Strengthening Safety Management of Home Beauty Devices Including LED Masks

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] Safety management for beauty devices used at home, such as light-emitting diode (LED) masks, will be strengthened.

The National Institute of Technology and Standards under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 3rd that it has established and notified safety standards for home beauty devices and thermal paper.

An official from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy explained, "Concerns have been raised about skin side effects caused by light and ozone generation from LED masks and plasma beauty devices," adding, "Therefore, safety standards have been prepared for four types of home beauty devices used close to the face or eyes."

LED masks and scalp care devices have been assigned light and laser safety grades according to the international standard (IEC). Eye massagers have temperature standards by material to prevent burns, and plasma beauty devices have established ozone and nitrogen oxide concentration limits.

Thermal paper, used for receipts and queue tickets, is widely used in daily life but has been pointed out to require safety management because it may contain bisphenol A, which can disrupt hormone secretion in the body. Accordingly, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has regulated the bisphenol A content to be less than 0.02% of the total weight, the same level as the European Union (EU).

The newly notified safety standards will be enforced from March and May of next year, respectively.

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