Cosmetics

Proposed amendments to the "Regulation on Safety Standards etc. of Cosmetics"; (8 page(s), in Korean)

The proposed amendment to the "Regulation on Safety Standards etc. of Cosmetics" is as follows:

1) Establishing restrictions on some cosmetic substances

- (hair dye substance) 2,6-Dihydroxyethylaminotoluene(no restrictions → 1.0%, Do Not to be used with nitrosating agents, the total nitrosamine content must not exceed 50ppb)

- Nonoxynol-9: no restrictions → 17.2%

- Butylphenyl Methylpropional: no restrictions → 0.14%

- Cyclotetrasiloxane: no restrictions → 8.7%

- Cyclopentasiloxane: no restrictions → 19.7%

2) Changes to the restrictions on maximum concentration of UV-filters in cosmetics

- Addition: Tris-Biphenyl triazine (10%. Not to be used in aerosols, etc).

- Deletion: Compounds of lawsone and dihydroxyacetone

- Benzophenone-3(Oxybenzone): 5% → 2.4% (5% in face products, hand products, and lip products)