Cosmetics

Cosmetics manufacturers, packagers & distributors are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Their website includes information on Registration Program (Reporting system for use by manufacturers, packers, and distributors of cosmetic products), Labeling, and Is It a Cosmetic, a Drug, or Both? (Or Is It Soap?) (22)

Contact: U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Cosmetics  

Lotions, soaps, and other cleansers may be regulated as cosmetics or as other product categories, depending on how they are intended to be used. (22)
Contact: U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Soaps & Lotions

Under the law, how “aromatherapy” products are regulated depends mainly on how they are intended to be used. (22)
Contact: U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Aromatherapy