Knowledge about Food and Drug Administration

Of the Cosmetic

         Cosmetic and beautification products become part of daily life. Cosmetic sector is dramatically
growing up in all parts of the world. Alongside with the cosmetic sector's growth is the inclination of
the incidence case of allergy and dermatitis. These incidence cases impact the public health and invoke
the Ministry of Public Health's concern as repeatedly express in the consumer protection policy.

        The Ministry of Public Health therefore decided on promulgating the Cosmetic Act 1974
(B.E. 2517) to safeguard health and benefit of the consumers. The Act had been adopted since then
with no further revision until its pitfalls and inappropriateness when applied to present situations were
realized.  The Cosmetic Act 1992 (B.E. 2535) is endorsed and become effective as the replacement
of the former Act in 9 April 1992.


        The Cosmetic Act 1992 (B.E. 2535) defines cosmetic products into 2 categories namely
specially-controlled, controlled. Those cosmetic products that fall outside this scope will be regarded
as general cosmetics.

• Specially-controlled cosmetics
  are defined by the use of specially-controlled ingredients as part of the products or those
  products laid down by the ministrial notification as specially-controlled cosmetics. These
  products are required to be registered and pay an annual fee as stated in the ministrial
  regulation to the Thai FDA prior to be marketed.
• Controlled cosmetics
  are defined by the use of controlled ingredients as part of the products or those products laid
  down by the ministrial notification as controlled cosmetics. These products are required to be
  notified and pay an annual fee as stated in the ministrial regulation to the Thai FDA prior to be
  marketed.

Furthermore, all the cosmetic products must not contain those prohibited ingredients laid down by the
ministrial regulations. In addition, the Ministry of Public Health also issues the Ministrial Notifications
regulating the ingredients that may be form as part of the cosmetic products.

  Data Source :  
 Food and Drug Administration    http://www.fda.moph.go.th/eng/index.stm  
Cosmetic Control Division
http://www.fda.moph.go.th/fda-net/html/product/cosmetic/cosmetic/page/index-en.html