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CHEMICAL ANALYSES

Data issued from laboratory analyses allow also to feed the PIF (Product Information File)- Part A • chapter “physical/chemical characteristics of substances and finished products” • chapter “impurities, traces and information on the packaging material”

Chemical Analyses - Dosages of substances

Physico-chemical analyses

Search for traces of prohibited (Annex II) or restricted substances (Annex III, V)

Ingredient assay (majority, function in product)

To characterize a formula and establish the specifications sheet and MSDS

Our network of laboratories and clinical facilities offer full integrated solutions packages.

Preservatives: parabens, phenoxyethanol, MIT/CMIT, triclosan, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, salicylic acid...

Pure or diluted pH

When analytical and environmental impact studies are required? Our experts offer customer-centric and customized programs for: • Ingredients and raw materials control upon receipt • Product development phase (R&D): before and after stability, packaging migration studies • Production phase and quality control: check of manufacturing batches in factory and post-market surveillance

Environmental impact studies This service studies the behavior and impact of ingredients, raw material or finished products on different ecosys- tems (target populations). • Biodegradability studies: OECD 301, 302, 306, 311 • Ecotoxicity studies: • Fresh water: OECD 201, 202, 203, 209, 210, 211, 212, 215, 221, 236 • On sea water: EN ISO 10253, FD ISO 14669, ISO 16778...

• Some of these studies can be performed under GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) • EASZY assay (OECD 250)

Heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury...)

Solar filters (Annex VI): organic and inorganic (TiO2 titanium dioxide, ZnO Zinc Oxide) Furocoumarines

Viscosity

Allergens (list of 26 or 57)

Vitamins (A, C, E, PP, ProB5)

Flash Point

Phthalates

Alcohols

Density

Formaldehyde

Soap

Mass/Weight/Volume

Pesticides

Surfactants

Perfume profile and content

Nitrosamines-NDELA

Fluorides, silicates/silicas

Aerosol: pressure, active load, propellant

PAH: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Glycerin

Aw, water content

BPA: Bisphenol A

Humectants (sorbitol, glycerol)

Dry Extract

Packaging migration studies (container/content interactions)

Aluminium salts, zeolites

Surfactants (anionic, cationic, amphoteric, non-ionic)

Ingredients Raw materials

Packaging Finished products

Ecotoxicity testing on corals

PFAS : Substances per- and polyfluoroalkylées

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