This Product Testing & Certifications Policy explains, in plain language, how MYFIOR ("MYFIOR," "we," "us," or "our") sources, reviews, and displays testing and certification claims — including "dermatologist-tested," "cruelty-free," "vegan," "hypoallergenic," and "fragrance-free" — for the Korean and international skincare, hair care, body care, and makeup products sold at myfior.com (the "Site"). It works alongside our Skincare Product Safety & Ingredients Policy, Allergen Information Policy, Disclaimer & Product Liability Policy, and Privacy Policy to give every visitor a complete, honest picture of what a label on a product page actually means.

You will see claim badges and descriptive language on many of our product pages. This page tells you exactly where each of those claims originates, what it does and does not guarantee, and how to verify it for a specific product. If anything below is unclear, contact us at [email protected] before placing an order.

MYFIOR is a US-based retailer and authorized reseller of finished, pre-manufactured cosmetic products imported primarily from Korea, alongside a smaller range of international brands. We do not formulate, manufacture, reformulate, or independently laboratory-test the products we sell, and we do not operate our own dermatology panel, animal-testing audit program, or ingredient-certification laboratory.

Every testing or certification claim you see on a MYFIOR product page — such as "dermatologist-tested," "cruelty-free," "vegan," "hypoallergenic," or "fragrance-free" — is a pass-through disclosure. It is sourced directly from the manufacturing brand's own product packaging, technical data sheets, or officially published brand materials, and is displayed on our Site only where the brand itself has made that claim. Before publishing, our team cross-checks the claim against the product's printed packaging and ingredient list where possible, and we remove or qualify language that appears vague, absolute, or unsupported by the brand's own materials.

"Dermatologist-tested" means the manufacturing brand states that the finished product, or a representative sample of it, was evaluated under the supervision of a licensed dermatologist — typically through a supervised-use or patch-test panel conducted before the product went to market. It is a claim about the brand's own pre-launch testing process, not a government certification, and there is no single standardized U.S. protocol, panel size, or duration that every brand must follow to use the term.

MYFIOR displays "Dermatologist-Tested" on a product page only when the manufacturing brand states this explicitly in its official specification sheet, packaging, or brand-published marketing materials — we do not add or infer this claim ourselves. Where a brand provides a testing summary, panel size, or certificate reference for a specific product, we will share that information with you on request; where a brand simply asserts the claim without further detail, we display it as-is and note that the underlying study was conducted and is owned by the brand, not by MYFIOR.

A "dermatologist-tested" claim indicates a lower general likelihood of adverse reaction across the tested panel — it is not a guarantee that any individual, including you, will not react to the product. We recommend a patch test before first use, as described in our Skincare Product Safety & Ingredients Policy.

Many of the Korean beauty brands MYFIOR carries manufacture and finish their products without new animal testing, consistent with the general direction of Korean cosmetics regulation, which has moved substantially away from animal testing for finished cosmetic products. A number of the brands in our catalog also hold recognized third-party cruelty-free certifications, such as Leaping Bunny (administered by Cruelty Free International) or PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies program.

"Cruelty-free" has no single legally standardized definition or federal enforcement body in the United States. MYFIOR displays a cruelty-free claim, or reproduces a third-party cruelty-free logo, on a product page only where the manufacturing brand's own materials state that status or where the brand supplies the certifying organization's logo for that specific product line. MYFIOR does not independently audit a brand's global supply chain, raw-material suppliers, or testing history — we rely on the brand's own attestation and, where present, the standards of the named third-party certifying body.

We note that certain export markets outside the United States have historically required limited animal testing of specific cosmetic ingredients for regulatory approval in that market; where a brand discloses that a product or ingredient was tested to meet a foreign regulatory requirement, we pass that disclosure along rather than omit it.

A "vegan" claim means the specific product's formulation does not intentionally contain animal-derived ingredients or animal byproducts — for example, beeswax, honey, collagen, carmine, lanolin, squalene of animal origin, or milk- or egg-derived compounds. Vegan status is assessed and displayed on a per-product, per-formulation basis, not brand-wide; a brand that offers some vegan items may still sell other items in the same collection that are not vegan.

We source vegan claims from the manufacturer's own product data and cross-reference them against the full INCI (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients) list printed on the product's packaging. If we identify an ingredient on the printed list that is commonly animal-derived while the brand has marked the product vegan, we remove the vegan claim from our Site and flag the discrepancy to the brand for clarification before republishing it. Because formulations can change between production runs, the ingredient list printed on your physical product remains the controlling source of truth — we encourage vegan shoppers to check it directly.

When a brand describes a product as "hypoallergenic," it generally means the formula was designed to minimize the inclusion of common allergens and known sensitizing ingredients, sometimes supported by an internal or third-party allergy panel test conducted by the brand. It is a statement of formulation intent and relative statistical likelihood, not a guarantee that the product cannot cause a reaction in any individual, including individuals with diagnosed allergies or highly reactive skin.

