Special-Use Cosmetics includes: hair growth products, hair dyes, hair perming products, depilating products, beauty breast products, bodybuilding products, sunscreens, deodorants, spot removing products, whitening products etc. Meanwhile, Non-Special Use cosmetics are required to obtain NMPA Filing, whereas imported cosmetics and domestic non-special use cosmetics are required to obtain NMPA Registration before selling on the Chinese market. The NMPA product certification procedure for cosmetics & skincare is straightforward albeit bureaucratic.
*Please Note*
If your product is technically “special use” you can still register your products as non-special use if you do not claim special use functions and all the ingredients are approved.