https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog Plain-English updates on UK cosmetics law for brands selling into Great Britain. en-gb Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/importer-responsible-person-cosmetics https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/importer-responsible-person-cosmetics Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Import cosmetics into Great Britain and UK law makes you the Responsible Person by default. What that means, and how to hand the role on. https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/uk-responsible-person-cost https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/uk-responsible-person-cost Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 What a UK Responsible Person fee for cosmetics covers, what changes the price, the other costs to budget for when launching in Great Britain, and the questions to ask before you sign. https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/scpn-notification-guide https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/scpn-notification-guide Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 What a UK cosmetic product notification on SCPN needs: who can submit it, the information and label images required, frame formulations, nanomaterials, CMR substances and keeping it up to date. https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/do-i-need-a-uk-responsible-person https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/do-i-need-a-uk-responsible-person Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Who the UK Responsible Person is, when a cosmetics brand based outside the UK needs one for Great Britain, what they do, and what the 2027 EU label rule does and does not change. https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/switch-uk-responsible-person https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/switch-uk-responsible-person Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 What the law requires when a cosmetics brand changes its UK Responsible Person: the written mandate, SCPN, labels, the product information file and the order to do it in. https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/eu-responsible-person-label-deadline-2027 https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/eu-responsible-person-label-deadline-2027 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 EU cosmetics brands can sell in Great Britain with only their EU Responsible Person on the label until 31 December 2027. What the rule covers, what it does not, and how to plan. https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/uk-cosmetics-regulation-changes-2026 https://haldenrp.co.uk/blog/uk-cosmetics-regulation-changes-2026 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 4-MBC banned, 29 CMR substances added to the banned list (13 of them from March 2027), hexyl salicylate capped and a new formaldehyde warning threshold. The dates and sell-through periods.