欧洲化妆品市场及化妆品章程

European cosmetic market and cosmetics directive

介绍了欧洲化妆品市场的近况。强调在市场低迷的情况下取得消费者信赖以取得经济增长是至关重要的。欧洲市场为了获取消费者信赖而进行了化妆品行业立法,介绍了在立法的过程中遇到的一些问题以及因为立法又可能造成禁止使用某些重要的化妆品成分。《化妆品章程》也有所改变,限定了化妆品成分,如对毒性的检测方法。立法大部分工作的目的都是为了取得消费者的信任。

The paper introduced the present situation of the European market, It emphasized that consumer confidence is critical to find growth in the C＆T market in light of sluggish market. The European market is processing industrial legislation to gain consumer confidence. The paper also presented the problems appeared in the process of the legislation, and the legislation may led to a ban of some important cosmetic ingredients. The Cosmetics Directive changed too. It has given deadlines to the replacement of the testing methods of cosmetic ingredient effects （like toxicity）. The journey of legislation will be long and arduous, and most of the works are aimed at consumer confidence.