Cosmetic product in China is defined as “a kind of daily-used chemical product intended to be applied on the surface of human body (skin, hair, nails, lips, etc.) by rubbing, spraying or otherwise similar ways for the purpose of cleansing, correcting body odors, protecting, beautifying and altering the appearance”.
The core cosmetic regulation in China is called Regulation for Hygienic Supervision over Cosmetic Products, which is in the revision progress but still in-force currently. Various subsidiary rules, standards and guidance documents together with the core regulation has formed a complex regulation system for cosmetic management in China.
Hence the compliance work in China for cosmetic products is also complicated. Generally all the cosmetic products should be imported/produced only after the pre-market compliance work is done. However, the obligation differs for imported cosmetic products and domestic produced cosmetic products, and there are 10 “special-use cosmetics” categories defined in China, which requires for more information and follows more complex procedure to get market approval.
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