Do I need an ingredient list on handmade soap?

Only if it is a cosmetic. True soap (alkali salts of fatty acids, sold only as soap) is regulated by the CPSC under the FPLA and needs identity, net weight, and your business name and address — an ingredient list is optional. The moment you claim it moisturizes, deodorizes or beautifies, it becomes an FDA cosmetic and the full ingredient declaration of 21 CFR 701.3 applies.

What is the MoCRA contact-line requirement?

Since December 29, 2024, every cosmetic label must include a US address, US phone number, or electronic contact information (such as a website or email) through which the responsible person can receive adverse-event reports — FD&C Act §609(a), added by MoCRA. Small businesses are NOT exempt from this labeling requirement.

In what order must cosmetic ingredients be listed?

Descending order of predominance (21 CFR 701.3). Ingredients at 1% or less may be listed in any order after those above 1%, and color additives may be listed last in any order. Fragrance blends may be declared simply as Fragrance.

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Small batch · Cold process · No. 14

Lavender Fields

Handmade Soap

Ingredients: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Shea Butter, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Iron Oxides

For external use only.

Net Wt 4.5 oz (128 g)

Willow & Wick · 12 Main St, Boise, ID 83702
willowandwick.com

MoCRA
ready INCI, descending order — 21 CFR 701.3 Adverse-event contact — FD&C §609(a) Net qty, bottom 30% — 21 CFR 701.13

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1 · Your product

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Product name (brand line)

Identity — what it IS (required on front)

Marketing claims you’ll print (we check them)

It’s real saponified soap (lye + fats), and that’s what cleans

Print an ingredient list anyway (optional for true soap)

Soap ingredient style

2 · Recipe

Percentages (optional — lets us order the list for you)

3 · Package & business

Net quantity Unit

Label width (in) Label height (in)

Business name

Your role

Street address (see rule note)

City State ZIP

This is a US (domestic) address

MoCRA contact line (website / email / US phone)

I have adequately substantiated this product’s safety (if unchecked, the 21 CFR 740.10 warning is added — that’s the rule)

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Since Dec 29, 2024 every cosmetic label needs a US contact for adverse-event reports (FD&C §609(a)). Small makers are not exempt from this one. Inkurate checks it automatically.
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Honest answers

Do I even need an ingredient list on soap?

If it’s true soap (saponified oils, sold just as “soap”) — no, it’s a CPSC/FPLA product: identity, net weight, and your name & address are required; ingredients are optional. Say “moisturizing” and it becomes an FDA cosmetic: full INCI declaration required. The generator handles both and tells you which one you are. Full guide →

What changed with MoCRA?

Labels now must carry a US address, US phone, or website/email that can receive adverse-event reports (FD&C §609(a), in force since Dec 29, 2024). The $1M small-business exemption covers facility registration and product listing — not this label requirement. MoCRA guide →

Is this legal advice?

No. Inkurate is a labeling tool that encodes the public federal rules (FPLA, 21 CFR 701/740, MoCRA §609) and cites them on every element. You stay responsible for your product; for edge cases (drug claims, state rules, exports) talk to a regulatory professional. We detect drug-claim wording and warn you instead of pretending it’s fine.

Where does my recipe go?

Nowhere. The generator runs entirely in your browser — recipes are never uploaded to a server.