Article 2. Adulterated Cosmetics of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 2.

A cosmetic is adulterated if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to users under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or advertisement of the cosmetic, or under conditions of use as are customary or usual.

Section 111670 shall not apply to coal tar hair dye, that is conspicuously labeled as follows: "Caution--this product contains ingredients that may cause skin irritation on certain individuals and a preliminary test according to accompanying directions should first be made. This product must not be used for dyeing the eyelashes or eyebrows; to do so may cause blindness." The labeling shall also bear adequate directions for such preliminary testing.

Any cosmetic is adulterated if it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance.

Any cosmetic is adulterated if it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.

Any cosmetic is adulterated if its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents injurious to health.

Any cosmetic is adulterated if it is not a hair dye and it is, or it bears or contains, a color additive that is unsafe within the meaning of Section 111665.

It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale any cosmetic that is adulterated.

It is unlawful for any person to adulterate any cosmetic.

It is unlawful for any person to receive in commerce any cosmetic that is adulterated or to deliver or proffer for delivery any such cosmetic.

While any regulation relating to any color additive referred to in Section 111665 is in effect, any cosmetic that bears or contains a color additive in accordance with these regulations shall not be considered adulterated.

Any cosmetic intended for export shall not be deemed to be adulterated under this part if it satisfies all of the following requirements:
  (a) It accords to the specifications of the foreign purchaser.
  (b) It is not in conflict with the laws of the importing country.
  (c) It is labeled on the outside of the shipping package to show that it is intended for export. If the article is sold or offered for sale in domestic commerce, this section shall not exempt it from any of the provisions of this part.

A cosmetic is deemed adulterated under the laws of this state if it is subject to regulations issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration relating to tamper-resistant packaging, as set forth in Part 700 of Volume 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, but is not in compliance therewith.