MYFIOR displays a hypoallergenic claim only where it is sourced directly from the manufacturer's own labeling or officially published product data, and we do not apply the term to a product ourselves based on our own judgment of its ingredient list. If you have a known allergy or diagnosed sensitivity, always cross-check the printed ingredient list against your personal allergen list — see our Allergen Information Policy — and perform a patch test before full use.

These two terms are related but not interchangeable, and MYFIOR displays whichever specific term the manufacturer uses rather than substituting one for the other:

• Fragrance-free generally means no fragrance ingredients, including essential oils used for scent, have been intentionally added to the formula.
• Unscented generally means the finished product has no perceptible scent to the end user, but the formula may still contain a small amount of masking fragrance added specifically to neutralize the natural odor of certain raw materials.

Botanical extracts and essential oils used for aromatherapy or sensory purposes are still classified as "fragrance" for labeling purposes even when derived from natural sources, so a product can be "naturally scented" and still not qualify as fragrance-free. If fragrance sensitivity is a concern for you, we recommend reviewing the full printed ingredient list — where a fragrance component is present, it is typically listed as "fragrance," "parfum," or the specific named botanical or aromatic compound.

Cosmetics manufactured in South Korea, which make up the substantial majority of our catalog, are produced under the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) cosmetics framework. This framework requires Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) production standards, pre-market safety and ingredient review, and batch-level release testing such as microbiological and stability checks before a finished product may be sold domestically or exported.

Many of the brands we carry manufacture in facilities certified to ISO 22716, the international Cosmetics GMP standard; where a brand publishes this facility-level certification, we make that information available to customers on request. MYFIOR does not operate its own formulation laboratory and does not perform, commission, or claim to conduct independent clinical, microbiological, or stability testing of any finished product. Our own quality-control role is limited to receiving-dock inspection — checking for intact factory seals, undamaged packaging, and consistency with the manufacturer's official product imagery — as described further in our Skincare Product Safety & Ingredients Policy.

Where a manufacturing brand supplies an official certification logo for use on its product pages, MYFIOR may reproduce that mark alongside the product listing. Marks that may appear on our Site include, depending on the brand and product:

• Leaping Bunny (Cruelty Free International) — a third-party cruelty-free certification with its own audited standard.
• PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies — a brand self-attestation program administered by PETA.
• Korean MFDS GMP recognition — indicates manufacture under Korea's Good Manufacturing Practice framework.
• ISO 22716 — the international cosmetics Good Manufacturing Practice standard for a facility.
• The Vegan Society trademark or comparable vegan-registry marks, where a brand has independently registered a specific product.

MYFIOR reproduces these marks only when supplied through official brand marketing assets — we do not create, modify, or apply a certification logo ourselves. Displaying a mark on our Site does not mean MYFIOR independently verifies or guarantees the certifying organization's own standards or audit process; we encourage customers who want to confirm a specific certification to consult the certifying organization's own public registry directly.

MYFIOR markets testing and certification claims in a manner consistent with Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts and practices in commerce, along with the FTC's Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims and Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials, to the extent those guides bear on cosmetic marketing claims. In practice, this means we do not embellish a brand's own testing or certification language, we do not imply a broader guarantee than the brand's own materials support, and we qualify a claim with context (for example, noting that it originates from the manufacturer) where doing so helps avoid a misleading impression.

If a specific product listing on our Site appears to overstate a testing or certification claim beyond what the manufacturer has substantiated, please report it using the contact details in Section 16 so we can review and correct it promptly.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not "approve," certify, license, or endorse cosmetic products, testing methods, or certification claims before they reach the market, and cosmetics are not required to undergo FDA pre-market testing except for certain color additives. No claim on our Site — including "dermatologist-tested," "cruelty-free," "vegan," "hypoallergenic," or "fragrance-free" — implies FDA approval, endorsement, or certification of any kind.

The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) requires the "responsible person" for a cosmetic product — generally the manufacturer, packer, or distributor whose name appears on the label — to maintain adequate safety substantiation records supporting the product's safety for its intended use, along with facility registration and product listing obligations. MoCRA safety-substantiation recordkeeping is a compliance requirement for the responsible party; it is not itself a public certification or testing-claim verification system, and MYFIOR relies on the manufacturing brand to meet its own MoCRA obligations for the products it places into commerce.

MYFIOR ships exclusively within the United States. Because state-level rules on cosmetics marketing, cruelty-free sales, and ingredient disclosure vary, the notices below apply to residents of the states listed, in addition to — not instead of — this policy in its entirety.

We want every customer to be able to independently confirm the claims shown on a product page. Here's how:

If you believe a testing or certification claim shown on myfior.com is inaccurate, outdated, or inconsistent with the physical product you received, please contact us at [email protected] or +1 650-284-1881 with your order number, the product name, and, if possible, a photo of the relevant packaging or printed claim. We investigate every report, will remove or correct a claim we cannot substantiate with the manufacturing brand, and will follow up directly with the brand where clarification is needed. While we work to resolve the report, we may temporarily remove the disputed claim from the affected product page.

We may revise this Product Testing & Certifications Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our product catalog, brand certification status, applicable law, or business practices. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the Site or purchase of products after a revision takes effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically, particularly before relying on a specific certification claim for a purchase decision.