The Product
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the product
What goes on or into the skin — and what can we prove?
Why this chapter existsThree branches, one territory: Ink · Formula · Standard. Keeping them under one chapter stops three brand-adjacent subjects from taking half the top level.
ink
Pigment sources, carbon vs synthetic, sterility and contamination, regulation and oversight, label literacy, our Original Black.
formula
Ingredient library, full transparency, why each ingredient, formulation logic by stage, what we leave out, oils vs creams vs lotions vs petroleum.
standard
Manufacturing, formulation and fill controls, MoCRA responsibilities, product listings, testing and substantiation, claim discipline, what we can prove.
questions this chapter answers
- What does 'vegetable carbon' mean on an ink label?
- Is there charcoal in the Soothing Cream?
- Where are your products made?
- What does MoCRA actually require?
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Part of The Authority Engine — what we know about tattooing, and how we know it.
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