In the DPRK, a notable development has been made in the production of various kinds of functional cosmetics using natural substances as their basic materials to please women.
Last year, six kinds of Unhasu-brand cosmetics including cream, milks and lotion, whose basic materials were rose and mung bean, made by the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory were once again awarded quality certifications of the Eurasian Economic Union.
The factory developed new types of packs according to parts and curative creams, whose skin safety and effectiveness have been confirmed, by using extracts of Koryo medicinal materials, as well as different kinds of cleansing and whitening cosmetics for various uses.
In October Juche 106(2017) Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un visited the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory which is associated with the love for people of Chairman Kim Jong Il, and was pleased to see a variety of quality cosmetics as well as the pretty shape of containers and packaging boxes. He said in pride that it has become possible to realize women`s dream to be more beautiful and he was very happy to think of the women and other Korean people who would be glad to take the world-level cosmetics.
The Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory, Kumgangsan Joint Venture Company, Ryongaksan Soap Factory and other units are also pressing on the projects to develop new products with various functions and effects in a far-sighted way.