China Unveils 2019 Cosmetics Supervision and Sampling Inspection Requirements

2019 national cosmetics supervision and sampling inspection will focus on 10 kinds of products, which are baby skin care products, hair dyes (oxidation hair dyes), anti-acne products, sunscreens, facial masks, body powders, domestic non-special use skin care products, hair perms/body hair removal, anti-freckle/whitening products and toothpastes.

Sampling quantity of imported cosmetics will not be less than 15%.

Details of national cosmetics supervision and sampling inspection requirements:

Product category	Batches	Sampling completion time	Testing completion time	Testing items	Testing basis	Determination Standard
Baby skin care products	20	Mar. 15	Apr. 30	Microorganism	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015
				Glucocorticoid	Determination of 41 Glucocorticoids in Cosmetics by LC-MS-MS and TLC Method GBT24800.2-2009
				Minocycline hydrochloride and other 6 kinds of components	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 2.2 Minocycline hydrochloride and other 6 kinds of components
				Fluconazole and other 8 kinds of components	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 2.1 Fluconazole and other 8 kinds of components
				Enoxacin and other 9 kinds of components	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 2.3 Enoxacin and other 9 kinds of components
Hair dyes (Oxidation hair dyes)	50	Mar. 15	May 15	Hair dying agents	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 7.2 p-Phenylenediamine and Other 31 Kinds of Components
Anti-acne products	70	Mar. 31	May 31	Minocycline hydrochloride and other 6 kinds of components	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 2.2 Minocycline hydrochloride and other 6 kinds of components
				Fluconazole and other 8 kinds of components	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 2.1 Fluconazole and other 8 kinds of components
				Enoxacin and other 9 kinds of components	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 2.3 Enoxacin and other 9 kinds of components
				Tretinoin and Isotretinoin	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 2.28 Tretinoin and Isotretinoin
Sunscreen products	70	Apr. 30	Jun. 30	Sunscreen agents	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 5 Testing Methods of Sunscreens
Facial masks	100	May 31	Jul. 31	Mercury (facial masks claimed anti-freckle or whitening efficacy)	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 1.2 Mercury; 1.6 Li and 36 kinds of elements
				Glucocorticoid	Determination of 41 glucocorticoids in cosmetics by LC-MS-MS and TLC method GBT24800.2-2009
				Fluocinolone Acetonide	Test Methods of Fluocinolone Acetonide in Facial Mask
				Microorganism	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015
Body powder	20	Jun. 15	Jul. 31	Boric Acid and Borate	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 3.7 Boric Acid and Borate
				Lead	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 1.3 Lead; 1.6 Li and 36 kinds of elements
Domestic non-special use skin care products	40	Jun. 30	Sep. 30	Microorganism	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Five: Methods of Microbiological Test
				Preservatives	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 4 Testing Methods of Preservatives
Hair perms/ body hair removal products (except for physical body hair removal products)	40	Jul. 31	Sep. 30	Thioglycollic Acid	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 3.9 Thioglycollic Acid	Hair perms: GB/T 29678-2013 Permanent wave Body hair removal: Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015
				pH	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 1.1 pH	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015
Whitening products (except for facial masks)	80	Aug. 31	Oct. 31	Mercury	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 Chapter Four: 1.2 Mercury; 1.6 Li and 36 kinds of elements	Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015
				Glucocorticoid	Determination of 41 glucocorticoids in cosmetics by LC-MS-MS and TLC method (GBT24800.2-2009)
Toothpastes	10	Aug. 31	Oct. 31	Lead, Arsenic	GB/T 8372-2017 Toothpaste	GB/T 8372-2017 Toothpaste
				Microorganism	GB/T 8372-2017 Toothpaste

Note: 1. Products with ethanol contents ≥ 75% (w/w) can avoid testing microorganism;
2. The testing results of hair dyes, sunscreens and thioglycollic acids will be checked against the limits specified in the determination standard, compared with the product label and formula on the filing certificate, and marked in the result report.