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Special Labeling Requirements for Cosmetics. – A cosmetic shall be deemed mislabeled:
a) if its labeling or advertising is false or misleading in any way;
b) if in package form unless it bears a label conforming to the requirements of labeling provided for in this Act or under existing regulations: Provided, That reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions as to small packages shall be established by regulations prescribed by the concerned department;
c) if any word, statement or other information required by or under authority of this Act to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness, as compared with other words, statements, designs or devices in the labeling, and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use;
d) if its container is so made, formed or filled as to be misleading; or
e) if its label does not state the common or usual name of its ingredients.
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