According to the application status of the international medicinal plant extracts in cosmetics combining with the research and application work of Chinese herbal extracts in cosmetics over the past 10 years, most people believe that research and development of herbal additives in cosmetics should go the way that combing the  basic theory and modern scientific medicine and establish the medicine research and application specifications with China-specific characteristic. Given the current status of research, in research and development of traditional Chinese medicine cosmetics need to pay attention to the following questions.
1 To improve the quality of the level of detection. At present, the Chinese cosmetics companies for the analysis of various components glutathione of the product efficacy and product quality standard means of detection is still quite backward, do not resolve these contradictions, it is impossible to truly improve the technological content of products.
2 Highlighting its unique research model. In addition to Japan, Western developed countries plant extracts research is based on the study on chemical composition
glutathione and pharmacological evaluation. China cosmetics manufacturing enterprises and research institutions to study Chinese herbal medicine should be based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, combined with modern science and technology, establish necessary to reflect the characteristics of the basic theory of Chinese medicine, but also meet the standards of modern medicine Chinese herbal medicine research evaluation system mode.
3 The joint research. Chinese cosmetics materials enterprises and research institutions should be adopted will include fine chemicals, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other aspects of talent combined for a joint interdisciplinary research model to carry out the efficacy of cosmetics production process of traditional Chinese medicine research and development.
4 The path of innovation. Technological innovation is to ensure the rapid development. Chinese cosmetics materials companies active in the market to adjust for the internal product structure, should focus on using their own resources, astaxanthin to accelerate the development of some of the distinctive features of cosmetics and related products.
Under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory, basic research work of the complex structure, composition range in Chinese herbal medicine will has a long way. In practice, the Chinese cosmetics production enterprises and research institutions should be fully aware of their peers lack, keep a clear head, take positive coping strategies to catch up, strive to improve the backwardness of Chinese medicine research and development in cosmetics in a short time effect and make out a variety of cosmetic medicine with the exact efficacy. Source:http://www.cosprm.com