LABELLING REQUIREMENTS | what to include in your soap labels, health Canada, CNF

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LABELLING REQUIREMENTS | what to include in your soap labels, health Canada, CNF

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Jerika Zimmerman

Күн бұрын

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@pennydickinson3258 3 жыл бұрын

In the US we have the FDA - Food & Drug Administration and the CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission for anyone to research the requirements for the products they make. Great information in this video to help those who are thinking of going into business, or if already in business to make sure they are following all the laws and regulations.

@amberknight8555 3 жыл бұрын

I live in the US thinking about starting a soap business, so this was an eye opener for what I need to research for the US labels. Thank you!!!!

@garrettpeters3438 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is such an important part of soap making and one that causes so much angst as I have seen in the soaping groups. You have made this very straightforward!

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@alkemysoaps8433 3 жыл бұрын

Good information! We're in the US, but the concept is the same; you have certain things that need to be on the label to be compliant with the law, but extremely similar to the requirements you have here.

@melaninqueen90 3 жыл бұрын

Where can the info be found for us

@JehovahNissi1557 2 жыл бұрын

@@melaninqueen90 FDA WEBSITE

@bibianesproule5876 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks Jerika, so many have questions about this on the Canadian soapers group🤗 Sure appreciate all the time you're dedicating to encourage fellow soapers😉 Have a very nice week😊

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@biblestudieswithdomlaf3310 3 жыл бұрын

Wow,very informative ... I too am Canadian so I thank you so much for this video! My hub and I are in shock cuz I wasn't aware that we had to register as a cosmetics brand. Didn't even know that there was a CNF 😮!! Thank God I didn't finish setting up my etsy account yet. Feeling so backwards now! Thnx AGAIN

@WYROX07 3 жыл бұрын

Great refresher for labeling, as I update my current label!! So helpful - as always! Thanks Jerika!!

@lemondew8138 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that here in the US im not required to list my home address as long as my address is listed in any online directories. So city, state and zip for me. Wish a P.O. box worked tho

@candacekwasnicki3091 3 жыл бұрын

So much info! I had no idea it was so complicated. I just started making soap and these videos are educating me in a very real and informative way. Thankyou. Plus I enjoy watching you videos too!

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@SheTechs 3 жыл бұрын

Very happy to find your channel... I started last year and youtubers have pathed the way to so many different products! your resource videos are super informative! Peace from Burlington!

@sashastarr8487 5 ай бұрын

Wow Thankyou this is so helpful as I'm starting a natural skin care line ... ❤

@Kristendena 2 жыл бұрын

I started my business last year. New subscriber...Im binge watching your videos lol, so much very useful info. Thank you so much

@nadja2578 3 жыл бұрын

Everytime I watch a new video I love to see how the follower number has increased 😍

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!

@lms196506 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jerika. I am in BC and researching to start my soap making business. I just wanted to let you know that the address on the label does not necessarily need to be the physical address. It seems many Canadians don't realize that in smaller towns and rural areas, the ONLY way to receive our mail is through a PO Box and a letter using my physical address will be returned to sender. My physical address is not my mailing address and the last sentence in the paragraph I've pasted below (copied from the Health Canada Website) asks for an address that allows postal delivery. "NAME AND ADDRESS - Paragraph 20(a) of the Cosmetic Regulations - The identity and location of the principal place of business of the manufacturer or distributor. Subparagraph 10(b)(i) of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act - The identity of the person (including a company) by whom or for whom the pre-packaged product was manufactured or produced for resale. In both cases above, the address must be sufficiently complete to allow postal delivery to the principal place of business.

