National Food and Drug Administration: "Brush acid" needs to be carried out in medical institutions. "
Treatment must be performed by professionals. The "acid" used is not cosmetics.
On August 11, the official website of the State Food and Drug Administration issued an article reminding the public to scientifically understand that acid-brushing treatment should be performed in a hospital or clinic with medical qualifications and operated by trained professionals. "It's not cosmetics.
Cosmetics are forbidden to express or imply that they have medical effects, and avoid inappropriate claims such as "resurfacing" to prevent misleading consumers.
Adverse reactions may occur if concentrated "acid" stays for a long time
A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned that “brushing acid” is a very popular beauty vocabulary at present.
The so-called "acid brushing" is actually a chemical peeling technique, also known as chemical peeling technique, which is to apply chemical agents to the skin surface to promote new skin regeneration after causing controllable damage to the skin.
The type, concentration, and residence time of chemical agents on the skin can all affect the depth of peeling.
Depending on the depth of action of chemical peels, it can be divided into superficial peels, middle peels, and deep peels.
The deeper the skin peeling effect, the more obvious the effect, and the greater the probability of adverse reactions.
The State Food and Drug Administration stated that higher concentrations of acid have a certain irritating and destructive effect on the skin.
As the concentration of "acid" increases and the residence time increases, the probability of adverse reactions also increases.
Temporary erythema, swelling, tingling, burning and other discomforts may occur during the treatment, and there may be scabs and pigmentation after the operation.
Also rare are burns, erosions, exudation, abnormal pigmentation, reactive acne, milia, telangiectasia, contact urticaria, scars and so on.
When performing “acid brushing” treatment in medical institutions, professionals will choose the appropriate concentration and plan according to the actual situation of the patient, and can scientifically observe and judge the skin response process during treatment, and intervene if necessary or terminate it in due course. Minimize or alleviate adverse skin reactions.
The State Food and Drug Administration stated that “acid brushing treatment” needs to be performed by trained professionals in a hospital or clinic with medical qualifications. The “acid” used is not cosmetics.
At present, there are many types of "acids" used in "brush acid treatment", and some "acids" cannot be used in cosmetics, such as tretinoin, trichloroacetic acid, etc.
In order to achieve a certain therapeutic effect, the concentration of "acid" is generally relatively high when "brushing acid".
For example, the common "brushing acid to remove acne" in the dermatology department of medical institutions: the commonly used concentrations of fruit acid during treatment are 20%, 35%, 50%, and 70%, and the commonly used concentration of salicylic acid is 20%-30%.
Cosmetics should not claim to be "skinned" to prevent misleading consumers
The State Food and Drug Administration stated that certain “acids” can also be added to cosmetics, such as fruit acid, salicylic acid, etc., but there are strict usage restrictions and technical requirements.
The content of alpha-hydroxy acids and their salts and esters (including malic acid, citric acid and other fruit acids) in cosmetics must not exceed 6.0%, and the pH value of the product must not be lower than 3.5. Use sunscreen cosmetics at the same time".
The content of salicylic acid in cosmetics should not exceed 3.0%. Except for shampoos, it should not be used in products used by children under three years old. At the same time, the label should indicate "Salicylic acid, children under three years old".
It can be seen that the allowable concentration of "acid" in cosmetics is relatively low.
Cosmetics are daily-use chemical industrial products for the purpose of cleaning, protecting, beautifying, and modifying, and have no medical effect.
Some cosmetics can achieve certain cleansing, exfoliating and other effects, but they are fundamentally different from "acid treatment".
Cosmetics are forbidden to express or imply that they have medical effects, and avoid inappropriate claims such as "resurfacing" to prevent misleading consumers.
The so-called "scratch"
It is a chemical peeling technique, also known as a chemical peeling technique, in which chemical agents are applied to the surface of the skin to promote new skin regeneration after causing controllable damage to the skin.
State Drug Administration reminder
A higher concentration of acid has a certain irritation and destructive effect on the skin.
As the concentration of "acid" increases and the residence time increases, the probability of adverse reactions also increases.
Temporary erythema, swelling, tingling, burning and other discomforts may occur during the treatment, and there may be scabs and pigmentation after the operation.
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"Dielianhua Whitening and Freckle Removal Freeze-dried Powder" will be discontinued immediately
On August 11, the State Food and Drug Administration notified that the cosmetics currently on the market labeled "Dielianhua Whitening and Freckle Removal Freeze-dried Powder" had not been registered or filed.
The bureau ordered the relevant cosmetics operators to immediately stop operating the cosmetics labelled "Dielianhua Whitening and Freckle Removal Freeze-dried Powder". If illegal activities are discovered, they shall be investigated and dealt with strictly according to law; suspected of crimes shall be transferred to the public security organs in accordance with the law.
A reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily learned that the State Food and Drug Administration instructed the Guangdong Provincial Food and Drug Administration to investigate the cosmetics labeled "Dielianhua Whitening and Freckle Freeze-dried Powder" in response to the problems found in the monitoring and supervision of cosmetics adverse reactions.
After investigation, the cosmetics currently on the market labeled "Dielianhua Whitening and Freckle Removal Freeze-dried Powder" have not been registered or filed.
In order to ensure the safety of public makeup and purify the cosmetics market, in accordance with the "Regulations on Cosmetics Supervision and Administration", the State Food and Drug Administration requires all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) drug supervision and administration departments to order relevant cosmetics operators to immediately stop operating and label the name "Die Lian Hua Mei Bai" If any illegal activity is found in cosmetics of "freckle-freeze-dried powder", it shall be severely investigated and dealt with in accordance with the law; if a crime is suspected, it shall be transferred to the public security organ in accordance with the law.
This group of articles / reporter Zhang Xin