Infant/Children General Cosmetic Products Notification Service

Publication date：2021-12-06

1.What are children’s cosmetics? How does “Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Children’s Cosmetics”define children’s cosmetics?

Children's cosmetics definition: cosmetics that are used for children under 12 years old (including 12) and have efficacy of cleansing, moisturizing, refreshing and sunscreen,etc. Claims such as “ can be used by anyone” or “can be used by the whole family”, trademarks, patterns, homophones, letters, Chinese pinyin, numbers, symbols, packaging, etc. which imply that the product users include children shall be managed as children’s cosmetic.

2.What efficacy claims can be used for children's cosmetics ?

According to Classification Rules and Classification Catalog of Cosmetics

NOTES: children's sunscreen cosmetics are classified as special cosmetics

3.Pre-market notification dossier requirements of children’s cosmetics

According to Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation(CSAR) and the Guidelines for the Application and Review of Children's Cosmetics,

NOTES:children’s cosmetics can not exempt from animal testing.

4.Formula design principles of children's cosmetics

According to the new Children's Cosmetic regulation-“Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Children’s Cosmetics”

5.Notification steps of children’s cosmetics

The regulatory team of ZMUni Regulatory Compliance Centre has rich experience in registration and notification of children's cosmetics. Based on our experience,the key point of children's cosmetics notification and registration is that the product formula must meet all the requirements of Chinese children's cosmetics related regulations.