A simple and efficient online sample pre-concentration method composed of large volume sample injection(LVSI)-reduced electric field sweeping(REFS) and microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography(MEEKC) was developed for the determination of glucocorticoids(prednisone,hydrocortisone,prednisolone and betamethasone) in cosmetics.The microemulsion background buffer was composed of 2.4%dodecyl sodium sulfate,6.6% butanol,0.6%octane and 30 mmol/L borate buffer(pH 8.2).The separation voltage was 9.6 kV and the sample was injected at 12.3 kPa for 95 s.The detection wavelength was set at 230 nm.Under the optimum conditions，the enrichment factors ranged from 853 to 933.The calibration curves were linear in the concentration of 0.015-14 mg/L.The limits of detection(S/N=3) were in the range of 4-8 μg/L.The developed method was used to analyze corticosteroids in cosmetics with recoveries of 93.7%-103.8%and RSDs(n=5) not more than 4.4%.