| Old school soaps the FDA stays out of anyways. They only regulates synthetic detergents. http://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/productandingredientsafety/Prod... >Ordinary soap is solely made up of fats and an alkali. In the past, people made their own soap from animal fats and wood ashes. >Today there are very few true soaps in the traditional sense on the market. You might recognize these soaps as products marketed with characteristics such as "pure." "True" soaps are regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, not FDA, and do not require ingredient labeling. Also, the second a product claims to be "Antibacterial" it is making a drug claim, and needs to have a drug list on the bottle. >If a drug claim is made on a cleanser or soap, such as antibacterial, antiperspirant, or anti acne, the product is a drug, and the label must list all active ingredients, as is required for all drug products. And the other examples you gave all have their own regulatory agencies which in theory should protect the public. The FDA is concerned with food, drugs, and cosmetics. Period. Cosmetics are certainly ingested (think lipstick, lipgloss) as well as absorbed into the body. It makes senses for the FDA to have that under their wing. |