Chinese authorities are soliciting opinions regarding a prohibition on cannabis-related ingredients for use in beauty products, according to a notice published on the National Institute for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) website.

Cannabis sativa kernel fruit, cannabis sativa seed oil, cannabis sativa leaf and cannabidiol (CBD) are all listed as components that would be banned under a proposed new legislation, the notice said, with the deadline for feedback on the proposal set for April 9. The new legislation would overturn a previous 2015 ordinance that allowed the use of these ingredients in beauty products in the China market.

CBD beauty is in its nascent stages in the China market, though local C-Beauty players such as Simpcare and One Leaf have been leveraging the clean and natural message of CBD beauty to raise money and build hype on local social media platforms, including Xiaohongshu and Bilibili.