According to European Union regulations, a cosmetics product is defined as “any substance or mixture intended to be placed in contact with external parts of the human body or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance, protecting them, keeping them in good condition or correcting body odors.
“The assessment of whether a product is a cosmetic product has to be made on the basis of a case-by-case assessment, taking into account all the characteristics of the products,” according to CE.way, a regulatory consulting, safety and efficacy testing services company for cosmetics products. As the Joëlle Ciocco brand crossed the line from cosmetics to medication, the ANSM has therefore suspended the manufacturing, distribution, advertising and usage of Joëlle Ciocco Paris Products, the brand’s products prepared specifically by the company Capital Joëlle Ciocco and the products created containing betamethasone.