China Non-Compliant Cosmetic Data in H1 2020: Hair Dye is the Most Problematic Category

Key terms:

1. Color fastness: Refers to the color’s resistance to fading or the weakening of hair dyes.

2. Abbreviations in this article include the following:

• GB: Refers to the Chinese National Standards (issued by the Standardization Administration of China).

• GB/T: Recommended Chinese National Standards.

• QB/T: Recommended Light Industrial Standards.

• SN/T: Recommended Industrial Standard of Commodity Inspection

• CCGF, while not a standard, is a regulatory document that provides a reference for local departments to conduct provincial sampling inspections.

  It’s an important to note that recommended standards do not mean non-standard. Manufacturers, importers and distributors are still required to comply with specific requirements.

Cosmetic Inspection Results of H1 2020

ChemLinked sorted out the inspection data published on NMPA’s official website in the first half of 2020, finding that a total of 108 batches of cosmetics have failed NMPA or provincial MPAs’ random inspections due to compliance problems. The range of products cover masks, skin care, sunscreens and hair dyes with hair dyes having the largest unqualified rate of about 53%.

Reasons for inspection failures include the inconsistencies between the detected and labeled ingredients, ambiguous/missing labeling information, excessive addition of hair dyes, and expired registration certificate. Details are as follows:

Cause Analysis