South Korea Consults on Regulation for Preparation and Storage of Infants and Children Cosmetic Safety Data

In South Korea, cosmetics users are getting younger. According to the data provided by SK Planet ^[1], the sales of children cosmetics on the local E-commerce platform 11st rose 29 percent. The sales of lipstick for children skyrocketed 549 percent YOY in 2017. To enhance the management of the safety of cosmetics for younger consumers, MFDS optimized the Cosmetics Act on January 16, 2020. ^[2] It specified that the responsible sales managers should establish and retain product safety data for cosmetics claimed or advertised as infant or children cosmetics. To detail the matters relevant to the safety data preparation, the draft of Regulation on the Preparation and Storage of Infants and Children Cosmetic Safety Data was published and opened to public opinions on June 3, 2020. ^[3] The consultation period is set to end by June 24, 2020.