For the global development of the cosmetics industry
and for a future where consumers
can use cosmetics correctly and with confidence
Information
- 2024/09/11
- The English version of "The List of JCIA Standards for Tar Colors (March 19, 2024)" is available.
In the Ministerial Ordinance issued by Japanese government, 83 tar colors are permitted for use in cosmetics.
On the other hand, Japan Cosmetic Industry Association (JCIA) has decided to voluntarily refrain from using 20 of the 83 tar colors as JCIA Standard.
In addition, the upper limit of potentially harmful substances, which may be contaminated as impurities in tar colors, was also set as a standard value under the JCIA standard.
- 2024/08/05
- The English version of the report ‘Plastic consumption for containers and packaging in the cosmetics industry (FY2022)’ is available.
- 2023/12/22
- Our research presentation “Application of defined approaches for skin sensitization and dermal sensitization thresholds in skin sensitization risk assessment of mixture ingredients: Case studies with botanical extracts.” has been awarded as Excellent Presentation Award at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments. We will continue to work toward the development, practical application, and dissemination of alternative methods to animal testing.
- 2023/08/28
- We are pleased to announce the renewal of our English official website on August 28, 2023. We have renewed the entire design to facilitate understanding of JCIA’s activity. We will continue to enrich the contents of our website to create an even better website in the future.
- 2023/06/22
- JCIA Sustainability Guidelines, 2nd Edition has been published on April 3, 2023.
- 2023/03/31
- Guidance for the Safety Assessment of Cosmetics, 2022(written in Japanese only) has been published as JCIA’s Technical Document No.144.
- 2015/01/20
- Information: benzoyl peroxide[pdf]
About us
The Japan Cosmetic Industry Association strives
daily to provide safe cosmetics for our customers.
Cosmetic
Cosmetics in Japan
Regulations regarding cosmetics and the cultural history of cosmetics in Japan will be presented.
Statistics
The following pages show figures related with Cosmetic Shipment, Medicated cosmetic Shipment, Cosmetic Export and Import as well as Consumption of Cosmetics taken from data published by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and Ministry of Finance and soon.
