Recently, the Chongqing Consumer Council and the Sichuan Provincial Consumer Council jointly commissioned a third-party testing agency to conduct comparative tests on 20 children's two-in-one shampoo and shower gels. Among them, the Harding Baby® Children's Moisturizing Shampoo Wash Gel, which is nominated by Ganzhou Aoli Cosmetics Co., Ltd., has a total colony count of 9.6×104, which is 192 times the standard limit stipulated by " Cosmetic Safety Technical Specification ". The SARAYA, nominally produced by Saluya Co., Ltd., has a pH value of up to 10.1, which is alkaline, which is easy to cause dry and itchy skin in children. The unit price difference of
samples is 7.3 times
This comparative test samples were randomly purchased by staff from Chongqing Consumer Council and Sichuan Provincial Consumer Council as ordinary consumers on Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle physical stores and e-commerce platforms respectively. A total of 20 samples were purchased online and offline, including 10 samples, purchased from Douyin mall, JD Mall , Tmall mall, Suning.com , Vipshop , Vipshop International, JD International, Tmall International ; 10 offline samples were purchased from shopping malls, supermarkets, and specialty stores in the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle. The purchased samples include PhM® Huaxi Fama, Nanjing Tongrentang , Red Elephant , Qichu , Lelch® Luanshi , B.DUCK BABY, Harding Baby®, Shufujia , Pigeon, Johnson’s® Johnson’s® Johnson’s , songda, Frog Prince , and 12 domestic samples, as well as Aveeno® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® vanilla® 8 imported samples including CALIFORNIA BABY, Daramin, etc.; the unit price ranges from 37.8 yuan to 278 yuan, and the highest price is 7.3 times the difference between the lowest price.
Given the characteristics of children's skin, the ingredients of children's cosmetics should be gentler, and the raw materials used in the products should be safer. Therefore, this comparative test was based on the "Technical Specifications for Cosmetic Safety" (2015 edition) and the "Performant Detergent Test Methods" (GB/T 13173-2021), and 8 safety indicators including microorganism , heavy metals, pH, and 1 functional indicator of total effective substances.
The total number of colonies exceeds the standard and is prone to damage the baby's skin
Cosmetic microbial indicators are important contents for evaluating the quality of finished cosmetics, raw materials and their impact on human health. The total number of colonies, heat-resistant coliform , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , etc. are all microbial indicators of cosmetics. Exceeding microbial standards will not only cause cosmetic deterioration and contamination, but may also irritate fragile areas such as the skin and eyes, causing folliculitis and sepsis, and in severe cases, it may endanger the health and safety of consumers. my country's "Technical Specifications for Cosmetic Safety" (2015 edition) stipulates that in eye cosmetics, lip cosmetics and children's cosmetics, the total number of colonies should be ≤500CFU/g or CFU/ml; the total number of colonies for other cosmetics should be ≤1000CFU/g or CFU/ml; the total number of mold and yeast should be ≤100CFU/g or CFU/ml.
In this comparative test, the children's moistening shampoo shower gel (noni fruit essence + peach fragrance) with the nominal brand Harding Baby® had a measured total colony count of 9.6×104, which is 192 times the standard limit stipulated in the "Technical Specifications for Cosmetics Safety".
pH value is alkaline and easily triggers contact dermatitis
pH value is an important safety indicator for children's two-in-one shampoo and shower gel, mainly used to measure the pH of the product. There are acidic substances such as urea, salt, and lactic acid on the surface of human skin, so the pH of human skin is weakly acidic. Products with weakly acidic pH will not destroy the natural acidic membrane of children's skin, be gentler to children's skin, and help protect children's skin barrier. If the pH value of
exceeds the adaptation range of the human skin pH, it can easily cause dryness and itching of the skin, making the skin more sensitive to chemical irritation and easily causing contact dermatitis. If alkaline products are used frequently, it can easily irritate the skin, causing dryness and rupture of the skin. In this comparative test, the three samples, which were named Nanjing Tongrentang, PhM® Huaxi Famma, and SARAYA, had pH values higher than 7.0, among which the pH values of the SARAYA, were as high as 10.1, which was alkaline.
This comparative test was conducted on 20 samples with acute skin irritation and acute eye irritation. The results show that among the acute eye irritation test results, 7 products are micro-irritating, and the nominal brands are Aveeno®, Nanjing Tongrentang, SARAYA, B.DUCK BABY, GOONGBE Palace Mice, Songda and Frog Prince.
20 samples meet the relevant requirements in terms of five indicators, including heavy metals, methanol , dioxane, formaldehyde , and acute skin irritation.
"Little Golden Shield" is not product quality certification mark
According to the results of this comparative test and the daily complaints of consumers, the Chongqing Consumer Council and the Sichuan Provincial Consumer Council remind consumers to purchase and use children's two-in-one shampoo and shower gel according to the following steps.
recognizes the logo and clearly defines the meaning. According to the "Announcement of the State Administration of Drug Administration on Issuing the "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Children's Cosmetics Supervision and Administration" (Announcement of the Regulations), starting from May 1, 2022, children's cosmetics that apply for registration or filing must be labeled in accordance with the "Regulations"; if children's cosmetics that have previously applied for registration or filing have not been labeled in accordance with the "Regulations", the cosmetics registrant and filing person shall complete the update of the product label before May 1, 2023 to make them comply with the "Regulations". It is necessary to remind consumers that the children's cosmetics logo, known as "Little Golden Shield", is not a product quality certification logo. The cosmetic packaging is marked "Little Golden Shield", which only means that the product is a children's cosmetics, and does not mean that the product has been approved by the regulatory authorities or has been certified for quality and safety.
looks at the ingredients and prevents irritation. recommends that consumers choose products with simple and gentle ingredients when purchasing children's two-in-one shampoo and shower gel, which do not contain fragrances or colorants to reduce the irritation to children's eyes. If consumers intend to purchase overseas children's two-in-one shampoo and shower gel without Chinese logo through cross-border e-commerce platforms, it is recommended to check the product details on the e-commerce platform first, or consult the platform customer service staff for detailed information such as product ingredients.
choose regularity and distinguish authenticity. recommends that consumers purchase children's two-in-one shampoo and shower gel produced by regular manufacturers in supermarkets or e-commerce platforms with good reputation. Before purchasing, you can log in to the "Cosmetics Supervision APP" of the State Administration for Drug Administration to check the registration information of the products to be purchased; if you find that the product does not have registration information (except for overseas children's two-in-one shampoo and shower gel purchased through cross-border e-commerce platforms), it is recommended not to purchase and call 12315 to report. Only after testing allergies for
can you feel at ease. Before using children's 2-in-1 shampoo and shower gel for the first time or changing products from different brands, you can do a skin allergy test to observe whether children have allergic reactions to the products. It is recommended that consumers apply a small amount of product on the middle and lower part of the inner side of the child’s forearm, and observe the skin on the application area for redness, swelling, itching, burning and other abnormal phenomena; if there are no abnormal phenomena, use it normally according to the product’s instructions.
