On April 24, 2026, China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued the Notice on Issuing the 2026 Cosmetics Standard Project Initiation Plan. The plan includes a total of 27 standards related to the cosmetics sector, among which the standard "Determination Method for Water Resistance of Sunscreen Cosmetics" is a revised standard, and all the rest are newly formulated standards.
We have collected the 27 cosmetic standards mentioned above and translated them into English for your reference.
Detailed information on the 27 cosmetic standards
| No. | Standard Name | Type |
| 1 | 2-Methoxy-methyl-p-phenylenediamine and its sulfate | Development |
| 2 | HC Blue No. 16 | Development |
| 3 | Acid Black 1 (CI 20470) | Development |
| 4 | Acid Orange 7 (CI 15510) | Development |
| 5 | Acid Red 52 (CI 45100) | Development |
| 6 | Acid Blue 62 (CI 62045) | Development |
| 7 | Retinol, Retinyl Acetate, and Retinyl Palmitate | Development |
| 8 | Cosmetic Ingredient — Phenyl Methyl Pyrazolone | Development |
| 9 | Cosmetic Ingredient — N-Acetylneuraminic Acid | Development |
| 10 | Cosmetic Ingredient — Lauroyl Alanine | Development |
| 11 | Cosmetic Ingredient — Polyaminopropyl Biguanide | Development |
| 12 | Cosmetic Ingredient — p-Hydroxyacetophenone | Development |
| 13 | Acute Oral Toxicity Test — Initial Dose Method Using Cell Cytotoxicity | Development |
| 14 | Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity Screening Test | Development |
| 15 | Technical Specification for Validation of Toxicological Test Methods | Development |
| 16 | Method for Determining Water Resistance of Sunscreen Cosmetics | Revision |
| 17 | Freeze-Dried Facial Mask | Development |
| 18 | Non-Rinse Hair Cleansing Products | Development |
| 19 | Guideline for Process Validation of Cosmetics Manufacturing | Development |
| 20 | Test Method for Acid Black 1 and 8 Other Ingredients in Cosmetics | Development |
| 21 | Test Method for N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), N-Ethylpyrrolidone (NEP), and N-Vinylpyrrolidone (NVP) in Cosmetics | Development |
| 22 | Ultraviolet-Visible Absorption Spectroscopy (Spectrophotometry) | Development |
| 23 | Clinical Evaluation of Whitening Efficacy for Toothpaste | Development |
| 24 | Clinical Evaluation of Bad Breath Reduction Efficacy for Toothpaste | Development |
| 25 | Toothpaste Ingredient — Dextranase | Development |
| 26 | Test Method for Benzoyl Peroxide in Toothpaste | Development |
| 27 | Determination of Peroxides in Toothpaste | Development |
The implementation of this standard project initiation plan will further improve the cosmetics standard system, consolidate the foundation for standardized industrial regulation, and provide technical support for cosmetics supervision as well as product safety assurance.
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