Our experienced Lab team can turn your ideas into a manufacturing reality. We provide ground up development of products as well as troubleshooting & improvement of existing formulations within cosmetic, household and food categories. All in accordance with the relevant territory regulations.

Our experienced Compliance team enables full safety & toxicological reviews in line with the relevant territorial regulation & authority to produce compliant Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) reports. Ingredient evaluation using in-house NOAEL and SED databases ensures accurate Margin of Safety calculations with the requisite supporting evidence.

Our ISO 17025 accredited UK microbiological & laboratory facility is fully equipped to assist with a host of laboratory testing from BP/EP preservative efficacy testing, through biocidal testing & hygiene controls and much more. Our leading laboratory testing facility undertakes a variety of analytical testing including heavy metals by ICP-MS, cannabinoids by HPLC, alcohol assay testing by FTIR and terpenes, residual solvents and 1,4-dioxane testing by GC-MS.

We maintain an extensive knowledge of international regulations regarding cosmetics and related products which is constantly monitored and updated by qualified assessors. Regulatory news is closely monitored to anticipate changes and provides the basis for detailed advice and recommendations regarding compliance in the global market. We offer product notification in the UK (to the SCPN) and the EU (to the CPNP) and for those clients requiring a presence in the UK or the EU, we offer a Responsible Person service via our offices in England and the Republic of Ireland. We can also notify products to Health Canada and to the US Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program (VCRP).

Fundamentally, and within the EU for example, consumer & clinical testing forms part of addressing Commission Regulation (EU) No 655/2013 which lays down the common criteria for the justification of claims used in relation to cosmetic products. At our UK DermaCentre we use state of the art technology to measure a range of parameters and our capability is always growing as we invest in our testing capacity. From patch testing validation of claims such as “dermatologically approved”, through to skin moisture & TEWL assessments, erythemal index & melanin testing, SPF, elasticity and sebum assessments we have a host of options to answer your product research and claim validation needs.