How to legally run a soap making business in the UK: CPSR's, SCPN (was CPNP), Insurance, PIF's & GMP
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ม.ค. 2021
- Disclaimer: Today's video is long!
Today I want to cover as many of the legal requirements for setting up a UK based business making and selling soap that I could think of. This is a topic that can't really be skimmed over, so today's video is a long one! However, if you are unsure of where to begin with the legal requirements within the UK for selling soap, then this video should provide some insight.
I would like to add that this is all based on our own knowledge and understanding of what is required to legally sell soap in the UK. Please do your own research as well. It is never a good idea to rely on just one source of information! I may have missed something out or even interpreted something incorrectly, so please, take this as a guide but read up on everything and research for yourself as well!
We will be covering a few of the main requirements in this video and at the beginning I will show you a timeline so if you wish to skip to certain sections of the video this will make it much easier to do so!
The topics we will be covering today, which will help to give you an insight into the legal requirements for selling soap in the UK are as follows:
Insurance: We begin by talking a little about insurance, which is a must have if you are planning on placing your soaps on the UK market.
Trade Approved Scales: We tell you briefly about the kind of scales you will require in order to comply with the UK's rule on using trade approved scales.
CPSR's - Cosmetic Product Safety Reports: These are legally required if you wish to sell soap within the UK. We tell you about what is involved in putting in an application for a CPSR and we also discuss timelines and what you can expect to see in your finished report. We also show you an example of a CPSR form and give you hints on what info needs to go where!
The SCPN - Submit Cosmetic Products Notifications (This was previously the CPNP or cosmetic products notification portal, however, as the UK has now left the EU we are required to us this new, UK base portal). We discuss what the SCPN is used for and we also talk you through adding a product to this portal, as it can be a little confusing when you first look at it!
GMP - Good manufactuing practices We discuss what is meant by this term and what you need to include in a GMP statement.
PIF's - Product Information Files - we discuss what this document is, why it is important and what you need to include in one.
If you are looking for resources, the following websites may help:
To access the SCPN:
www.gov.uk/guidance/submit-a-...
Some companies that offer CPSR's
naturallybalmy.co.uk/
soaposh.com/
www.thesoapkitchen.co.uk/
Further reading on GMP:
www.gov.uk/guidance/good-manu...
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Bless you 🙏
Thanks for simplifying and humanising the legal requirements!! Just starting out and tbh I was rethinking doing it until I watched this. Now my enthusiasm is back 😊
Can you do a report if you are making your soap with a melt & pour base? I'm guessing you just include the ingredients that are in the melt & pour base?
Thank you so much for this! It’s been extremely helpful to get me started. The Gov site is rarely easy to navigate, so you’ve saved me a lot of time working it all out!
This is amazing! ild love to know more about labelling... Whats needed and whats not...
Thanks so much
That was incredibly detailed, thank you so much for sharing, I've struggled to find some of this information!!
very informative
Definitely feel a little less confused, anxious and overwhelmed about doing all the legal stuff. Thank you for this video! Going to binge on other videos over the weekend ❤
Thank you so much for this!! So if I wanted to make soap with different bases such as one soap 100% olive oil and another with different oils I would need to get 2 Cosmetic Product Safety Reports done?
I can't thank you enough for the time, generosity and expertise you've given us with this video. It's made the whole process so much easier to understand and I'm so grateful. Xxx
I can’t thank you enough! Bless you for taking the time to help so many of us starting out. 👏🏻
Thankyou so much for this wonderful help. Ive just started on my soap obsessives journey! But I would love to keep going and take it further, your advice is so kind and detailed. All the best to you and your business x
Thank you so much for your video. I am new to the world of soap making and you have helped me with all the legal side of things. I wouldn't have otherwise know where to begin. Thanks again
Great video with loads of useful information, thank you. I am just experimenting and making soap for own use at the moment but will definitely come back to this if I decide to sell in the future.
Thank you so much for this video. Its a mind-boggling process which you've explained so well.😊
This is so helpful, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!
I viewed all the way to the end! This was very useful- thank you!
Thank you for this wonderfully explained video. I was in despair when researching how to sell my sell my soaps and you’ve made it all so much more understandable 🙂
I love that you have taken the time to go through this in such detail - really de-mystified the whole thing for me. Thank you SO MUCH