@Belassi Sounds interesting. Are you going to fund this through the NDA process? I'd be astounded if you actually persisted enough with whatever formulation you've come up with, to pay 1 million dollars and wait 10 years.
If I am "tagged", then during the 15 day grace period, I could simply remove the non-compliant claims. This is what SkinBiology did.
I spoke to them on the phone and they informed me that they had to edit their whole website and remove m…
@Microformulation @Perry
Thanks for the input.
Of course I too find it unethical for a brand to lie and deceive its customers and that is not what I want.
Through claims, I would like to promote the idea that this product could grow beard hairs, …
@Perry Back to what you were saying, by the logic of big companies and congress and lawyers not caring about the smaller company, my cosmetic business could ultimately succeed small scale (a comfortable living).
The cosmetic would imply beard growt…
@Bobzchemist Very interesting. Would a consumer survey like this have to be setup in a certain manner? Would I have to hire a legal person to write up this survey? Or could it be sufficient enough to just write up a google survey document and have m…
@Perry Well I've heard from several members in this group that the number of reports against smaller businesses and their claims are being tagged more and more often. This is what the consultant and regulator told me as well.
Thanks for your advice…
@Belassi
I know, I probably am. It's just that the regulator's words gave me such a different perspective on the technicality of advertising and the such. I guess I'm just making excuses.
@Microformulation
Is there a guideline for words/descriptions that may be used for cosmetic purposes? I know the definitions but it's quite ambiguous what claims "fly too close to the sun".
Are these claims "safe"?
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Hey @Perry, thanks for your tips! I do think their advice is situated on a "worst case scenario".
At the moment I have completely given up hope on any beard growth product, despite me believing several ingredients may have a significant …
@Microformulation Yes I do remember having that discussion with you. Hair growth would be an impossible feat to pursue unless I go through the process of a NDA, which would be completely out of the question for a startup.
The regulatory expert adv…
Could you explain to me a little bit more about cosmetic raw distributors not complying with FDA cosmetic claims?
Are you saying that different formulators can make different "kinds" of redensyl, and thus create a less effective result? …
Hey @Microformulation , thanks for responding to my second posting! Yes you are right claim substantiation is a difficult process but my strategy was to market more on the benefits of having a beard and the "social need" o…
@Microformulation
Hi, thanks for your thorough explanation. Sorry for not responding promptly.
I would like to know what you think the best steps for me to take are?
Currently I am looking to hire a cosmetic chemist to formulate me a solution w…
@Bobzchemist
You mention that I am better off not doing any sort of claim substantiation/clinical testing at all. I don't really plan to unless my startup takes off and I form a company.
What if I were to strip any claims from my cosmetic product…
@Perry
Who is to measure if the product is "moderately or more" effective?
I know of one particular hair growth company that is being observed by the FDA. The FDA is dictating them to change their claims and remove more "science&qu…
@Bobzchemist so considering the world of cosmetic products, I would have a higher incentive to market an ineffective hair growth product to keep it as a cosmetic?
what if the product were moderately effective?
thanks
@Microformulation
There exists hundreds of shampoos/conditioners/beard oils that have phrases like "restores hair", "promotes fuller head of hair", "fuller stronger hairs". Some are even being sold at Walmart or hair s…
@johnb
Well I am leaving that question to the cosmetic chemists I am interviewing. They will do the scientific research and come up with a list of potential ingredients to include in the end formulation. They won't be doing testing however, as the …
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@Microformulation Thanks for your input.
Alopecia is actually associated with hair loss or the thinning of hair. Alopecia barbae is the sudden hair loss of the beard. This is not something I am intending to treat.
To clarify, beard growt…
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@Belassi , thanks for responding. Are you stating that there exists no natural ingredients that will show "any" hair growth effects when there are hundreds of clinical studies on these ingredients that are shown to have hair growth…
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A medical drug would be defined as articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.
I don't believe this solution derived from natural extracts would have anything to do with medic…
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Could you provide some value to the discussion? There exists a large number of scientific research behind certain plant extracts, compounds, etc. that show effective hair growth abilities. The final ingredients in this cosmetic product may n…