Words like "clean", "natural", "clinical" and "dermatologist-recommended" don't have strict legal definitions for cosmetics. The ingredient list tells you more.
Reading the list
- Cosmetic ingredients are listed in order of amount, from most to least
- Drug products (like sunscreen or dandruff shampoo) have a Drug Facts box with active ingredients
- Fragrance can be listed simply as "fragrance"
- "Hypoallergenic" has no federal definition
A healthy dose of doubt
If a product promises to change your skin's structure or cure a condition, be skeptical. Claims like that would make it a drug, not a cosmetic.
General educational information, not medical advice. Thrift Bloom isn't paid by any brand, store or salon.