Cosmetics & Personal Care | Monthly bulletin | September 2021
ALT-SPF consortium partnership to evaluate alternative in vitro sunscreen testing methods
A consortium of users and developers of sun protection factor (SPF) tests will identify, characterise, and evaluate alternative sunscreen testing methods. The objective of the ALT-SPF partnership is to facilitate the development of new testing methods that are less invasive, more precise, and more cost-effective than ISO 24444. The partnership will test a set of 32 sunscreen samples, covering a large spectrum of product types, by using the current gold standard – ISO 24444 – along with five alternative methods, including in vitro, in silico and non-invasive in vivo testing, over the next 12 months. The results of the study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and will serve norming or standardisation bodies as a basis for harmonising and developing standard methods for sun protection.
Eurofins Dermscan Poland, part of Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care, contributes to the ALT-SPF Consortium by providing testing of the alternative in vitro SPF method.
With a team of experts actively involved in in vitro and in vivo sun-care studies, Eurofins is committed to remaining an active player in the future of regulatory solar testing.
Contact us if you’d like us to manage the different development steps of your international solar projects, from regulatory and toxicological support, in vitro & in vivo tests, and quantification of UV filters / benzophenone / benzene, to measuring environmental impact, and more.
Come and meet our sales representatives in all regions of the world
Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care attend events in all regions of the world. Our global tradeshows brings us closer to our local and regional customers, while retaining the capability to serve these customers through a global network of laboratories that is dedicated to multicentric operations and offering both global and specified services.
Please find below the key events that Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care will be participating in:
- Cosmetic 360 – Oct, 13th & 14th – Paris, France – Booth A4
- Supplier’s Day – Oct, 13th & 14th – Long Beach, California – Booth 623
- Cosmetorium – Oct, 20th & 21th – Barcelona, Spain – Booth 233
- 2021 IFSCC Conference – Oct, 18th & 28th – Cancun, Mexico – E-poster number HC_257, named “Who has beautiful hair? Empirical evaluation of hair therapy efficacy studies”
Contact our sales teams to arrange a meet-up.
Ensure product safety and increase customer trust and confidence with IFS HPC
As a cosmetics and personal care producer, the implementation of an independent 3rd party certification to the IFS HPC standard will ensure compliance with the highest product safety requirements, effective use of resources, reduction of time spent in audits, access to a larger scope of retailers, and increased market confidence in your products.
Eurofins experts can support you with the implementation of an IFS HPC certification programme and, moreover, help you to get ready for the new Version 3, due to be published in March 2022 and made mandatory for application on January 2023.
Contact our expert with any enquiries.
