Cosmetics Finished Product Testing

Areas of Expertise

• Raw Materials
• Finished Products
• Sunscreen active quality control testing
• Idenitification of Unknown Materials
• Method Validation
• Stability Testing
• Packaging Analysis
• Analytical Development
• Microbial Limits
• Microbial Challenge Studies (Antimicrobial Effectiveness)
• Extractables & Leachables
• Specialty Services
• Specialized Services/Consulting
• Trace metals ICP, ICP/MS
• Residual solvents

Our technical capabilities include the following instrumentation, equipment, and analytical methodologies:

• Chromatography - TLC, GC, HPLC, LC/MS/MS, GC/MS, IC, GPC, Headspace Analyzer
• Spectroscopy - FTIR, UV/visible, Atomic Absorption, Atomic Emission (ICP), ICP/MS, spectrofluorimetry
• Titrimetry, including Karl Fischer for water content
• Disintegration/Dissolution
• Polarimetry
• Osmometry
• Carbon analyzer (TOC)

We perform raw material qualification using a variety of compendial methods including USP/NF, JP, EP, CTFA, AOAC, FCC, ACS, and ASTM.