Labelling
Cosmetic product packaging is required to display the following information in the English or Irish language:
- European address
- Weight or volume
- Expiry date or period-after-opening symbol
- Precautions of use
- Batch number or reference id
- Product function
- List of ingredients
In the case of soap, bath ball or any other small product where it is not possible to list the ingredients, this information should appear on a notice immediately beside the product.
The period-after-opening symbol is a graphical symbol that identifies the useful lifetime of a cosmetic product after its package has been opened for the first time. It depicts an open cosmetics pot and is used together with a written number of months or years