Health Canada has Cosmetic Regulations that state what ingredient information needs to be on a cosmetic label and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regulations describes other mandatory information.
 
Labels must include:

• A list of ingredients.
• The genus and species name for botanical ingredients, all others must use the chemical name. For lavender, you might see Lavandula angustifolia. Although it’s not easy to understand the Latin names, it’s a way of differentiating them between species. For example, there are four types of lavender and each has a different chemical composition. Some companies will add the common name in brackets, such as Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil. No other version is permitted.
• Listing ingredients in order of weight, from large to small. Colour, fragrance and ingredients under 1% can be listed in any order, as long as they are listed behind any ingredients that are more than 1%.
• English and French for required information (product identification).
• No therapeutic claims. For example, non-therapeutic claims for exfoliants can include “younger looking or makes pores look smaller”. In this case it’s about the appearance, in the eye of the beholder. On the other hand, you can’t say “makes skin younger or makes pores smaller” as those are claims that change the skin. Sometimes it’s a fine line! Ha ha.
• Net quantity in metric.
• Business name and place of business.

This potentially incredible oil is generally unheard of here in North America but it's known as the "remedy for everything except death"! It has been used for over 2000 years and goes by many names including blackseed, black caraway, black sesame, fennel flower, black oil, Baraka, fitch, Kalonji, Love in a Mist and many others. Many of its suggested uses have not been proven scientifically or they haven't been tested on humans yet. 

There are claims that this oil treats muscular aches and joint pain, tension, allergies, diabetes, asthma, Alzheimers, autism, glaucoma, dementia, apathy, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s, obesity, hair loss, liver problems, eczema, headaches, high blood pressure, digestive disorders, arthritis, acne, psoriasis and dry skin. It's also said to be antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, immune boosting, anti-viral, pesticidal, anti-ulcer and antispasmodic. Wow, that's one hard working oil!

Even though its so potentially beneficial it should be avoided in people on blood clotting medication and those who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

I just received my bottle of oil today and am looking forward to seeing how I can incorporate it into my products!

For more information, check out the following links:
www.newdirectionsaromatics.com/blog/products/all-about-black-cumin-seed-oil.html
https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/black-seed-oil-benefits
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-901/black-seed​

Zinc oxide is a white fluffy powder that comes from a natural mineral. It is commonly found in sunscreens, calamine lotion, baby powder and diaper rash formulas. Zinc oxide is probably known best for providing a physical barrier to UVA and UVB rays. It's also known for its antibacterial, astringent, anti-itch, water resistant, non-irritating, non-allergenic, non-comedogenic (won't clog pores) properties, making it ideal for use on irritated skin, chafing, poison ivy, dermatitis, eczema and abrasions.

How white it will make your skin and the possibility of absorption through the skin depend upon the size of the zinc oxide particles. Nano sized particles will not make your skin look white and may be absorbed through the skin. Non-nano sized particles will appear white on your skin and are less likely to be absorbed. The bigger the particles, the whiter they will appear. Whether absorption of zinc is an issue or not is still debated as our bodies use zinc. The concern seems to lie with high levels of zinc in the body, as in the use of zinc supplements.

(We use a non-nano zinc oxide in our Sunny Day Lotion, as an option in our peppermint lip balm and as an option in our face lotions. The particle size is large enough to not be absorbed but small enough to not appear too white.)