What the term denotes
Hair Health, in this catalog, is an organisational heading used by the supplier to group items. It is a filing label and nothing more. It is not a statement that anything under it does anything, is intended for anything, or has been evaluated for anything.
The name is not a claim
A heading that names an outcome reads like a claim even when it is only a filing convention. It is not a claim here. Nothing under this heading is offered as having any effect, and the heading should not be read as implying one.
Research use only
Everything grouped under this heading in our catalog is designated research use only. That designation marks material as intended for laboratory research and explicitly not for diagnostic or therapeutic use. It describes intended use — it is not a statement about quality, and it does not create a category of permitted use in people.
Why the distinction is not pedantic
Claims about effect are what determine regulatory category, and the FTC publishes what it expects of anyone making a health-related claim in advertising. A grouping label that gets treated as an indication is exactly how a compliant catalog becomes a non-compliant one.
Documentation to expect
A certificate of analysis for the lot, stated composition, and storage conditions.
Authoritative sources
US government publications, linked for reference. None of these evaluate, approve or endorse anything in this catalog.
- FTC — Health Products Compliance Guidance ↗
What the Federal Trade Commission expects of anyone making a health-related claim in advertising.
- FDA — Cosmetics ↗
FDA's cosmetics pages, including where the line sits between a cosmetic and a drug claim.
- FDA — Unapproved Drugs ↗
FDA's explanation of what it means for a product to be unapproved, and how it treats them.
- 21 CFR Part 809 (eCFR) ↗
The federal regulation containing the research-use-only labelling provision for in vitro diagnostic products.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Hair Health category mean these items affect hair?
- No. It is an organisational heading used to group a supplier list. It is not an indication, not a claim of effect, and not a statement that anything under it has been evaluated for any purpose.
- Why does the distinction between a label and a claim matter?
- Because claims about effect determine how something is regulated and what advertising rules apply. The FTC publishes what it expects of health-related claims, and a grouping label treated as an indication is how problems begin.
- Is anything in this category approved for use?
- No. Material designated research use only has not been through an approval process for use in people and is not offered for that purpose.