china is a big country in the production and consumption of skin care products. with the continuous development of economy, the consumption level of chinese residents has also been continuously raised. the market scale of skin care products has significantly expanded,cosmetics has also become indispensable daily necessities from luxury goods, and the competition in cosmetics industry has become more fierce. with the continuous emergence of new brands, new functions and new ingredients, consumers pay more attention on the safety of product ingredient and the facticity of product efficacy. in order to regulate the cosmetics industry, china is setting more strict requirements on cosmetics testing, registration, filing and import etc.
aiming at a series of policies such as various management measures, work specifications and technical guidelines issued in 2021, are there any testing items that are not clear during the product filing process? not sure about the filing process? filing review problems occur frequently?
noa has built a first-class testing platform around cosmetics industry, providing customers with product test for filling, formula review, safety evaluation, efficacy evaluation test, guidance for the system operation, regulation knowledge solution etc., can help customers with professional testing capabilities. noa’s one-stop solution can help enterprises produce satisfactory, safe and effective cosmetics, provide customers with professional analysis, detection, testing, research and development, regulatory consultation and other technical services at any stage during production development and product.
1. submit for test
1. registration for inspection information management system of cosmetics registration and filing (http://jyxt.nmpa.gov.cn:8080/jyxt/)
2. production pre-review: product formula, product process, design manuscript review
3. online application for test(general 9 test items necessary risk substances toxicology items)
4. additional test for risk substances(diethylene glycol, phenol, pesticide residues, etc)and product inspection.
5. test result tracking
6. test report delivery
2. online filling
1. registration for domestic non special cosmetics in inspection information management system of cosmetics registration and filing (https://zwfw.nmpa.gov.cn/web/index)
2. obtain registration authority
3. fill in the information (application form, basis of product name, product formula, product label, product test report, product safety evaluation data, support data and research literature for efficacy declaration)
4. process tracking for online filling
5. review of filling result
6. filing data sorting and archiving
3. public notice for record
1. data query from nmpa online(https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/datasearch/home-index.html#category=hzp)
1.microbiological test item
testitem | ordinary cosmetics ①② |
total bacterial count | ○ |
total number of molds and yeasts | ○ |
thermotolerant coliforms | ○ |
staphylococcus aureus | ○ |
pseudomonas aeruginosa | ○ |
notes:
①nail polish remover does not need to detect microbial items;
②products with ethanol content ≥ 75% (w/w) do not need to detect microbial items
③○ means to need to detect microbial items
2.physical and chemical test items
test item |
ordinary cosmetics |
mercury |
○ |
lead |
○ |
砷 |
○ |
arsenic |
○ |
methanol① |
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dioxane② |
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asbestos③ |
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formaldehyde④ |
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mercaptoacetic acid |
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sunscreen⑤ |
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ph ⑥ |
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αα-hydroxy acid⑥ |
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anti-dandruff agents ⑦ |
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notes:
①methanol items shall be tested for products which the content of ethanol and isopropanol≥ 10% (w/w) dioxane shall be tested for products containing ethoxyl structural raw materials
②asbestos shall be tested for products containing talc powder;
③ free formaldehyde shall be tested for products containing formaldehyde and formaldehyde slow-release materials .
④ sunscreen shall be tested for non-sun block products containing sunscreen
⑤product claimed to contain α- hydroxy acid or product not claimed to contain α- hydroxy acid, but containing total amount ≥ 3% (w/w) of α- hydroxy acid, shall to test α- hydroxy acid and ph. pure oil (containing wax base) products do not need to test ph. if products with multiple agents need to test ph, single agent and the mixed products according to instruction all shall test ph.
⑥ if the product formula contains raw material used as a dandruff remover, it is necessary to detect the dandruff remover
⑦ for products that claim uva protection effect or broad-spectrum sunscreen, it is necessary to detect the anti uva ability parameters - critical wavelength or pfa value
⑧ if the final products cannot be sampled due to packaging reason or factors affecting the test results (such as spray products, air cushion products, etc.), the enterprise can provide the semi-finished products from the last processing before packaging, while submitting the full samples, and the inspection and testing organization shall explain it in the report.
toxicology test item
test item |
hair care product |
skin care product |
makeup product |
fingernail (toenail) product |
fragrance |
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product easy to reach eye |
general skin care product |
productseasy to reach eye |
general makeup product |
eye makeup |
lip care and lip makeup |
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acute skin irritation test ④ |
○ |
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○ |
○ |
acute eye irritation test⑤⑥ |
○ |
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○ |
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○ |
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multiple skin irritation test |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
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notes:
①products not listed in the table, the selection of test items should be determined according to the actual situation, and the test items can be added or reduced according to the application and category of product.
②no toxicological test is required for repair and painted fingernail (toe) product.
③product with chemical sunscreen content ≥ 0.5% (w/w) (except for rinsing, perfume and nail polish), skin phototoxicity test and skin allergy test should also be carried out in addition to the items listed in the table.
④rinsing skin care product only need to carry out acute skin irritation test, multiple skin irritation test is not required.
⑤acute eye irritation test is not required for wash free hair care product and eyebrow painting cosmetics.
⑥bath product should test acute eye irritation.
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