@Kourtni.. 3 жыл бұрын

You are amazing Jerika! Thank you for all the awesome advice! ❤️💜💜💜

@bashaerm8750 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! you really inspire me and motivate me to keep going and never giving up ♥️♥️♥️

@ammerinolopez 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you , you are very clear and easy to understand. As a newbie I am grateful 💫💫

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@waynegross2113 3 жыл бұрын

Jerika, great video. I know in the UK/EU have very similar laws. I think they are good practices. In the US, we have to list our ingredients similarly as well as weight and description of product on the front. I've never minded giving my address , I also know in these times people are nervous to do so. Here in US as long as you can be looked up by phone record, email, website that displays your company address, it doesn't need to be on the label. I think we have it easy. Is that good, not necessarily. I think Canada, the UK/EU have done it the right way. Anyone in the US, don't lose your mind if you read this, just a thought! Jill Gross

@joan-lisa-smith 3 жыл бұрын

I can't tell you how many times over the years I've done an art show or market and had some creepy guy hovering and trying to chat me up who then bought a small item or took my biz card and I was soooo grateful my address was not on anything. I would never. Until recently you even had to have your address online registered with WHOIS if you had a website so I always used a male friends address. Now you can pay a couple bucks a year to have it not show. As many women can tell you all it takes is one disturbed person, an abusive ex, or even a bi-polar person during a manic phase to decide they are "meant to be" with you and you are stalked 20 years....I know several who have had it happen and my step mother was one who did it to someone. It only takes one person (and at a large show one interacts with thousands and this does not count all the people following one's biz on various social media sites) to make your life is hell. Not worth it, if the gov wants to take me up on it they can if they ever notice, I don't know any women who put their address out there. I think those who made those rules and bylaws are out of touch and they need to upgrade things based on how biz is usually done now in the internet age as it wasn't safe before, now more so.

@michellef9001 3 жыл бұрын

Love that you have a set 10k of balloons in the background but you have rocketed up to 14k already !

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

I know!!

@virginielevesque 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for talking about this! The information you gave is a good start and I am sure others will find that very helpful as well. As always, I love your videos 🥰.

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@LouboutinDoll 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos. I love the information you provide your viewers with.

@Farenfran 3 жыл бұрын

Very, very helpful, something that many of us needed! You are awesome 😎

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@kayrodriguez1959 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video for soap labels on the USA ?

@DidiPintoPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This was an awesome video and so incredibly helpful 👏

@meghanprytula3174 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video - came across your channel in my recommended which is perfect for me cause I’m trying to get into the bath bomb selling world and need all of the reliable information I can get :)

@therealjohnnyb2151 2 жыл бұрын

Great video here Jerika...you've been a big help along this journey for my wife and I. Been uploading CNF form recipies for a week or two now and am gearing up to print off labels. I was thinking of putting the submission number that was immediately generated when submitting the form on the side label. But then in your vid here, we actually don't need it on the label (or the actual CN number when we do finally get them). Just don't want to print a a few dozen labels off and realized i needed something else on it. Can't seem to find a direct answer on the Health Canada site on this.

@nekishabass1352 3 жыл бұрын

I just love watching your videos!

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Tammyniles40 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much. Just what I needed 😊

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@madiel.203 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this!! I have started selling my soaps July last year and I didn’t think my sales would increase especially on Christmas time, So now I decided to continue doing it but don’t really know how to do it right, like do I need a licence or notify someone that I’m selling handmade products. I am so lost since The beginning of this year, so I wanna thank you! You have helped me.

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Seek out an accountant! They often have loads of amazing advice and some are willing to help newbie biz owners. Congrats on good sales!

@madiel.203 3 жыл бұрын

@@JerikaZimmerman got it! I’ll do that. Thank you! ❤️

@kells8015 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! God bless 💕🙏✝️

@sandfordshelley2723 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much very useful information iam just embarking on this journey agian thank-you

@maybellgreen 3 жыл бұрын

I watch your videos from Accra , Ghana

@cynthiamitchell2577 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jerika this is quiet helpful

@PamelaBarberMUA 3 жыл бұрын

Soooooooo helpful thank you!!!

@muthonindegwa8013 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this important information really helpful thanks again.

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

No worries!

@tyler23burt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video your videos have been a great help

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@maureenkent2565 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the helpful video!

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@tommybaird379 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video, thank you so much for the explanations. If I'm private labeling a soap, and just applying my label to a soap manufacturer's product, there's no need on my part for a CNF form right as the manufacturer has already done this?

@tiahio8315 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for the informational video. I'm curious about the weight. Since the actual weight of bar soaps vary when cut. How do you pre order labels with the weight of it when it varies from bar to bar?

