Ingredients

What is on the label and what it does.

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Ingredients

What an Australian cosmetic ingredients list does and does not tell you

Australian labels must carry an ingredients list, but not a concentration. Here is what the rules cover, what they leave out, and how to patch test in 5 days.

Updated 3/11/2026 · 7 min

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