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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (10): 1323-1332.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2025.10.013

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Research status and prospect of new pollutants in cosmetics

Linrui Fu,Haiyan Wang,Yong Lu*()   

  1. NMPA Key Laboratory for Researching and Evaluation of Cosmetics, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 100050, China
  • Received:2024-11-08 Revised:2025-10-16 Online:2025-10-22 Published:2025-12-03
  • Contact: Yong Lu E-mail:luyong0560@126.com

Abstract:

The detection of new pollutants in cosmetics has brought new challenges to the safety of cosmetics in China, which needs to be dealt with and solved urgently. At present, most of the studies are risk analysis of new pollutants from the ecological level, and few studies have specifically assessed the risks associated with new pollutants in cosmetics. In order to fill this gap, the health risks of residual new pollutants in cosmetics are qualitatively analyzed. This review reveals the current status of new pollutants in cosmetics hazards through the introduction of domestic and foreign laws and regulations and various published data, and summarizes the pre-treatment process and related instrumental analysis results of new pollutant screening in cosmetics. On this basis, four suggestions are put forward: the first is to enrich the risk assessment system; the second is to strengthen the top-level design and improve the evaluation and detection system; the third is to enhance scientific and technological support; fourthly, the innovative application of green products and alternative components is promoted. It is expected to enable breakthroughs in the targeted analysis of known risk substances and the non-targeted screening of unknown risk substances in cosmetics. Thereby, prospectively identify priority emerging contaminants, provide data support for promoting the safety risk assessment of cosmetics, and constantly improve the risk screening methods of cosmetics. It ensures the safety of cosmetics to the greatest extent and escort public health.

Key words: cosmetics, emerging contaminant, risk screening, safety

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658