Why should we evaluate the efficacy of cosmetics before we can claim it?

The evaluation standard of cosmetic efficacy claims, which has attracted much attention from the cosmetics industry, has been officially issued by the State Medical and Drug Administration, and it is stipulated that it will be implemented in May of 2002 1 and1. Enterprises must pass the efficacy evaluation of cosmetics and the efficacy test results are correct before they can claim compensation. Cosmetic efficacy evaluation methods are mainly divided into in vitro cosmetic efficacy evaluation and human efficacy evaluation.

Cosmetic efficacy evaluation methods can be divided into:

1) human efficacy evaluation test; 2) consumer use testing; 3) Laboratory test

It also includes chemical instrument analysis and detection methods, biochemical methods, cell-level efficacy determination methods, molecular-level efficacy determination methods, animal experiments, sensory evaluation methods and human rest test methods.

The efficacy evaluation of cosmetics includes cosmetics with the following efficacy:

1) Cosmetics with moisturizing and hair care functions only;

2) Cosmetics with anti-wrinkle, firming, soothing, oil control, exfoliation, hair breakage prevention and dandruff removal effects, as well as claims for gentleness (such as no irritation) or quantitative indicators (such as retention time of efficacy claims, statistics on efficacy claims, etc.). );

3) Cosmetics with freckle removing, whitening, sunscreen, alopecia preventing, acne removing, nourishing and repairing effects.

4) Cosmetics with freckle removing, whitening, sun protection and alopecia prevention effects;

4) Cosmetics with specific claims (such as sensitive skin claims and tear-free formula claims)

What unit can evaluate the efficacy claims of third-party cosmetics?

Zhongke detection

Institutions undertaking cosmetic efficacy claim evaluation should establish good laboratory specifications, complete efficacy claim evaluation and issue reports, and build their own cosmetic efficacy claim evaluation laboratory with CMA qualification to provide cosmetic efficacy claim evaluation services for brands and raw material suppliers.

Cosmetic claim is an important window for producers and operators to recommend products to consumers, the main way for consumers to understand products, and the focus of administrative supervision. EU Cosmetics Law defines cosmetic claims as expressing or implying the product features or functions of cosmetics in words, names, trademarks, patterns, numbers or other forms through labels, booths and advertisements. Later, the basic principles of cosmetic claims were revised in the General Guidelines for the Rationality of Cosmetic Claims, namely, the principles of legality, authenticity, evidence support, honesty and credit, fairness and consumers' knowledge.

Cosmetic efficacy claim evaluation center