Raw materials and ingredients
Cosmetic ingredient safety & compliance testing
The Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care network is committed to supporting businesses with regulatory challenges. We assure ingredient safety and compliance and promote innovation in the cosmetic sector.
Extensive regulatory compliance
We provide testing data analysis to ensure compliance with globally accepted standards such as Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, REACH, and ISO guidelines
Expert safety & regulatory compliance support
Our consultants ensure that the product’s ingredients meet all in vitro and clinical safety requirements for market approval
Customised testing programmes
Tailored support for innovative up-cycled organic, vegan, and natural ingredients, considering possible safety concerns due to contaminants, allergens, and stability.
Are your ingredients safe and regulation-ready?
The cosmetics industry is heavily regulated, and so the Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care network provides specialised testing and regulatory support to ensure the safety and quality of raw materials and ingredients. Our services include regulatory and toxicology compliance support, physico-chemical analysis for contaminants and restricted substances, and active ingredients, in vitro safety testing for skin and eyes, clinical studies for real-life assessments, and sustainability evaluations for organic, vegan, and eco-friendly claims.
What sets Eurofins C&PC apart?
Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care is a trusted partner for ingredient qualification and regulatory compliance. With us, brands gain confidence in their ingredient safety, quality, and compliance, supporting market success and consumer trust.
Regulatory and testing expertise
Supporting compliance with EU, FDA and global regulations, and providing custom assessments for innovation and sustainability and high-performance ingredient testing solutions.
State-of-the-art testing facilities
Providing customers access to the latest analytical and toxicological methodologies.
Customised solutions
Providing customers access to the latest analytical and toxicological methodologies.
Efficacy testing
Demonstrating the effects and performance of ingredients through in vitro, ex vivo, and clinical studies to support marketing claims and product performance.
Global accreditation and certification support
Assisting with COSMOS, naturalness index, and other sustainability certifications.
Raw material screening and biomarker identification
We identify new biological pathways and relevant biomarkers to support innovative ingredient development and functional claims.
Tackling the safety and compliance of cosmetic ingredients
With growing consumer demand for innovative, high-quality, and safe ingredients, compliance with stringent regulations is of the utmost importance. The Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care network offers expert testing solutions to help brands qualify and evaluate raw material sources and ingredients for assurance safety, efficacy, and regulatory compliance.
The Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care network offers specialised testing and regulatory expertise to the cosmetics industry to assess safety and quality issues of raw materials and ingredients.
- Regulatory and toxicology compliance: our services include toxicological profiles, literature searches for new INCI-free ingredients, pre-evaluation support, and COSMOS certification. In addition, we support the regulatory dossier preparation and labelling review and work out naturalness index calculations.
- Physico-chemical analyses: from heavy metals to allergens, we provide comprehensive analysis of residual solvents, pesticide screening, and active ingredient assays.
- In Vitro safety testing: our testing evaluates skin irritation, eye irritation, sensitisation potential, phototoxicity, genotoxicity, endocrine disruptors, and transcutaneous/percutaneous absorption.
- Clinical studies: clinical assessments analysing tolerance and efficacy in real-world situations, thus validating ingredient safety and performance.
- Sustainability and natural product assessments: our laboratories assist in certifying ingredients as organic, vegan, upcycled, and sustainable.
