Japan Defines Permanent Wave Agent Marketing Approval

Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is soliciting public consultation on the amendments to "Standards for Marketing Approval of Permanent Wave Agents" until Jan 25 2017. Japan divides the application for marketing approval into two types: integrated application and separated application. The amendments mainly define the applicable scope of the two application types...

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The amendments to "standards for Marketing Approval of Permanent Wave Agents" define the applicable scope of the two application types.

Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is soliciting public consultation on the amendments to "Standards for Marketing Approval of Permanent Wave Agents" until Jan 25 2017.

Japan divides the application for marketing approval into two types: integrated application and separated application. The amendments mainly define the applicable scope of the two application types.

Indication	Application type	Classification		Column I	Column II	Column III
						A	B
Permanent wave	Integrated application or separated application	Dual-step Cold or Tepid Permanent Wave Agents containing thioglycolic acid and/or its salt as active ingredients	First agent	0
			Second agent			0
		Dual-step Cold or Tepid Permanent Wave Agents containing cysteine, its salt and/or acetylcysteine as active ingredients	First agent		0
			Second agent			0
	Integrated application	Single-step Cold Permanent Wave Agents containing thioglycolic acid and/or its salt as active ingredients	First agent	0
		Dual-step Permanent Wave Agents with the first agent containing thioglycolic acid and/or its salt as active ingredients (consisting of components to be mixed at use, generating exothermal reaction)	First agent (1)	0
			First agent (2)			0
			Second agent			0
Hair straightening	Integrated application or separated application	Dual-step Cold or Dual-step Tepid Hair Straightening Agents or Dual-step Cold or Dual-step Tepid (using a high temperature hair-iron) Hair Straightening Agents containing thioglycolic acid and/or its salt as active ingredients	First agent	0
			Second agent			0

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Integrated application means the first agent and second agent are applied together while separated application means the first agent and second agent are applied separated. The separated application is only applicable to non-retailing products.