We applaud those manufacturers that are open and honest with their users about their products and what current regulations say about them and labeling them accordingly. These regulations change from country to country, in countries like Australia, face paints are regulated as craft paints, so neon pigments are not an issue. Because paints are sold all over the world, but the USA tends to be the biggest market, most companies label their paints to be in compliance with USA FDA regulations. So, if you are in Australia, for example, the “Special FX” warnings don’t apply to your country, but a company in Australia may still use them. Neon Paints that are FDA Compliant for Cosmetic Use According to the Manufacturers

Then do an online search for manufacturers of those pigments and see how they look in real life, pictures of them, to see if they match the colors on your cakes.If a cosmetic product uses FDA approved pigments for cosmetic use (certified or not depending on the specific pigment) and complies with all other label and ingredients regulations, then the product is in itself FDA Compliant. Companies cannot submit a finished cosmetic product to the FDA to get their approval, that is why claiming to have done so is incorrect. Companies can only say that they comply with, meet or follow FDA regulations. Mehron, Ruby Red and Endura all produce FDA compliant glow in the dark face paints (based on their claims). The first thing we need to do is define some common terms so that we know what we are talking about from the get go.

If you want to MAKE SURE that a company's claim that their UV/Neon products are FDA, UK or EU compliant, then you should ask for:There are many UV pigments in the market, a majority of which haven’t been tested yet by the USA FDA to be used in cosmetics, so according to their regulations, any product using them cannot be labeled as a cosmetic and should not be used as a such.

We offer Fusion Body Art, TAG Body Art, and Global Colours (all Australian-owned, professional grade brands). This is NOT because these pigments have been determined to be unsafe by FDA or EU regulations. At this time (2022), UV and Neon pigments have not been tested by either FDA or EU - so, put simply, it is a labelling requirement rather than a health warning. The future could change, at some point either the FDA will choose to test those pigments if they consider it a public health priority, or the food and drug industry companies could request an FDA approval after following the steps required by the FDA to do so.Lab tests from a lab that you can reach out to and confirm tests are real, that prove they tested the pigments and confirm such pigments were present on the product (not a certificate that says that the ingredients presented to them are compliant... there is no tests done with those certificates).

We are almost certain, in our opinion, that most companies making this claim won't be able to prove their claim from the looks of their products which clearly, in our opinion, come from one of the 2 factories in China that we know of that produce this kind of paint, and those shades just look like the ones all other brands coming from those factories have that are not FDA, EU or UK compliant in our opinion (with the exception, in our opinion, of Mehron and Ruby Red which we have seen their ingredients list and the pigments listed in our opinion match the colors made and clearly look different than the non compliant neon colors). Commonly called 'glow in the dark' face paint, UV or Neon face paints are available in a range of super bright and vivid colours. Kryolan has now launched a new line of cosmetic grade UV face paint colors that are complaint with US and European cosmetic regulations according to them, and we have them available! UPDATE: Kryolan has discontinued their Cosmetic Compliant UV range. Glow in the Dark Paints that are FDA compliant for Cosmetic Use according to the manufacturers

No Warnings so no Worries?

As far as Glow In The Dark paints the FDA has only approved one pigment with such quality and it is a whitish pigment that has a yellow/greenish glow in the dark. There are some companies offering a much wider range of glow in the dark colors, but they do not comply with USA FDA cosmetic regulations, although some do comply with EU cosmetic regulations.