Inhibition of Cell Aging? ...Be careful of excessive advertising of whitening and wrinkle improvement functional cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
Oct 14, 2025
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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety guided the correct product selection and safe use.
First of all, whitening functional cosmetics are products that prevent melanin pigment from being deposited on the ▲ skin with niacinamide and albutin, or ▲ reduce the color of melanin pigment deposited on the skin to help whitening the skin.
Functional cosmetics that improve wrinkles, which are mainly composed of adenosine and retinol, are cosmetics that help relieve or improve wrinkles on the skin by giving elasticity to the skin through the action of collagen production, which is related to the expression of skin wrinkles.
If abnormal symptoms or side effects such as red spots, swelling, or itching occur in the area of use during the use of such functional cosmetics, the use of the product should be stopped and appropriate measures such as treatment after consultation with a specialist. In addition, whitening and wrinkle-improving functional cosmetics have various formulations such as lotion, cream, liquid, and deposition masks, and various functional ingredients, so each individual should select a product that fits the skin condition according to the appropriate formulation and ingredients, and be familiar with the marked usage method and precautions for use.
In particular, functional cosmetics are not products used for treatment purposes, so they should not be misled by excessive drug-level efficacy and effect advertisements such as 'skin (cell) regeneration', 'cell aging suppression', and 'help in alleviating inflammation'.
In addition, cosmetics, including functional cosmetics, are used as a method of applying, rubbing, or spraying on the human body, and it is forbidden to use them in a way that injects and delivers cosmetics into the skin through the skin barrier layer and epidermis, such as microneedle.
Functional cosmetics that help whitening and wrinkle improvement should be reviewed (reported) as functional cosmetics by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Accordingly, it is desirable for consumers to check the letter 'functional cosmetics' in the product packaging, design, and efficacy/effectiveness, or to check and purchase functional cosmetics on the website of the Drug Safety Country.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
