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On June 24, 2025, China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) released a notice, soliciting public comments on nine cosmetic standards, including the General Principles for Physical and Chemical Testing Methods (Draft for Comment). Stakeholders are invited to submit their feedback via NIFDC’s Cosmetics Standards Formulation and Revision Management System by July 15, 2025. The detailed information on these draft standards is as follows.
No. | Cosmetic Standards | Introduction |
1 | General Principles for Physical and Chemical Testing Methods (Draft) | This document stipulates the relevant requirements for physical and chemical testing methods for prohibited, restricted, and approved ingredients (including preservatives, sunscreens, colorants, hair dyes, etc.) in cosmetics. |
2 | Determination of Cannabidiol (CBD) and Other 5 Kinds of Components in Cosmetics (Draft) | This method applies to qualitative and quantitative determination of six ingredients in cosmetics, such as cream lotion, liquid (water, oil), gel, powder, wax base, etc. The six ingredients are:
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3 | Skin Sensitization: Local Lymph Node Assay: BrdU-Flow Cytometry Method (LLNA: BrdU-FCM) (Draft) | This method stipulates the basic principles and test requirements of the local lymph node assay (LLNA: BrdU-FCM). This method is suitable for the detection of skin allergic reactions to chemical ingredients intended for cosmetic use. |
4 | This method specifies the basic principles, requirements, and methods of toxicokinetic test. It is suitable for the determination of toxicokinetic parameters of well-characterized chemical substances used as cosmetic ingredients. | |
5 | General Technical Requirements for Biotechnology-derived Ingredients (Draft) | This document specifies the terms and definitions, technical requirements, labeling, packaging, transportation, storage, and shelf life of biotechnology-driven ingredients for cosmetic use. |
6 | General Technical Requirements for Plant Origin Ingredients (Draft) | This document provides the technical requirements for plant-origin ingredients for cosmetic use, including terms and definitions, classification, technical requirements, labeling, packaging, transportation, storage, and other items. |
7 | This standard specifies the terms and definitions, technical requirements, and test methods for Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. used in cosmetics. This standard applies to:
Both the aqueous and powder forms of Centella asiatica extract are intended for use as cosmetic ingredients. | |
8 | This standard outlines the requirements, testing methods, packaging, transportation, storage, and shelf life of tripeptide-1 copper for cosmetics. | |
9 | This standard specifies the basic information, requirements, test methods, labeling, packaging, transportation, storage, and shelf life of Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 for cosmetic use. It applies to acetate or salt-free Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 powder, which is chemically synthesized from glutamic acid, methionine, glutamine, and arginine as starting materials, followed by purification, freeze-drying, and other processes. |
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