Camel Hump Oil to be Included in Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients in China

According to CNPHARM ^[1], National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has officially replied to Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region MPA, approving hump oil as an existing cosmetic ingredient in China.

NMPA will update the Cosmetic Registration and Filing Information Management System to allow cosmetics containing hump oil to be registered or filed. In the subsequent revision of IECIC, hump oil will be included.

Hump Oil Introduction
Hump oil is the subcutaneous adipose tissue under the latissimus dorsi muscle of the camel. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, hump oil has purported efficacy in treating musculoskeletal issues and inflammation. The Inner Mongolia Camel Research Institute ^[2] wrote that applying hump oil as a natural emollient oil to dry skin has anti-inflammatory effects.

Approved New Cosmetic Ingredients from 2004

No.	Ingredients	Applicants	Approved Year
1	Alkyl (C12-C22) trimethyl ammonium, bromide and chloride	/	Jun 2004 (the former MoH)
2	Potassium Methoxysalicylate	Shisheido	Apr 2007 (the former MoH)
3	Methylisothiazolinone	Rohm Haas	May 2007 (the former MoH)
4	Carnitine Tartrate	/	Jun 2008 (the former MoH)
5	Lathyrus odoratus flower extract	/	Aug 2008 (the former MoH)
6	Fructooligosaccharides	/	Aug 2008 (the former MoH)
7	Dimethoxytolyl Propylresorcinol	Unigen	Mar 2012 (the former CFDA)
8	Polymethacryloyl Lysine	/	Mar 2012 (the former CFDA)
9	Phenylethyl Resorcinol	Symrise	Dec 2012 (the former CFDA)
10	Elaeagnus mollis Oil	琪尔康	Oct 2014 (the former CFDA)
11	Hump Oil	Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region MPA	Dec 2019 (NMPA)

*Compendium of Materia Medica: The Compendium of Materia Medica (also known by the romanizations Bencao Gangmu or Pen-tsao Kang-mu) is a Chinese herbology volume written by Li Shizhen during the Ming dynasty ^[3].