Every lip product is partly eaten. A little lipstick, balm or gloss is licked off and swallowed every day, which is exactly why lips get special treatment in a safety assessment. Before your lip balm, lipstick, gloss or lip pencil can be sold in the UK or EU, it needs a Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) signed by a qualified safety assessor who understands what that means for your formula.
Our CPSR for Lip Care Products covers lip balms and lip care sticks, tinted balms, bullet and liquid lipsticks, lip gloss, lip oils, lip stains, lip liners and pencils, lip masks and lip plumpers. Each report is prepared and signed by a qualified safety assessor and written to Annex I of the Cosmetics Regulation.
What Your Lip Product Safety Assessment Looks At
- Swallowing exposure. The assessor includes the amount of product ingested every day when calculating exposure and Margin of Safety, not just what stays on the lips.
- Lip-safe colourants. Lips are a mucous membrane, and not every cosmetic colourant is permitted on them. Every pigment, lake, pearl and glitter is checked shade by shade.
- Heavy metal traces. Mineral pigments can carry trace impurities like lead. Supplier data is reviewed to confirm levels are low and safe for a product that's partly swallowed.
- Petrolatum, mineral oils and waxes. Petroleum-derived ingredients need full refining evidence, and mineral oil impurities are reviewed carefully for lip use.
- Flavours and plumpers. Flavours, sweeteners and tingling plumpers made with capsicum, cinnamon, ginger or menthol are assessed for irritation and sensitisation.
- Children and food-like designs. Lip balms shaped or scented like sweets, or aimed at children, need extra thought about who will use them.
What's Included in Your CPSR
Part A: Cosmetic Product Safety Information
- Quantitative and qualitative composition: every ingredient, its function and concentration, including colourants, flavours and allergens for each shade.
- Physical and chemical characteristics and stability: melting point, hardness, stability and resistance to sweating or blooming.
- Microbiological quality: challenge test review for glosses and liquid formats, or a justified rationale for anhydrous balms and sticks.
- Impurities, traces and packaging: heavy metal data for pigments, refining data for petrolatum and waxes, and packaging compatibility.
- Normal and reasonably foreseeable use: how often the product is applied and who uses it, including children where relevant.
- Exposure calculation: lip product exposure values, including oral ingestion.
- Toxicological profile: hazard data and Margin of Safety calculations for relevant ingredients.
- Undesirable effects: any known reactions to the product or similar products.
- Information on the cosmetic product: supporting data, including claims evidence where relevant.
Part B: Cosmetic Product Safety Assessment
- Assessment conclusion: a clear statement on whether the product is safe for its intended use.
- Label warnings and instructions: any warnings needed, such as for plumpers or products not intended for young children.
- Reasoning: the scientific justification behind the conclusion.
- Assessor credentials and signature: signed by a qualified safety assessor, as required by Article 10.
Products Covered
- Lip balms and lip care sticks, including tinted balms
- Bullet lipsticks and liquid lipsticks
- Lip gloss and lip oils
- Lip stains and lip tints
- Lip liners and lip pencils
- Lip masks and overnight lip treatments
- Lip plumpers
Selling lip scrubs? See our CPSR for Scrubs & Exfoliants. Lip balms with SPF? See CPSR for Sun Care Products.
Who This Service Is For
Natural and handmade lip balm makers ready to sell legally. Make-up brands launching lipstick and gloss collections. Lip care and treatment brands. Children's and novelty cosmetic brands. Private-label sellers and online sellers on Amazon, Etsy or TikTok Shop who've been asked for a CPSR. If your lip product will be sold in Great Britain or the EU, you need a CPSR first.
How It Works
- Place your order and choose your speed: Standard (5 business days), Fast (3 business days) or Express (48 hours).
- Send your formula. Share your formulation for every shade with percentages, pigment and raw material specifications, flavour details and your label draft.
- We assess your product. Our safety assessor reviews ingestion exposure, colourants, impurities, flavours and stability.
- We flag any issues early. If a colourant isn't permitted on lips or a plumper level is too high, we explain clearly and help you fix it.
- You receive your signed CPSR. Ready for your SCPN or CPNP notification, your PIF and your marketplace listings.
Why Brands Trust Cosmetic Compliance Nest
- Qualified safety assessors. Every CPSR is reviewed and signed by a qualified assessor, as the law requires.
- Lip-specific expertise. We know how ingestion, colourants and raw material purity affect lip products.
- Every shade checked. Your whole range is assessed shade by shade, so nothing holds up your launch.
- Fast turnaround. Delivery in as little as 48 hours to keep your launch on schedule.
- Trusted by 500+ cosmetic brands across the UK, EU and beyond.
- 100% confidential. Your formula stays yours. Verify any report we issue.
Legal Framework
- Article 10 and Annex I, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (EU Cosmetics Regulation)
- Schedule 34, The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (UK)
- Commission Implementing Decision 2013/674/EU (guidelines on Annex I)
- SCCS Notes of Guidance for the testing of cosmetic ingredients and their safety evaluation
- Annex II and Annex IV (including conditions for petroleum-derived ingredients and colourants on mucous membranes)
Next Steps After Your CPSR
Your CPSR is the foundation of your compliance. To sell legally, you'll also need:
- A PIF for Lip Products, the full technical file built around your CPSR
- UK SCPN Product Notification or EU CPNP Product Notification
- A UK or EU Responsible Person
Want everything sorted at once? The Complete Compliance Pack covers CPSR, PIF, SDS and notification together.
Ready to get your lip range legally on sale? Add your CPSR to the cart today, or chat with our safety team if you have questions first.
