Abstract
The sales of cosmetics in Korea have grown steadily even in the difficult circumstances of the global economic recession and COVID pandemic, but now become the world’s third largest export of cosmetics. Although the activity of marketing t...
Abstract
The sales of cosmetics in Korea have grown steadily even in the difficult circumstances of the global economic recession and COVID pandemic, but now become the world’s third largest export of cosmetics. Although the activity of marketing to promote export and sale for various countries are important, the steps to confirm the law or rule for cosmetic products by countries are also essential.
Among cosmetics, sunscreen has been classified as a cosmetic in China, Japan, Europe, and Korea, there is no restriction on exporting the products manufactured in Korea to these countries. However, only the United States classified sunscreen as an OTC drug, so it is not possible for the product in Korea to directly export to the United States. For this reason, this study is designed to provide a guideline for domestic cosmetic manufacturers to produce and export sunscreen that can meet the rules according to the countries by investigating the raw and rules and confirming the classification guideline of the sunscreen in the major importing countries.
By finding out the active ingredients of sunscreens with different classification standards by countries, effectiveness evaluation (SPF testing and labeling), expiration date setting and marking method, labeling regulations, and factory registration method, and by examining items such as test method validation, facility, and equipment qualification evaluation, cleaning and process validation, stability test, and annual product evaluation that must be performed on sunscreens exported to the United States, it is possible to suggest the guideline for those companies have a plan of production to export of sunscreen, and the chances to find out any items whether missed or not.