1. Introduction
Cosmetics refer to all of the products used to care for and
clean the human skin and make it more beautiful. The
intentions of using cosmetic products is to maintain the
body in a good condition, protect it from the effects of the
environment and aging processes, change the appearance,
andmake the body smell nicer. Cosmetic products are widely
used by every socioeconomic class of human beings to
cleanse, perfume, protect, and change the appearance of skin
[1].
Public observations and reviewing of the relevant literatures
indicated that most of the cosmetic users were not
seriously concerned about the effect of usage of products
to their skin and focus on the short term result of skin
appearance rather than the long-term effects to the whole
body. Generally, consumers assume that cosmetic products
are safer and pose no risk to the human health [2]. Some
consumers did not read the label to identify the ingredients
and other useful information of the cosmetic products
before they decide to use them. The cosmetics sector grows
tremendously, driven by demands from consumers but some
users are not very concerned about the implications of
cosmetics to their healthy body such as skin and physical
outlook [2, 3].
In Ethiopia, cosmetics do not need marketing authorization
unlike that of medicinal products which can only
be marketed if marketing authorization is granted. DACA
do not spend little or no time to protect the public against
the harmful effects emanating from these products as it is
true also in many other countries [4–7]. It is the companies’
responsibility to check the safety of the cosmetic products