Safety Testing Cosmetic Products
From toothpaste to suntan lotion, hair gel to soap, almost everyone uses cosmetic products in their everyday life. It is important that these products are safe. The active ingredients should be present in safe amounts and the products should not contain undesirable substances.
Regulations
The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2004, as amended, will control the safety of these types of product. These Regulations provide a framework to ensure that a producer or distributor supplies a safe product.
Approved Methods
Seven commission directives establish all the methods of analysis necessary for the official testing of cosmetic products.
Available tests
- Hydrogen peroxide in cosmetic products 82/434/EEC
- Hydroquinone in skin creams 95/32/EEC
- 4-hydroxzybenzoates in cosmetic products 96/45/EEC
- Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, sorbic acid in cosmetic products 95/32/EEC
- Lead acetate in black hair dyes
- Heavy metals in cosmetic products
Our Credentials
Staffordshire Scientific Services is an efficient and reliable scientific service offering testing and analysis, advice and support to customers in the public and private sector.
We have two Public Analysts, twenty well-qualified, experienced staff, based in our Stafford laboratory which is accredited to UKAS Quality Standard ISO/IEC 17025 and is an Official UK Food Enforcement Laboratory.
View UKAS accreditation schedule for Staffordshire.
Getting In Touch
Staffordshire Scientific Services
14 Martin Street
Stafford ST16 2LG
T: 01785 277 825 F: 01785 277 812Email: county.analysts@staffordshire.gov.uk
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