South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has launched a public consultation ( (Public Notice No. 2026-012 , January 12, 2026)  to partially amendment its, " Regulations on Cosmetic Safety Standards, etc. " The draft amendment proposes to harmonise the list of raw materials to eliminate any confusion regarding ingredients that cannot be used in cosmetics (Appendix 1) and ingredients that require restrictions on use (Appendix 2), among ingredients which can only be

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea (MFDS) announced partial revisions for the "ENFORCEMENT RULE OF THE COSMETICS ACT" under...

Cosmetic products in Korea are governed by the Cosmetics Act (Korean) (Act. No. 14264 of 2016 (Eng)) and broadly classified into 2 main...

Shiseido Company, Limited (“Shiseido”) will launch their "Wrinkle Deep Retinowhite 4" cream as a second launch under their "Shiseido...

Would you like to import cosmetics to Japan? Let's start with a little background information.