China began cosmetic regulatory reform in earnest in 2014. In 2015 the reforms made significant progress. In 2015, China State Council released the second draft of the overarching cosmetic regulation in China- Regulation concerning Supervision and Administration over Cosmetics for public consultation; the outdated Cosmetic Safety Technical Standard 2007 has been replaced by Cosmetic Safety Technical Standard 2015; and the long-awaited Guidance for Cosmetic Safety Risk Assessment had also been drafted by CFDA and released for public consultation.