Cosmetics & Personal Care | Monthly bulletin | October 2021
Adding capabilities and scale through investments
Our company has expanded over the years through acquisitions, strategic partnerships and investments. Today, we continue to grow our global footprint along with our capabilities in order to meet our customers’ evolving needs.
We are thrilled to announce the opening of 2 new labs:
- Our new 1,000 sqm clinical studies facility in the heart of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. Eurofins CRL, North Carolina has decades of experience in testing SPF products and, with the expansion to our new site, we now also offer Clinical Safety Testing. Our new testing offerings in North Carolina will include Human Repeat Insult Patch Testing (RIPT), Dermatological Safety in Use (SIU) as well as Consumer Perception (CP) studies.
- Our new 300 sqm microbiology laboratory facility in Aix-en-Provence, France. Eurofins ATS is a global expert in microbiology testing for cosmetics, hygiene and detergents. Our lab has built a strong reputation in microbiological control (R&D and Routine Quality Control) and in Identification & Characterisation.
Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care is present in almost 15 countries with over 26 labs and we continue to build our global footprint in high-growth markets.
Start looking at microplastics
Around 145 000 tonnes of microplastics are estimated to be used in the EU/EEA each year (ECHA).
Microplastics are solid plastic particles composed of mixtures of polymers and functional additives. Microplastics can be unintentionally formed or deliberately manufactured and added to products for specific purposes which can be harmful to the environment.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published its recommendations to the European Commission several years ago on future measures which will restrict the use of intentionally added microplastics in the EU. These upcoming restrictions are likely to come into force in early 2022, with a transition period to give producers time to comply with the regulations, and will impact the cosmetic industry’s use of microbeads, glitters and encapsulated fragrances.
Once the legislation is applied, new measures will likely include a threshold of the concentration of microplastics in a mixture, along with labelling and reporting requirements.
Eurofins takes product safety and environmental protection very seriously. That’s why our experts responded early to concerns over microplastics by developing quantitative methods to determine the presence/absence of microplastics, identify and qualify polymers, and determine the plastic composition of packaging.
Contact our sales team now to start looking at your product portfolios and formulations, allowing you to understand what products would be affected by the upcoming restrictions and avoid future regulatory issues.
Design the next make-up generation
How do you create and deliver ethnic colour cosmetics? Or develop and launch natural, organic and vegan make-up products? Or design and produce sustainable colour solutions and reusable cottons?
Eurofins supports clients to launch the latest innovative make-up products by offering a complete analytical testing programme, including multicentric clinical studies, a dedicated vegan verification programme, performance and safety testing of reusable cottons, wipes, etc…
The analytical programme relies on a network of laboratories around the world to meet local requirements and to ensure a wide range of tests, including but not limited to PFAS identification, quantification of nourishing ingredients, determination of heavy metals, etc…
Our clinical centres allow us to carry out studies on different sites across the 5 continents, providing access to diversified panellists with a variety phototypes and in different climates, in order to meet the current and future challenges of make-up development.