@henriettamendes7307 3 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you so much

@suekwisses3853 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You !!

@fadouab1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@suemeyer7551 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lindalam2930 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@christinesakara5853 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooooo much. I have been having a hard time finding the correct information for Canada. Especially since I'm not with any social media sites. There are a lot for the USA and since finding your channel it has been much easier. Now I just need to find a recipe for me to use that doesn't make me feel like I'm copying from someone else and that works. Is there a ratio for figuring out hard oils/butters vs liquid oils that is best to use that doesn't make the bar slimey or is it just trial and error? I think my first batch needs to be trashed 😭

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Trial and error, pretty much. But you can look up articles on what properties specific oils bring to a bar of soap and how much is recommended you use percentage-wise. I believe soap queen has a few articles on this on her blog

@msco.6868 3 жыл бұрын

I am correct in thinking that each different soap base should have a separate CNF right? I count my "base oils" to be the formulation and the colours/scent/additives to be the variable "may contain" ingredients that vary within that base formulation.

@KatrinaEser 5 ай бұрын

Hello Jerika, thank you for making this video! Do you know a company who can relabel cosmetics in English and French? Thank you in advance!

@kaaayl11 2 жыл бұрын

this is very im formative thanks jerika! Ive had my business since dec 2020 and just applied for my business license in calgary and submitted my forms (bad i know but better late than never?) can you do a video about insurance? And what company you recommend?

@roshanis.2954 Жыл бұрын

Great I really appreciate your insight into the business, do I still require all these information for just the melt and pour soap base as well as the mica used along with the fragrance oils, if you are gift giving the soaps.

@alb673 8 ай бұрын

How much do they charge for a recipe assessment in Canada. I live in UK and can get pretty expensive. Some places charge less if you bought the ingredients from them, some charge by base, and variations, some charge more if you want it assessed for EU sales.... In UK the INCI is said so the customers can make an informed decision, when purchasing the soap. But I'm sure that 98% would not understand the technical name of the ingredients 🤦‍♂️

@godsbabygirl1697 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Jerika thank you so much for this video its very helpful. My question is since I'm just starting out and haven't really sold anything yet do I have to submit the CNF form before I start selling

@fabianaanita8456 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Jerika, I’m from Brazil! I would like to know why you use polissorbato on your bath bombs and isopropyl alcohol and if they can be replaced by others ingredients. Thanks a lot for your videos, I live in a beach city and my bombs are not sticking together, they crumble apart. Here the air is very wet and I made my recipe with Epson salt. Than I saw your video and I will try to do with your recipe. Thanks again!!!

@taylorhogan9639 3 жыл бұрын

She explains in her bath bomb making video why she uses each ingredient. :)

@jennyceron3995 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jerika I love love watching all your videos. They are so informative, helpful, fun and really amazing. I have started making soap but to set up my business has taken me sometime I’m so scared of making any legal mistakes. From your experience what comes first? Getting Insurance or sending cnf forms? I’m still looking for a logo and deciding on websites and stores😎. TIA

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

I would submit my CNF forms to get them out of the way first.

@teresabascom303 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are so helpful. If you just change the fragrance in the soap recipe -do you still have to submit a new form?

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

No. All Fragrance oil is “parfum” in common inci

@chrisb3765 3 жыл бұрын

Do I need to submit a new CNF form each time I change my fragrance? I use essential oils and, while the basic recipe remains the same, the e.o. changes in some cases. Thanks so much, your videos have helped so much.

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, for each new essential oil, you need to update your CNF. You can add amendments to your recipes, which is why saving the CNFs you submitted are important.

@dollbizniz4338 3 жыл бұрын

14.9K #Hooray

@anointedplus 3 жыл бұрын

does the description and how to apply have to be in french and english as well

@KelseyHubley 2 жыл бұрын

Do you need to have a health inspection for the space your making the soap in?

@questrixdragon 3 жыл бұрын

For ingredients listing, in the pot or out of the pot for the label?

