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Guangzhou Puts Numbers on "Made in China" Beauty: RMB 120bn Output, 33% Export Growth

The fourth Guangzhou International Beauty Week opened on November 5 at the Baiyun International …

2026-11-06·MZ Toutiao (美妆头条)
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New ingredient filings hit a record high: New dividends from shifting channels

New ingredient filings hit a record high has been gaining momentum. Data shows that in Q2, top-b…

2026-11-06·VRBT Research
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Children’s cosmetics rules tighten further: Reading competitive dynamics from the supply side

Children’s cosmetics rules tighten further has been gaining momentum. Data shows that in Q3, new…

2026-11-06·VRBT Research
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E-commerce sampling compliance rate rises: Where the next growth curve lies

E-commerce sampling compliance rate rises has been gaining momentum. Data shows that in Q4, onli…

2026-11-06·VRBT Research
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Regulatory View: Compliance Paths and Standards for Soluble Microcrystal Patches

Dissolving microneedle products face a dual regulatory path of cosmetics versus medical devices:…

2026-11-06·VRBT Research
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China Puts Numbers on "Three-Year Safe-Use History" in Draft Ingredient Data Rules

The National Institutes for Food and Drug Control released a draft revision of the Cosmetics Ing…

2026-11-05·MZ Toutiao Flash (美妆头条·快讯)
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Children's Makeup Sells Out Double 11 While "Little Gold Shield" Gaps Persist

Children's colour cosmetics are selling like adult products this Double 11 while compliance lags…

2026-11-05·MZ Toutiao Flash (美妆头条·快讯)
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Sitcom Actress Zhao Wenqi Launches YUMOREAL, With Freda's Filing Arm Behind It

Another celebrity-fronted skincare label has entered the pre-launch queue. Zhao Wenqi, who playe…

2026-11-05·MZ Toutiao Flash (美妆头条·快讯)
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NMPA Adds Seven Microbiological Test Methods to Cosmetics Safety Standards

China's National Medical Products Administration issued Announcement No. 105 of 2026, adding sev…

2026-11-04·MZ Toutiao Flash (美妆头条·快讯)
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Shandong Flags Nine Non-Compliant Batches — Including Counterfeit Anessa Confirmed by Shiseido

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-11-02 · Regulation / Quality* **原文:** 山东药监局公告9批次不合格化妆品 Shandong's medi…

2026-11-02·Daily Digest
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China's First National Cosmetics TBT Review Base Lands in Guangzhou Huangpu

China's beauty sector has its first national-level technical barriers to trade (TBT) research an…

2026-11-02·MZ Toutiao Flash (美妆头条·快讯)
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Key points of the labelling measures: Who leads, who lags

Key points of the labelling measures has been gaining momentum. Data shows that in Q3, new launc…

2026-11-02·VRBT Research
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Public claim summaries build consumer trust: Three things practitioners should watch

Public claim summaries build consumer trust has been gaining momentum. Data shows that in Q4, on…

2026-11-02·VRBT Research
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Efficacy claim evaluation rules take effect: A breakout playbook for smaller brands

Efficacy claim evaluation rules take effect has been gaining momentum. Data shows that in Q1, ma…

2026-11-02·VRBT Research
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Jennifer Lawrence's mes° Bets on Biotech, Not Star Power, to Sell Hair Care

*Qingyan (青眼) · 2026-10-30 · Brand launch / Hair care* **原文:** 又一“奥斯卡影后”做洗护了! Jennifer Lawrence …

2026-11-01·Daily Digest
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Guyu's Second ESG Report Is Mostly About Standards, Patents and One Ingredient Filing

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-10-10 · ESG / R&D* **原文:** 谷雨10年,交出第二份ESG答卷 Guyu, the whitening specia…

2026-11-01·Daily Digest
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Plant Filings Overtake Chemical Ones, and Herbal Claims Lose Their Free Pass

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-10-08 · Ingredients / Policy* **原文:** 从“讲故事”到“讲证据”,AI时代中草药护肤如何突围? Spea…

2026-11-01·Daily Digest
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After 527 Filings, China's Regulator Asks: Is Your “New” Ingredient Actually New?

