Dear readers:

Every year can be an extraordinary year,but 2021,which has just passed,is especially extraordinary.In this year,various “reforms” in the cosmetics industry were successively conducted,and they came so violently that people in the industry exclaimed that it was “the strictest and the most difficult time ever.” After all,with new laws and regulations,most companies were inevitably caught off guard in the process of adapting.In addition,the changeable situations of the pandemic left many enterprises struggling,with some even calling themselves “walking on thin ice!”

However,for every reform,there will be throes! Under in-depth thinking,2021 can be regarded as the opening year of the “turning point” of the industry,which symbolizes a brand-new starting point,aimed to create a purer environment and a threshold to move closer to the high-end.It is a gorgeous upgrade for the cosmetics industry and the overall daily chemical industry to achieve quality,high-end development,and independent technology of domestic products.It also leaves the consumer market a much better impression on the user experience of domestic brands.

In 2021,the Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics was officially implemented;in 2021,a regulation was released stipulating that functional products need efficacy evaluation;the year 2021 was hailed as the spring of functional cosmetics;since this year,the once popular cannabis-related raw materials have been clearly banned;in this year,plant ingredients with Chinese characteristics attracted the attention of the industry;in this year,“377” ended up being filed as non-special cosmetics;in this year,the costs of cosmetic ingredients saw an overall increase;also in this year,there appeared the country’s first case of penalty of life-long ban from the cosmetics industry...

Eventually,all this proves once again that product quality is always the soul!

As a journal that has been all along at your service on the product technology side,bringing the latest academic developments,innovative technologies,and heated concerns to the cosmetics industry,China Detergent &Cosmetics always serves as a warm old friend to all the dearest people in the daily chemicals industry.This past year,we have also done a lot of meaningful things under the “new regulations,” yet all that is the past becomes a prologue to the future.

In view of the overall situation and the future market,the year 2022 will be a 2.0 era of “integrating technical wisdom with content wisdom.” At this new starting point,China Detergent &Cosmetics will continue to assume the mission and role of an industry observer and mentor as well as an academic exchange platform,hand in hand with you to go through the cold winter.As the old saying puts it,“keep running,and the sky will light up.” In the new year,we wish you all usher in new opportunities and more prosperous careers!

Geng Tao

Editor-in-Chief