Notification/registration of new cosmetic ingredients
Under what circumstances are the ingredients not considered new cosmetic ingredients?
2025-02-18 visibility

Answer: Ingredients that meet one of the following conditions are not new cosmetic ingredients:

  1. Ingredients included in the "Catalogue of Used Cosmetic Ingredients (2021 Edition)". When selecting the ingredients in the catalogue, the cosmetics registrant and notification person shall comply with the relevant requirements of relevant national laws and regulations, mandatory national standards and technical specifications, and bear the responsibility for product quality and safety. If it is necessary to use it beyond the "maximum historical dosage", its safety should be proved in accordance with the procedures and requirements of the Technical Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Cosmetics.

  2. Specific ingredients included in the categories of ingredients used. For example, the catalog has included the category of ingredients "collagen", that is, collagen, which is the general term of a certain category of ingredients, which includes different process sources such as animal tissue extraction, genetically recombinant collagen, and also contains different types such as type I collagen, type III collagen, etc. In addition, the ingredients of "a certain plant extract" included in the "Catalogue of Used Cosmetic Ingredients (2021 Edition)", such as "ginseng extract", indicate that the whole ginseng plant and its extract are used ingredients, and if the "ginseng juice" or a specific part of the ginseng is a new raw material, it will not be accepted.

  3. The "Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics" has been specified as ingredients with prohibited components. Such as human cells, tissues or human-derived products; antihistamines; hormones, etc.

  4. Ingredients whose actual functions are beyond the definition of cosmetics. For example, it has a medical effect of ingredients such as "activating cells", "regenerating cells", "reducing pigmentation at the wound site", "promoting healing and synergy", and "promoting heavy metal efflux”.

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