A few days ago, Guo Caiping, a stay-at-home mother who lives in Changsha, Hunan Province, was a little worried after learning about her daughter’s wish gift — — My 8-year-old daughter wants a make-up box.
Nowadays, online and offline sales platforms have a variety of beauty products, and you can also see many beauty videos and makeup tutorials when you open social media. With the rapid development of the beauty industry, the rise and popularization of short videos, and after the "burden reduction", more and more children develop their artistic expertise and participate in cultural performances, and children’s cosmetics have more demand and a bigger market.
"An 8-year-old child shouldn’t spend too much energy on makeup, but it’s better for me to buy her special cosmetics for children than for her to save pocket money and buy them quietly ‘ Three noes ’ Products can also be used in cultural performances. " After much hesitation, Guo Caiping decided to fulfill her daughter’s wish and buy a cosmetic suit for children online.
Opening the e-commerce platform to search for "children’s cosmetic suits", Guo Caiping found that the prices of goods ranged from tens to hundreds of yuan, and the packages were bright and varied, some were labeled as "cosmetics" and some as "toys", and many merchants also posted various product information such as "production licenses" and "inspection reports".
The reporter also saw on the e-commerce platform that a 36 yuan product was made into a double cake shape, with foundation, lipstick, eye shadow, blush, powder puff, makeup brush and so on. It looks like a cosmetic suit for children, but after careful observation, it is found that the commodity is a toy used to dress up dolls. If you don’t look closely, it is difficult to distinguish it from cosmetics. In the test report published by the seller, the name of the sample submitted for inspection is also a dress-up toy, not a cosmetic. Although the seller claims that the goods are "reassuring material", "gentle and skin-friendly" and "clean after washing", there are still many buyers who leave comments on "poor quality", "pungent smell" and "children are allergic" … … Even so, the monthly sales volume of this product is still more than 2000 pieces.
Cosmetics and toys are two different kinds of products, which are managed according to different laws and regulations. Products such as "lipstick toys" and "blush toys" produced according to toy product standards are not managed as cosmetics, and may contain substances that are not suitable for use as cosmetic raw materials. If used by children, they may irritate the skin. In addition, some "make-up toys" may have the problem of excessive heavy metals, which will damage health after use.
The person in charge of the Cosmetics Supervision Department of National Medical Products Administration said that at present, there are a wide variety of cosmetics that can be used for children, but the quality and safety levels are uneven. Some non-children cosmetics can mislead consumers by pretending to be children, and unqualified products may even have a serious impact on children’s health, which hinders the healthy and orderly development of the children’s cosmetics market.
In order to improve the recognition of children’s cosmetics and protect consumers’ right to know, National Medical Products Administration issued the children’s cosmetics logo — — "Little Golden Shield".
According to the "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Children’s Cosmetics", since May 1, 2022, children’s cosmetics applying for registration or filing must be marked with "Little Golden Shield"; If the children’s cosmetics previously applied for registration or filing are not labeled according to the regulations, the cosmetics registrant and filer shall complete the label update of the products before May 1, 2023.
However, the "Little Golden Shield" logo has not been released for a long time, and many consumers do not understand the logo, which is easy to be exploited by some unscrupulous businesses. When promoting their products, these merchants deliberately linked the "Little Golden Shield" logo with propaganda terms such as obtaining national approval and quality certification, and deliberately confused the meaning of the "Little Golden Shield" logo.
“‘ Xiaojindun ’ It is not a product quality certification mark, but a distinguishing mark that distinguishes children’s cosmetics from adult cosmetics, disinfection products, toys and other easily confused products. Cosmetic packaging is marked with ‘ Xiaojindun ’ It only shows that this product belongs to children’s cosmetics, which does not mean that the product has obtained the quality and safety certification of the regulatory authorities. " The person in charge said that non-children cosmetics should not be marked with "Little Golden Shield" to prevent other products from fishing in troubled waters under the banner of "children cosmetics". Parents must pay attention to screening when purchasing.
Children’s skin barrier function is not yet mature, and they are more sensitive to the stimulation of foreign substances and more vulnerable to damage. The Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Children’s Cosmetics issued by National Medical Products Administration clarifies the principle of essential efficacy, that is, it is not recommended to use cosmetics too much except for cleaning, moisturizing, sun protection and other categories needed according to the physiological characteristics of children’s skin. For make-up, it is not recommended except for special occasions such as performances. At the same time, China strictly regulates children’s cosmetics, and puts forward higher regulatory requirements in product formula design, safety assessment and production conditions. When parents buy cosmetics for their children, they can inquire about product information, understand popular knowledge of cosmetics, complain and report through the "Cosmetic Supervision APP" issued by National Medical Products Administration.
Experts from National Medical Products Administration Drug Evaluation Center suggest that children should use cosmetics under the supervision of adults. Before using, they can apply a small amount to the middle and lower part of the inner forearm, and observe for a period of time. If there is no redness, itching, burning and tingling at the applied part, they can use it normally according to the instructions. It is particularly noteworthy that children should not be allowed to use adult cosmetics at will. Some effective ingredients in adult cosmetics may cause irritation and harm to children’s skin. (Economic Daily reporter Zeng Shiyang)