China's cosmetics market exceeded 1 trillion yuan (about 145 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, with a surge in new cosmetic ingredients approved, according to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) at a national cosmetics supervision conference on Tuesday.
"In 2025, the NMPA approved two new cosmetic ingredients for registration and recorded 169 new ingredients under filing, including 150 domestic and 19 imported ones, representing a year-on-year increase of 87.9 percent," Li said.
China's cosmetic ingredient management underwent a major shift in 2021 with the implementation of the Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation. Prior to that, all new cosmetic ingredients required registration, a system that resulted in only 14 new ingredients being approved over three decades. The new dual-track system of registration and filing has since led to an explosive growth in new ingredients. According to industry data, China's cosmetics market surpassed 1.1 trillion yuan in 2025, up 2.8 percent year on year. Cosmetic exports have maintained rapid growth for several consecutive years, reaching 7.82 billion U.S. dollars in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 9.2 percent.
Li said cosmetics supervision in 2026 will focus on key areas including children's cosmetics, special-use cosmetics, products claiming anti-wrinkle, soothing and anti-acne effects, as well as centralized trading markets and beauty salons. "This year marks the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030). The NMPA will advance the implementation of 24 reform measures to deliver tangible results and accelerate China's transformation from a major cosmetics manufacturer to a cosmetics powerhouse," Li said.
China's cosmetics market tops 1 trln yuan in 2025