@ababytaleportraits1103 2 жыл бұрын

Jerika do you shrink wrap after the soap cures or only to ship? Have you had any customers be unhappy

@jnealez 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think you will ever do a video on cnf forms? 🤞🏼🙏🏼

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe in the future!

@RavenKnightshadow02 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! What size/weight are your soaps?

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

They're about 5 oz.

@lindseylegere3182 3 жыл бұрын

Do you need to submit a new CNF for each new scent/color? I was told you could just add it as a "may contain" on your original CNF. So for each flavor of lip balm using the same base recipe for instance. Would a new CNF need to be submitted for each flavor?

@lifeofranvir 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information!! We are coming with our first Cosmetic Product. We filled CNF, Just wondering how long does it take health canada to get back to us if we have something wrong with the labelling . Another question, some people said its not a cosmetic , its a Natural Health Product. We are so confused about it too! How do we distinguish between two. Waiting for Respond. Thank you

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

It takes a few months! Health Canada considers soaps as a cosmetic.

@lifeofranvir 3 жыл бұрын

@@JerikaZimmerman Thank you!! Another question, Do you know any company which helps with labelling and wording on the labels. We are coming up with the first product and we are so confused with all the procedure. I don’t want to write anything which cause health claims. Thank you

@patriciageldert28 Жыл бұрын

I have seen here in BC that some companies soap labels are just in english. Do they get in trouble ?

@ziehlstudio2871 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much you’re super informative!! Question. I’ve submitted my CNF for one soap product and am working on others. Other than the case # that came up after submitting , does health Canada actually reply or send anything back ? Curious. Is it like no news is good news kinda thing? Lol It is all good once submitted ? Thanks a million! This was so helpful !!!! 💗👌🏾🌈✨🍧

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Yep! They reply with the cnf number or corrections.

@lilliansamson8680 3 жыл бұрын

I am just beginning to gather my information to fill out my CNF forms. 1st Q I thought you had to put Soap/Savon on the front of the label. 2nd Q . Do you have to write the soponified names of the oils? Eg sodium then the laten term for olive oil?

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, the product identity (soap) has to be in the front, main label in both English and in French. And yes, you have to put the saponified names of the ingredients.

@mamasaenzcreationsbretinas8136 3 жыл бұрын

I am not in Canada but I’m wondering if Illinois needs this

@angelp4448 3 жыл бұрын

When selling cosmetics in Canada, should we prepare for an inspection from Health Canada?

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard stories of them doing that! Make sure if they do, you have nothing to hide.

@nipunmadushan7924 3 жыл бұрын

Can u do a tutorial video on how you package ur soaps / how u do shrink wrap and curing time of cold process soap

@fiorellalopez6426 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jerika, thank you for your video. I have a question : how do you put your addres on a tiny bath bomb label?!?

@fiorellalopez6426 3 жыл бұрын

And also, do you put a "how to use" in your labels or just the warnings ?

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

To answer both questions, I use very small font.

@fiorellalopez6426 3 жыл бұрын

@@JerikaZimmerman thank you very much for your answer Jerika! 🤗 Fiorella from Quebec

@nextlevelhair597 3 жыл бұрын

I manufacture my products in China, which address should I use?

@sandiroberts5087 3 жыл бұрын

Do you need warning labels in Canada

@bellarosesoapco.7693 2 жыл бұрын

How do you label dark soaps with your clear labels? Do you change the background or just not make dark soaps haha

@knowledgeclub146shorts2 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, can we do manufacturing at home.please tell me

@Craftyjedi 3 жыл бұрын

you need to verify with your city, it's depend city from city

@adriannamcclair9433 3 жыл бұрын

Where do you get your clear stickers from?

@JerikaZimmerman 3 жыл бұрын

Online labels.com

@valeriegiwa9753 3 жыл бұрын

im strugglling with making bath bombs can you do a video for begginners because whenever i dry them always one side is flat

@thesandboms3410 3 жыл бұрын

I know you posted a while ago, but I bought acoustic/convoluted foam squares for this issue and cover them with parchment. Unless you dry in the molds your bombs will never be completely round, but this method leaves just a slight flat spot on mine and leaves my molds free. Good luck!