Why does cosmetics field need GMPC (Good Manufacturing Practice)?
In the “cosmetics” industry, buyers often ask suppliers to provide GMPC certificates.
Here, “cosmetics” refers to commodities or materials designed to alter, enhance, cleanse, or modify the face or body. It includes cosmetics, perfumes, soaps, lip balm, shower gels, creams, lotions, talcum powders, hair care products, foods, medicines and nutritional products.
So what is cosmetic GMP?
GMP is sometimes called “cGMP”. This refers to the Current Good Manufacturing Practices, which emphasizes that manufacturing companies need to adopt tools and technologies that meet nowadays’ standards.
GMP is closely related to the manufacturing or production process of cosmetics, and it affects the safety, consistency and quality of products. To ensure that the products produced and ultimately sold by cosmetics company are safe, effective and high-quality.
Safety refers to the prevention of unintentional contamination, corruption or misuse of the final product that may cause adverse reactions. It includes sourcing raw materials from reputable suppliers, ensuring proper cleaning of facilities, educating employees to wash their hands regularly, and proofreading labels before printing.
Consistency is related to the ability to control production variables and processes. For example, control the formulations used, the types of raw materials selected, the sanitation protocols followed, and the technical capabilities of cosmetic chemists. And create accurate and comprehensive documents, and then work according to these documents for production, which is very important to control product quality and consistency.
High quality refers to specific standards for product attributes and characteristics. “Quality” is usually operated and defined based on objective requirements, such as color, odor, viscosity, and pH. It also includes issues such as safety and purity. GMP can help manufacturers maintain high quality in each batch of products.
GMP for cosmetics helps manufacturers to achieve product flow and high-quality production.
GMP is equivalent to production quality assurance, which can ensure that the products manufactured by the manufacturer meet the quality standards for its intended use. Through GMP, cosmetics manufacturers embed operating rules and organizational guidelines into the entire production process to continuously improve product quality while saving the cost of defective products.
For the above reasons, many countries and organizations will require the provision of GMP for manufacturing companies. This is why many buyers will require suppliers to provide GMP before purchasing.
