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This is our Quality Inspection Research Center for Global Cosmetics to ensure quality and safety of the world-class biotech industry.
Quality inspection test items
Cosmetics safety standard: No. 2015-43, promulgated by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
| Item | Detailed inspection items | Inspection period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard cosmetics | Content, pH | up to 3 days | |
| Methanol, dioxane | up to 10 days | ||
| Phthalate (Dibutyl phthalate, Benzyl butyl phthalate, Diethylhexyl phthalate) |
up to 10 days | ||
| Formaldehyde | up to 14 days | ||
| Heavy metal (lead, arsenic, mercury, antimony, cadmium) | up to 10 days | ||
| Microbes (total aerobic viable cell count, pathogenic Escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa, staphylococcus aureus) | up to 14 days | ||
| Functional cosmetics | Main whitening ingredients | Niacinamide, albutin, alpha-bisabolol, oil soluble licorice extract | up to 14 days |
| Main anti-wrinkle ingredients | Retinol, adenosine | up to 14 days | |
| Main compound ingredients | Albutin & adenosine, Niacinamide & adenosine, Oil soluble licorice extract & adenosine | up to 14 days | |
| Main UV protection ingredients | Bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, butylmethoxy dibenzoylmethane, ethylhexile methoxycinnamate, ethylhexyl salicylate, isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide | up to 14 days | |
| Other | Hydroquinone | up to 14 days | |