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Taiwan to Revise Cosmetic Scope and Categories Lists

Considering the gap between the official listed cosmetic categories and the actual marketed cosmetic categories, Taiwan MOHW revised the list in accordance with the industry status. The revision was released on Nov 7 for public consultation which is invited before Jan 6 2017.

Considering the gap between the official listed cosmetic categories and the actual marketed cosmetic categories, Taiwan MOHW revised the list in accordance with the industry status. The revision was released on Nov 7 for public consultation which is invited before Jan 6 2017.

Any products excluded from the list are not considered as cosmetics and not subject to the supervision of Taiwan FDA.

Comparison between the revised and current list

Revised List

Current List

  1. Hair wash cosmetics
  1. Shampoo, shampoo lotion, shampoo cream, shampoo gel, shampoo powder
  2. Others
  1. Hair cosmetics
  1. Shampoo powder
  2. Shampoo
  3. Shampoo cream
  4. Others
  1. Facial cleansing cosmetics
  1. Facial cleansing lotion, facial cleansing cream, facial cleansing gel, facial cleansing foam, facial cleansing powder
  2. Cleansing oil, cleansing lotion, cleansing liquid
  3. Others

9. Cleansing cosmetics

  1. Facial cleansing cream (lotion)
  2. Skin cleansing powder
  3. Others
  1. Bath cosmetics
  1. Bath oil, bath lotion, bath gel, bath foam, bath powder
  2. Bath salt
  3. Others

8. Bath cosmetics

  1. Bath oil (lotion)
  2. Bath salt
  3. Others
  1. Soap
  1. Soap
  2. Others

15. Soap

  1. Soap
  2. Others
  1. Hair-care cosmetics
  1. Hair nourishing liquid, hair conditioner lotion, hair conditioner cream, hair conditioner gel, hair conditioner oil
  2. Hair styling spray, hair styling cream, hair cream, hair wax, hair oil
  3. Hair moisturizer
  4. Hair colorant
  5. Hair dye
  6. Hair decolorizing products, hair disdyeing products
  7. Hair perm
  8. Others
  1. Hair-care cosmetics
  1. Hair oil
  2. Hair colorant
    Hair liquid
  3. Hair wax
  4. Hair cream
  5. Haircare liquid
  6. Solid hair products
  7. Hair spray
  8. Hair cream
  9. Hair dye
  10. Hair perm
  11. Others

6 Toner/oil/cream/lotion

  1. Toner, thick toner, make-up oil
  2. Skin-care lotion, cream, gel and oil
  3. Shaving toner, cream and foam
  4. After-shave toner and cream
  5. Hand lotion, cream, gel and oil
  6. Sun tan lotion, cream, gel and oil
  7. Sun block lotion, cream, gel and oil
  8. Mud facial mask
  9. Facial mask
  10. Others

3 Toner

  1. After-shave toner
  2. General toner
  3. Shaving toner
  4. Thick toner
  5. Hand liquid
  6. Others

4 Cosmetic oil

  1. Make-up oil
  2. Baby oil
  3. Others

7 Cream & lotion

  1. After-shave cream
  2. Oil-based cream
  3. Shaving cream
  4. Lotion
  5. Powder-based cream
  6. Hand cream
  7. Sun tan cream
  8. Sun block cream
  9. Nutritious cream
  10. Others

7 Perfume

 

  1. Perfume liquid, perfume cream, perfume powder
  2. Talcum powder
  3. Bromhidrosis deodorant
  4. Others

3 Toner

floral water

5 Perfume

  1. General perfume
  2. Solid perfume
  3. Powdery perfume
  4. Perfume spray
  5. Bromhidrosis deodorant
  6. Others

5 Perfume powder

  1. Perfume powder
  2. Talcum powder
  3. Solid powder
  4. Baby talcum powder
  5. Liquid powder
  6. Others

8 Antiperspirants and deodorants

  1. Antiperspirants
  2. Deodorants
  3. Others

 

 

9 Lip cosmetics

  1. Lipstick, lip liner
  2. Lip gloss, lip oil
  3. Lip mask
  4. Others

11 Lip stick

  1. Lipstick
  2. Oil-based lipstick
  3. Others

10 Application cosmetics

  1. Foundation liquid, foundation cream
  2. Powder cream, pressed powder
  3. Loose powder
  4. Face (except eye) make up
  5. Finishing powder
  6. Others

6 Perfume powder

  1. Powder cream
  2. Pressed powder

11 Foundation

  1. Foundation cream
  2. Foundation liquid
  3. Others

12 Application cosmetics

  1. Blusher
  2. Rouge
  3. Others

11 Eye cosmetics

  1. Eye cream, eye gel
  2. Eye shadow
  3. Eye liner
  4. Eye cleansing oil, eye cleansing lotion
  5. Eye mask
  6. Mascara
  7. Eyebrow pencil, brow powder, brow cream, brow gel
  8. Others

13 Eye cosmetics

  1. Eye cream
  2. Eye shadow
  3. Eye liner
  4. Mascara
  5. Eyebrow pencil
  6. Others

12 Nail cosmetics

  1. Nail polish
  2. Nail cleansing liquid
  3. Nail lotion, nail cream
  4. Others

14 Nail cosmetics

  1. Nail polish
  2. Nail polish remover
  3. Others

13 Tooth-whitening products

  1. Tooth-whitening agents
  2. Whitening toothpaste

 

 

 

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