The list of ingredients must be prominently displayed and clearly legible.

The listing of ingredients is required on the container or on the product itself, if not packed in a container.

When listing ingredients, they must appear in descending order calculated by either mass or volume.

Alternatively, the mandatory standard allows ingredient listing in the following way:

- Ingredients (except color additives) at 1% or more in descending order by volume or mass

- Followed by ingredients (except for color additives) below 1% in any order

- Followed by color additives in any order.

Ingredient names in the list must be either English names or International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient names.

The list of ingredients may include reference to color additives that are not in the cosmetic product if they are added to some batches of the product for color matching or used in one or more (but not all) items of a cosmetic product range. If a cosmetic product contains a color additive that fits the above description, the list of ingredients must use either the words “may contain” (or similar) followed by the name of the additive, or symbol “+/-” and the name of the additive.

Flavors in the product must be included in the ingredients list, using terms like “flavor,” “flavors,” “aroma,” or “aromas,” or by listing the ingredients in the flavor.

There is no need to include incidental ingredients in the ingredients list. Incidental ingredients are those that have no technical or functional effect in the cosmetic product and are only present at insignificant levels.

Non-compliance may lead to legal actions, penalties, or recalls.