The Sacred Label

Description

Here is what they do not teach you.

The front of the bottle is marketing. The back of the bottle is chemistry. The Sacred Label is the guide that teaches you to read that chemistry with the same fluency a formulator does. This digital guide walks you, line by line, through the anatomy of a cosmetic ingredient list. How INCI naming works. What the ‘descending order by concentration’ rule actually tells you. Where the 1 percent line sits. And how to spot the seven most common marketing moves brands use to make a boring formula sound revolutionary.

What’s Inside

• The INCI system explained. What it is, who governs it, and how to translate the Latin sounding names into real ingredients.
• How to use the 1 percent line as an ingredient label decoder shortcut for catching filler forward formulas.
• The difference between a functional ingredient, a fragrance component, and a preservative system, and why all three belong on the list.
• Twelve buzzwords that mean nothing legally (‘clean’, ‘natural’, ‘dermatologist approved’) and how to read past them.
• Claim language versus actual formulation. When a front of bottle promise is supported by the INCI list, and when it absolutely is not.
• A printable Sacred Label decoder template you can screenshot and pull up in any store aisle.

Built for every aisle.

Use The Sacred Label on skincare, haircare, body care, and the products already in your cabinet. Once the decoder clicks you will never read a label the same way again, and The Sacred Label will live in your phone forever.

Written by a Black woman formulator in Michigan. Digital download, yours forever. Educational only, not medical advice. Questions? Email support@lunarluxecreations.com.