Korea to Expand Functional Cosmetic Regulatory Scope

Korea MFDS recently proposed the addition of 8 kinds of products into the functional cosmetic category, including:

	
		Hair dye products
	
		Decolorizing products
	
		Depilatories
	
		Hair growth products
	
		Hair loss protection products
	
		Products reducing dryness of sensitive skin
	
		Product preventing acne skin from skin keratinizing and dryness
	
		Products improving the stretch marks and skin chapping and protecting damaged skin

In future functional cosmetics will include 11 kinds of products in addition to whitening products, sunscreens and anti-wrinkle cosmetics. Among the newly added products, hair growth products were previously regulated as drugs while the rest were previously regulated as quasi drugs. Different categories are subject to different degrees of regulatory strictness in respect of registration requirements and inspection stringency whereby:

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