a) make lashers aware they may not be insured and b) to find out how many lash glues do comply. If any of this information is incorrect I sincerely apologise, I am only passing on what the director of the Guild (who insure) me has informed me. To be honest it's scared me a bit. Here is their response.
Guild insurers have advised that as long as you are purchasing your skin and body care products for retail purposes and professional treatments from a reputable UK or EU supplier who is fully complying with the new EU cosmetic regulations then you will be covered under your Guild membership insurance cover (subject to all T&C's of the policy being complied with). If you were obtaining products from outside the EU i.e. China or Korea and they were compliant with the new EU regulations, it would still be acceptable. This advice would also apply to the glue that you would be using in the course of your lash extension treatment.
Further to my previous email regarding the new EU cosmetic legislation, I thought that the information below maybe of help. From the therapists point of view, the onus is on them as the end user to check with their supplier that the products they are purchasing are complying with the new law. UK distributors of lash glue, must check that the manufacturer in Asia is complying with the new regulations as they are selling onto you in the UK which is part of the EU. This is my understanding of the law but I am not a qualified lawyer or pharmacist and so I recommend you seek your own legal advice from a specialist lawyer regarding your position.
Cosmetic products (from 2013)
New Cosmetics Regulation
From July 2013 a new EU regulation (number 1223/2009) replaces the previous Cosmetics Directive in order to ensure that consumers health is protected by monitoring the labelling and composition of cosmetic products. But what does this all mean and where does it leave you as a therapist?
The new regulation, designed to protect consumers, places responsibilities on the manufacturers and suppliers of cosmetic products which are available commercially. The regulation will monitor a few different areas of the manufacturing process including labelling, the use of restricted substances, safety testing and reports, notifying relevant authorities and traceability. Many products are likely to be affected including, but not limited to, spray tanning solution, skincare products and aromatherapy oils.
If you currently supply or make your own cosmetic products, you would need to be able to follow this regulation. This would involve you, as the person responsible for your cosmetic product, acquiring a valid and approved toxicology assessment for your products if you want to sell them anywhere within the EU, as well as labelling the products appropriately.
The regulation also bans the use of animal testing for not only finished product but also every single ingredient involved in the making of the product, citing that the act of testing on animals must be replaced by alternative methods.
We advise therapists check with their supplier if they are unsure as to whether they are fully complying with the new regulations.
