What's the difference between children's cosmetics and adult cosmetics? What are the precautions when buying and using children's cosmetics? Many adults are also keen to use children's cosmetics, thinking that it is less harmful to the skin. Is that really the case?
Compared with adult cosmetics, children's cosmetics are more strict.
According to China's Guide to Declaration and Evaluation of Children's Cosmetics, children's cosmetics refer to 12 and 12 children's cosmetics. The physiological characteristics of this kind of people are that they are in the period of growth and development, and their skin structure and physiological characteristics are also different from those of adults. The main characteristics of children's skin are: thin skin, less hair, less sweat gland secretion, rich subcutaneous blood vessels, poor defense against external stimuli, strong susceptibility to external stimuli, and strong susceptibility to bacterial infection. These skin characteristics determine that children's cosmetics have more special considerations for product formula.
What are the specific differences between children's cosmetics and adult cosmetics in composition?
Xie Feng, chief physician of plastic surgery in Henan Provincial People's Hospital, said that the basic ingredients of cosmetics for adults and children are similar, including propolis, glycerin, active agents, spices, pigments and preservatives. However, children's cosmetics will add some special ingredients, such as vitamin C, vitamin D and some special bactericidal substances.
In China, the qualified rate and irritation requirements of children's cosmetics are higher than those of adults. For example, adults are required to
The total number of bacterial colonies in cosmetics shall not be greater than 1000CFU/ ml, and the requirements for children's cosmetics shall not be greater than.
S00CFU/ ml, the total number of colonies is half lower than that of adult cosmetics.
At the same time, the production of children's cosmetics requires appropriate thickness, small irritation, not too much foam, and try to avoid it.
Add spices.
Children's cosmetics have high safety requirements for the raw materials used in the products, and they need a certain history of safe use. Products and raw materials must pass the safety risk assessment of children's use before they can be put on the market as children's products.
Precautions for purchasing and using children's cosmetics Generally speaking, children's skin care products will minimize the types of raw materials used in the formula. When selecting essence, colorant, preservative and surfactant, we should adhere to the principle of using less and not using it on the basis of effectiveness. The common functions of whitening, freckle removing, deodorization and bodybuilding in adult cosmetics should not appear in children's cosmetics. As for hormone raw materials, be careful not to add them illegally.
There is a clear requirement on the packaging instructions of children's cosmetics that the products should be used under the supervision of adults, so parents can't be absent. What should parents pay attention to when purchasing and using children's cosmetics?
Xie Feng said that parents should keep their eyes open when buying children's cosmetics. First choose the products of well-known brands of regular enterprises, and then go to formal channels to buy them, so as to avoid buying fake and shoddy products.
In addition, it is important to note that cosmetics cannot claim to have medical effects and have no therapeutic effects. If children's cosmetics claim to be able to treat children's eczema and other skin diseases, parents need to be extra vigilant. If you need to treat children's skin diseases, you need to go to a regular medical institution and take medicine under the guidance of a doctor instead of buying cosmetics.
Children's cosmetics are "more fragrant"?
Children's cosmetics have milder ingredients and higher safety, which makes many adults keen on using children's cosmetics. Can adults use children's cosmetics for a long time
Xie Feng said that the quality of children's cosmetics is slightly higher, and the risk of skin irritation and allergy is lower, but the skin of adults is very different from that of children. Children's skin contains more water and less oil. Children's cosmetics belong to cosmetics with higher oil and play a protective role on the skin. Adult skin is in a state of water shortage, and adult cosmetics mainly play a role in moisturizing. If children's cosmetics are used alone, not only can it not effectively replenish the moisture of the skin, but it will make the skin drier and fail to protect the skin.