Find Your CLP Pictograms
Free hazard symbol finder for UK craft sellers. Select your product type and ingredient hazards to see which pictograms, signal words, and statements your labels need.
Step 1: Select your product type
What type of product are you making?
Select your product type. This helps us show the most relevant hazard categories for your formulation first.
What Are CLP Pictograms?
CLP pictograms are the red-bordered diamond symbols you see on chemical product labels. They are part of the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) and are required under UK CLP regulation for any product classified as hazardous — including candles, wax melts, reed diffusers, room sprays, and other home fragrance products that contain fragrance oils or essential oils.
Each pictogram communicates a specific type of hazard at a glance. The flame symbol (GHS02) warns of flammability, the exclamation mark (GHS07) indicates irritation or sensitisation risks, and the environment symbol (GHS09) flags aquatic toxicity. Less common for home fragrance but still relevant in some formulations are the corrosion symbol (GHS05) and the health hazard symbol (GHS08), which covers serious effects like aspiration hazard or respiratory sensitisation.
How to Determine Which Pictograms You Need
The pictograms required on your label are determined by classifying your product as a mixture under CLP. This means reviewing the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for every fragrance oil, essential oil, and other hazardous ingredient in your formulation, noting the hazard classifications in Section 2, and then applying mixture calculation rules to determine the overall classification. The tool above gives you general guidance based on common hazard categories, but the definitive classification always comes from your actual SDS data.
Pictogram Size and Placement Rules
Each pictogram on a CLP label must be at least 1 cm × 1 cm, or one-fifteenth of the label area, whichever is larger. They must be printed in colour with the red diamond border clearly visible on a white background. Pictograms should not overlap with other label elements. For detailed label layout guidance, read our CLP labelling guide for candle and wax melt makers, or see the full regulatory breakdown in our complete UK guide to CLP labels.
Disclaimer: This tool provides general guidance — classification of your specific product requires analysis of your actual ingredient Safety Data Sheets. Correct CLP classification requires a full mixture calculation based on each ingredient’s hazard data. Consult a qualified compliance adviser for definitive guidance.
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