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-10-13 · Policy / Filing* **原文:** 520+新原料之后,监管终于问:你这个“新”是真的吗? After fiv…

2026-10-29·Daily Digest
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Zhejiang Rewrites the Filing Rulebook in 20 Measures, Live From 15 November

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-10-28 · Policy / Filing* **原文:** 浙江省药监局印发20条化妆品监管改革举措,11月15日起施行 Zhejia…

2026-10-28·Daily Digest
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A Licence Revoked and a Ten-Year Ban for a Sunscreen Factory That Skipped Its Filters

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-10-28 · Enforcement / Sunscreen* **原文:** 广州市白云区茜妃化妆品厂被吊销生产许可证 Guangdon…

2026-10-28·Daily Digest
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A Yao Village Writes the Rulebook for Rice-Water Washing as Scalp Care Passes RMB 10bn

*Qingyan (青眼) · 2026-10-26 · Category / Standards* **原文:** 长发小寨发布《非遗精华洗头白皮书》,首次提出“精华洗头” Changfa …

2026-10-27·Daily Digest
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Botanee Replaces Its Board Secretary on the Morning of the Q3 Filing

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-10-27 · People / Governance* **原文:** 贝泰妮聘任徐慜婧为董事会秘书 Botanee filed on 2…

2026-10-27·Daily Digest
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A Banned Steroid in a “Lingzhi Yeast” Mask Draws a RMB 420,000 Penalty

*Jumeili (聚美丽) · 2026-10-26 · Enforcement / Safety* **原文:** 又现“毒面膜”,检出禁用原料 Guangzhou's market re…

2026-10-26·Daily Digest
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Adolphus Writes the Rulebook for Scalp Anti-Aging While the Category Is Still Undefined

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-10-21 · Category / Standards* **原文:** 头皮抗衰需求爆发,阿道夫用白皮书卡住赛道身位 Adolphus …

2026-10-26·Daily Digest
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China's New-Ingredient Filings Halve in Q3 as the Rules Bite

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-10-23 · Regulation / Ingredients* **原文:** 65款跌到35款:Q3新原料备案腰斩,为什么拿到备案的反…

2026-10-25·Daily Digest
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An AI Clone of Actress Wu Yue Sold RMB 1.1m of Serum Before the Ban

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-10-23 · AI / E-commerce* **原文:** AI“偷脸”吴越、邓亚萍带货,一款抗皱精华销售额超110万 At thre…

2026-10-25·Daily Digest
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Voolga's Recombinant Collagen Medical-Device Filing Accepted by NMPA

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-10-23 · Regulatory / Medical device* **原文:** 敷尔佳:重组Ⅲ型人源化胶原蛋白冻干纤维注册申请获受…

2026-10-24·Daily Digest
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Topical PLLA Takes Off: 23 Products Filed Since the Landmark May Filing

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-10-09 · Ingredients / Regulation* **原文:** PLLA化妆品备案数量暴增至23款:刚从“童颜针”走下神…

2026-10-24·Daily Digest
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Gold Plant Award Profile: A 4,000-Metre Blend Targets Sebum Self-Regulation

*MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · 2026-09-28 · Ingredients / Gold Plant Award* **原文:** 金植奖专访 Item Note --- --…

2026-10-24·Daily Digest
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A Decade of Chinese Cosmetic Science, Counted in Filings and Standards

**Source:** Qingyan (青眼) · **Date:** 2026-10-14 · **Category:** Policy / Industry *原文:这场十年盛会,为美妆…

2026-10-22·Daily Digest
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Adolph Publishes a Scalp Anti-Ageing White Paper to Set the Rules of a Fast-Growing Track

**Source:** MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · **Date:** 2026-10-21 · **Category:** Brand / R&D standard *原文:头皮…

2026-10-21·Daily Digest
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NMPA Publishes a National Toothpaste Classification Catalog, Formalising Cosmetics-Style Rules for Oral Care

**Source:** MZ Toutiao Brief (美妆头条·快讯) · **Date:** 2026-10-15 · **Category:** Regulation / Oral …

2026-10-18·Daily Digest
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Guangzhou OEM Lifeng Cosmetics, 29 Years Old, Faces a Bankruptcy Petition From Its Own Packaging Supplier

**Source:** Jumeili (聚美丽) · **Date:** 2026-10-15 · **Category:** Supply chain / Distress *原文:债务缠…

2026-10-18·Daily Digest
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China's Fragrance and Cosmetics Lobby Moves From "Going to Look" to Co-Writing the Rules

**Source:** MZ Toutiao (美妆头条) · **Date:** 2026-10-13 · **Category:** Industry body / Globalisati…

2026-10-17·Daily Digest
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NMPA Flags 45 Non-Compliant Cosmetic Batches and Opens Cases Across Eight Categories

**Source:** Jumeili (聚美丽) · **Date:** 2026-10-17 · **Category:** Regulation / Enforcement *原文:立案…

2026-10-17·Daily Digest
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China's NMPA Issues a Toothpaste Classification Catalogue, Tightening Claim Rules

**Source:** MZ Toutiao Flash (美妆头条·快讯) · **Date:** 2026-10-15 · **Category:** Regulation *原文:国家药…

2026-10-16·Daily Digest
Policy & Regulation

Banyan Botanicals of the Field: Half-Acre Flower Field Brings Three Studies to IFSCC Perth

At the 36th IFSCC congress in Perth — the industry's most prestigious scientific stage — Chinese…

2026-10-09·MZ Toutiao (美妆头条)