Keywords: 
• chemicals /
• cosmetics /
• ecological environment /
• ingredients

Abstract: Some cosmetic ingredients, which their mass production, use and discharge may cause potential harm to the ecological environment, belong to chemicals with environmental persistence and bioaccumulation. Chemical environmental management is an important component of chemical management, which pays more attention to the persistence, bioaccumulation, toxicity to aquatic organisms and carcinogenic, mutagenic, reproductive and developmental toxicity of toxic and harmful chemicals in ecological environment. From the perspective of chemical environmental management, the chemicals of high concern in the domestic and foreign chemical environmental management regulations and lists were compared with China's cosmetic ingredient lists, in order to provide a reference for further standardizing management of cosmetic ingredients used in China. It is found that among the substances regulated by chemical regulations, 339 are managed as common cosmetic ingredients in China, and 10 of them have clear management requirements in the European Union (EU), including cyclotetrasiloxane (D₄), methyl pyrrolidone, trisodium NTA, toluene, butylphenyl methylpropional, butoxyethanol, hexyl cinnamal, glyoxal, ethoxydiglycol, butoxydiglycol and nonylphenol ethoxylates. 298 have management requirements in China, including 279 prohibited cosmetic ingredients in China, 8 restricted ingredients and 3 permitted ingredients. 87 ingredients have management regulations in the EU but have no history of use in China. According to the harm of material properties and the situation of environmental exposure and industrial use, cosmetics raw material of priority attention is needed to carry out risk assessment. If necessary, adjust the management requirements, for example, D₄, methyl pyrrolidone, trisodium NTA and nonylphenol ethoxylates were taken as prohibited cosmetic ingredients; toluene, butylphenyl methylpropional, butoxyethanol, hexyl cinnamal, glyoxal, ethoxydiglycol and butoxydiglycol were taken as restricted cosmetic ingredients. The scope of application and use conditions should be clarified, and further control measures should be taken. On substances that may cause potential harm to the ecological environment and human safety, it is suggested to carry out follow-up evaluation, and consider the possibility of bringing them into cosmetics. The cosmetic ingredients with ecological risks should be paid attention to during the process of the registration and filing of new ingredients, and the management of cosmetic ingredients should be further strengthened. At the same time, communication of risk assessment work should be carried out through various channels to guide the industry to adjust the formula and develop innovative ingredients, so as to promote the healthy development of the cosmetics industry. For cosmetics with currently irreplaceable ingredients with certain safety risks, the industry should be encouraged to actively carry out research and development work, and to choose human and environmentally friendly ingredients.