admin The Korean Consumer agency recently conducted a test on its cosmetics brand and found out that certain products did not indicate allergenic ingredients or shared their acidotic levels.
The global interest in the usage of sustainable products for the environment grows, an increasing number of consumers prefer solid shampoo bars over liquid shampoo in plastic containers.
The test was conducted on 10 shampoo bars, with top evaluation done by 32 certified hairdressers and professors in the beauty industry. Some products did not mention the allergens on their packaging.
In five out of six products, the pH level was labelled incorrectly which was revealed by an acidity test. All of these results pointed out clearly that the KCA had to make a firm decision in recommending to the companies that did not meet the standard.
The response from brands such as, Donggubat, Dr Groot, L’Occitane, Linen and many more said that they would work on improving their product label.
“We plan to notify the related ministries (of our findings0, and provide information on the quality and safety of cosmetics the quality and safety of cosmetics through the ‘Consumer 24′ platform to support consumer’ rational choices in the future,” the KCA added.
The KCA mentioned to all the companies in the beauty industry that the shampoo bars must name the allergy-inducing ingredient on the products label if its concentration exceeds 0.01%
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