Abstract: Children's cosmetics generally include skin care, cleaning, hygiene products and sunscreen products. Since children's skin is particularly soft and delicate, when choosing cosmetics, in addition to being non-toxic to the skin and eyes, you should also consider Products should be ensured to be low-irritation. On December 1, 2021, the State Food and Drug Administration announced the "Little Golden Shield" logo for children's cosmetics. Starting from May 1, 2022, children's cosmetics that apply for registration or filing must be marked with the children's cosmetics logo. The following introduces you to the signs and purchase of children's cosmetics. What are children's cosmetics
Children's cosmetics refer to cosmetics for children under 12 years old (including 12 years old), including facial cleanser, moisturizer, shower gel, shampoo, sunscreen, and diaper rash guard Oil and other products. Since children and adults have different skin structures, characteristics, and functional requirements, the raw materials for children's cosmetics must be safe, harmless, and easy to clean. By labeling words such as "applicable to the whole population" or "family use" or using trademarks, patterns, packaging forms, etc. to imply that the user group of this cosmetic includes children, it shall be managed as children's cosmetics.
Starting from May 1, 2022, children’s cosmetics applying for registration or filing must be marked with the children’s cosmetics logo.
What is the small golden shield symbol for children's cosmetics
The "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Children's Cosmetics" implemented on January 1, 2022 stipulates that children's cosmetics should be marked with the National Food and Drug Administration on the sales packaging display surface. Children's cosmetics mark ("Little Golden Shield") prescribed by the bureau. "Little Golden Shield" is a distinctive mark that distinguishes children's cosmetics from other easily confused products such as adult cosmetics, disinfection products, toys, etc. Non-children's cosmetics are not allowed to bear this mark. It should be noted that my country implements strict supervision on children's cosmetics, which is mainly reflected in the higher regulatory requirements for product formula design, safety assessment, production conditions, etc. of children's cosmetics. Before children's cosmetics are launched on the market, except for sunscreen products, other categories of products must be registered. The label "Little Golden Shield" on cosmetic packaging only indicates that the product is a children's cosmetic, but does not mean that the product has been approved by the regulatory authorities or that its quality and safety have been certified.
The meaning of "Little Golden Shield"
The children's cosmetics logo - "Little Golden Shield" is intended to express the joint efforts of all parties in society, including the drug regulatory authorities, Continuously improve the quality and safety of children's cosmetics, provide a good growth environment for infants and children, and protect and care for the healthy growth of children. The overall logo adopts the shape of gold and shield. The gold color reflects the healthy, lively, optimistic and positive state of children; the shield represents the protection and care for children, the boycott of illegal products, and at the same time increases the recognition of the logo; the shield The center is an image of a child with open hands, emphasizing the firm determination to protect the healthy growth of children.
How to choose children's cosmetics
1. Try to buy products from professional and regular children's cosmetics manufacturers, preferably mature products and old-brand products, because such products have been tested for a long time. Long-term market verification and higher security.
2. Try to buy products with simple formulas that do not contain fragrances, alcohol and colorants to reduce the risk of irritation to children's skin.
3. Try to buy products in small packages. Since the amount of baby care products is small each time, it often takes a long time to use up a product, so try to choose products with a long shelf life and not too large packaging.
4. Choose products whose packaging is difficult for infants and young children to open or break to prevent ingestion or inhalation of harmful substances.
5. It is not advisable to choose products with too much foam, because products with a lot of foam tend to be more irritating. You should choose products with a refreshing texture and a smooth feeling after use.
Note: According to the announcement of the State Food and Drug Administration on the issuance of the "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Children's Cosmetics", starting from May 1, 2022, children's cosmetics applying for registration or filing must be marked with "Little Golden Shield" ; If children’s cosmetics that have previously applied for registration or filing have not been labeled in accordance with regulations, the cosmetics registrant and filing party should complete the product label update before May 1, 2023. This means that more and more children's cosmetics marked with "Little Golden Shield" will appear on the market; all children's cosmetics produced or imported after May 1, 2023 will be marked with "Little Golden Shield". Parents and friends, please pay attention to the "Little Golden Shield" logo when purchasing children's cosmetics, and also correctly understand the meaning of "Little Golden Shield".