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{{Short description, Symbol often found on cosmetic products
The period-after-opening symbol or PAO symbol is a graphic symbol that identifies the useful lifetime of a cosmetic product after its package has been opened for the first time. It depicts an open cosmetics pot and is used together with a written number of months or years.
In the
The period-after-opening symbol or PAO symbol is a graphic symbol that identifies the useful lifetime of a cosmetic product after its package has been opened for the first time. It depicts an open cosmetics pot and is used together with a written number of months or years.
In the European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
, cosmetics products with a shelf-life of at least 30 months are not required to carry a " best used before end of ..." date. Instead, there has to be "an indication of the period of time after opening for which the product can be used without any harm to the consumer". The EU Cosmetics Directive
Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic productsmonth not only in English, but also in many other European languages. It is also used in the
File:5 PAO 12M 2007-07-12.jpg, PAO symbol on a bottle of
EU Cosmetics Directive (76/768/EEC)
Annex VIIIa, modified b
Directive 2003/15/EC
Practical implementation of Article 6(1)(c) of the Cosmetics Directive (76/768/EEC), Labelling of product durability: “Period of time after opening”
What is the Period of time after opening?
– European Commission web site Pictograms Cosmetics Consumer symbols
ISO 8601
ISO 8601 is an international standard covering the worldwide exchange and communication of date and time-related data. It is maintained by the Geneva-based International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and was first published in 1988, w ...
duration notation.
mouthwash
Mouthwash, mouth rinse, oral rinse, or mouth bath is a liquid which is held in the mouth passively or swilled around the mouth by contraction of the perioral muscles and/or movement of the head, and may be gargled, where the head is tilted back ...
File:4 PAO 12M 2007-07-12.jpg, PAO symbol, along with the Green Dot symbol and resin identification code
The ASTM International Resin Identification Coding System, often abbreviated RIC, is a set of symbols appearing on plastic products that identify the plastic resin out of which the product is made. It was developed in 1988 by the Society of t ...
on a bottle of lotion.
File:2 PAO 30M 2007-07-12.jpg, PAO symbol on a bottle of shower gel
Shower gel (also shower cream or body wash) is a specialized liquid product used for cleaning the body during showers. Not to be confused with liquid soaps, shower gels, in fact, do not contain saponified oil. Instead, it uses synthetic detergen ...
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References
EU Cosmetics Directive (76/768/EEC)
Annex VIIIa, modified b
Directive 2003/15/EC
Practical implementation of Article 6(1)(c) of the Cosmetics Directive (76/768/EEC), Labelling of product durability: “Period of time after opening”
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...
, 04/ENTR/COS/28
External links
What is the Period of time after opening?
– European Commission web site Pictograms Cosmetics Consumer symbols