FAQs Vol. 17 | Guangzhou AMR Explains New Cosmetic Ingredient Notification, Multi-shade Cosmetics Notification, and More

The following details should be noted:

1. Different notifiers or notification numbers may exist for new ingredients with the same Chinese standard name. The notifier of cosmetics should verify the corresponding notification number for the new ingredient and ensure accuracy when filing.

2. The notifier should refer to the Technical Requirements for New Ingredients for the corresponding new ingredient to clearly and accurately understand the safe usage amount, purpose, applicability, use scope of, other restrictions and requirements for, as well as warning statements for the new ingredient. The notifier should pay special attention to information on the incompatibility and limitation of use.

3. The cosmetic notifier can search for the Technical Requirements for New Ingredients through the New Ingredient Publicity Platform. If the document is not yet available, the notifier should request the document from the new ingredient notifier and upload it to the General Cosmetics (Toothpaste) Notification Management System. During the safety assessment of new ingredients, it is necessary for the cosmetics notifier to explicitly state whether the ingredients comply the quantity restrictions specified in the Technical Requirements for New Ingredients.

For cosmetics in inseparable packaging containers, such as eyeshadow palettes, they should be notified as one product under a single notification number. The formulations should be reported separately for each shade under the same notification number.

For cosmetics with individually packaged shades, they should be notified separately, with each shade corresponding to a unique notification number.

According to the Working Rules for Cosmetic Registration and Filing Testing, products that are likely to have contact with the eyes must undergo acute eye irritation testing. Common examples include facial cleansers, shampoos, rinse-off hair conditioners, eye product (excluding eyebrow makeup), and shower gels.

According to Article 39 of the Provisions for Management of Cosmetic Ingredient Registration and Notification Dossiers (hereafter referred to as the Provisions), if there are changes in the name or address of the registrants, notifiers, domestic responsible person, or manufacturing company (without a change in the manufacturing site) for registered or notified products, the relevant information should be updated following the Section 2, Chapter 2 of the Provisions. Once the information is updated under the notifier’s account, a one-time update should be made to the relevant products’ notified information, as well as the sample product labels.

In practice, the notifier, domestic responsible person, or manufacturing company should first update their company information in the "Enterprise Information Data Management" module of the Cosmetic (Toothpaste) Information Service Platform. After that, they can proceed to synchronize the updated product information through the "Production Information Refreshing" process.

A statement should be submitted to re-notify a general cosmetic product after cancellation. The statement should include specific reasons for the cancellation, the date of cancellation, and the differences between the product for re-notification and the cancelled product. Please refer to the template for reference.