Shaving products
Whether shaving cream, gel or aftershave, ADSL provides a comprehensive range of services for your new shaving product. Our expert team will work in partnership with you to ensure the quality, safety and regulatory compliance required to get your product to market.
The experts you need to get your shaving product consumer ready
Whatever performance claim your shaving product wants to make, from moisturising to soothing, refreshing to antibacterial, you will need to substantiate it with safety testing and regulatory compliance before it can launch to market. That’s where we come in. Here at ADSL, we are the UK’s leading fully accredited formulation, safety and compliance service provider, with vast experience with shaving products. Whether it’s a shaving gel, shaving cream, shaving balm or aftershave, our industry leading, expert-driven approach will give you confidence your product is in safe hands.
Ready to get started? Talk to us today and we can guide you through every aspect of your product testing needs.



Frequently asked questions about shaving products
What services does my product require?
Talk to our team of experts and we will be able to advise on all aspects of your product’s requirements. We take time to understand you claims and product attributes and create a recommendation of the exact services we can provide to get your product to market. Explore our recommended services below, try our product checkup or book a free consultation with our team.
What information do you need?
For all products, we will require the INCI data and any information and evidence you have to back up your claim. Our innovative team of experts will be able to review your product and make recommendations about required testing services.
How long does it take?
This varies depending on the services required, but we can work within your timeframe and constraints where possible. Our customer service offer is designed to make your life as easy as possible; you will have a point of contact and a detailed schedule to keep you up to date with the process.
Why use ADSL?
Formed in 2008, our fully qualified, independent team of Chartered Chemists, Toxicologists, Microbiologists and regulatory experts specialise in formulation and testing services within the cosmetic and household goods industry. We are a UKAS accredited testing laboratory offering a range of accredited and non-accredited microbiological tests. With our exceptional expertise and complementary skills in manufacturing, process controls, industry regulation, health and safety, marketing, and project management, we are with you every step of the way to see your product through to successful market launch. Furthermore, our technical consulting helps many businesses by cost effectively filling gaps in their skills and knowledge base and providing a freshperspective and strategy on the best way forward. Fundamentally we have the knowledge and the know-how to help you successfully take your cosmetic product from to market.
We are a leading provider of formulation, safety and regulatory compliance service
Concept to shelf
We deliver our extensive range of services from our own leading UK based facilities, meaning better support and service for you. Whether a full “turnkey” product development from concept to shelf is needed or a single regulatory or testing requirement, we can help from under one roof.
Trusted by leading brands
From household names to start-ups, we support brands of all sizes, helping them get their products on to the shelf. We have a wide range of testing & compliance capabilities to assist at every part of the development lifecycle process.
Unrivalled expertise
Experts in our field, we have over 20 years of cosmetic formulation, compliance, testing and safety experience. Through this experience we can help customers to navigate through the increasingly demanding regulatory landscape.