CFDA Releases New Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients in China (IECIC 2015)

Six months ago CFDA announced that they were going to append the Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients in China (IECIC). They also released a draft list for public consultation at that time. (You may also want to see China to Update Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients 2014.)

At the end of 2015, CFDA announced that they had amended the previous formal version of IECIC 2014 which was released on June 30^th 2014, and IECIC 2015 was ready. IECIC 2015 is quite similar to the previous version. The update includes the addition of 9 ingredients:

• harungana madagascariensis extract;
• undeceth-3;
• decyl isostearate;
• tris(PPG-3 benzyl ether) citrate;
• chondrus crispus (carrageena);
• raspberry ketone glucoside;
• hesperidinase;
• PEG-50 hydrogenated palmamide;
• PEG/PPG-150/30 copolymer.

Nine ingredients have been deleted because they are covered by other entries, according to CFDA. They are:

• thymus serpyllum extract;
• oryza sativa extract;
• tilia cordata extract;
• coffea arabica extract;
• citrus limonium extract;
•  jasminum sambac (jasmine) flower water;
• chamomilla recutita (matricaria) dried flower;
• papaver somniferum seed extract; and
•  gleditsia sinensis thorn extract.

In China, new cosmetic ingredients must be approved by CFDA. This revision is to bring the China Administration closer to EU cosmetics regulations, making it easier for international companies to understand.