Health and Safety Code section 109900

“Cosmetic” means any article, or its components, intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to, the human body, or any part of the human body, for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance.

The term “cosmetic” does not include soap.

Source: Section 109900, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=109900. (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 109900, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=109900. (last accessed May 12, 2025).