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Guides and insights on cosmetic testing & EU compliance.

May 8, 2023
Country Guides

Selling Cosmetics in Slovenia: Rules, Authorities and Labels

Sell cosmetics in Slovenia: Slovene label items, the national decree, Chemicals Office and Health Inspectorate, PIF language and ISO 17516.

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May 3, 2023
Country Guides

Selling Cosmetics in the USA: MoCRA Step by Step

Sell cosmetics in the USA under MoCRA: cosmetic or drug, responsible person, colour additives, safety records, FDA registration, listing, labels.

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April 28, 2023
Country Guides

Selling Cosmetics in Croatia: Rules, Authorities and Labels

Sell cosmetics in Croatia: Croatian label items in Latin script, the national act, Ministry of Health, State Inspectorate and a practical checklist.

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April 23, 2023
Country Guides

Selling Cosmetics in China: NMPA Filing and Animal Testing

Sell cosmetics in China: NMPA filing vs registration, the domestic responsible person, full safety assessment, Chinese labels and animal testing exemptions.

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April 18, 2023
Stability

Centrifuge Test for Cosmetics: Fast Screening of Emulsion Stability

Centrifuge test for cosmetics: what it reveals about emulsion stability, typical conditions, why ร— g beats rpm and what the test cannot prove.

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April 13, 2023
Country Guides

Sell Cosmetics in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Sell cosmetics in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: Czech and Slovak label rules, public health authorities, distributor duties and one EU file.

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April 8, 2023
Country Guides

Selling Cosmetics in Japan: MAH, Notification and Labels

Sell cosmetics in Japan: the Japanese MAH, product notification, cosmetics vs quasi-drugs, the Standards for Cosmetics and Japanese labels explained.

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April 3, 2023
Country Guides

Selling Cosmetics in South Korea: MFDS Rules for Foreign Brands

Sell cosmetics in South Korea: the responsible seller, functional cosmetics review, import clearance, Korean labels, the animal testing ban and 2028 changes.

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March 29, 2023
Country Guides

Selling Cosmetics in India: CDSCO Import Registration Guide

Sell cosmetics in India: CDSCO import registration (COS-1, COS-2), the authorised agent, import bans, animal testing rules and Indian labels explained.

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March 24, 2023
Country Guides

Selling Cosmetics in Turkey: Responsible Person and รœTS Notification

Sell cosmetics in Turkey: the responsible person in Tรผrkiye, รœTS notification, the product information file, Turkish labels and what your EU file covers.

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September 12, 2022
Lab, Quality & Ordering

Advantages of testing cosmetics with us

Why order your cosmetic tests with CTL? Because we make it easy, transparent and fast โ€” a fully automated online process with free sample pickup.

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August 9, 2021
Lab, Quality & Ordering

Cosmetic testing process in Cosmetic Testing Lab (from start to finish)

Ordering a cosmetic product test, paying, sending samples and getting results is as easy as it can be โ€” here's the full process, step by step.

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Complete the product form. Our safety assessors will confirm your order shortly.

I. Person / company ordering the safety assessment
II. Product information
III. Use conditions and packaging
IV. Product formula
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V. Specifications and tests of the finished product

A challenge test is required for every cosmetic product except microbiologically low-risk ones, which are:

  • Products that do not contain water, or have low water activity
  • Products with a pH below 3 or above 10
  • Products containing more than 20% alcohol
  • Products containing raw materials that create a hostile environment (strong oxidising agents, polar organic solvents, oxidising dyes, aluminium chlorohydrate and related salts, propellant gases and so on)
  • Products filled into containers at more than 65 ยฐC
  • Products packaged in pressurised containers, pump dispensers or single-dose units
When is a challenge test not required?

A challenge test is required for every cosmetic product except microbiologically low-risk ones, which are:

  • Products that do not contain water, or have low water activity
  • Products with a pH below 3 or above 10
  • Products containing more than 20% alcohol
  • Products containing raw materials that create a hostile environment (strong oxidising agents, polar organic solvents, oxidising dyes, aluminium chlorohydrate and related salts, propellant gases and so on)
  • Products filled into containers at more than 65 ยฐC
  • Products packaged in pressurised containers, pump dispensers or single-dose units
VI. Product packaging and artworkOptional — we check the label against the finished CPSR, so the artwork for the outer packaging and the primary container helps. You can also send it to us later.
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II. Information about the product formula
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Have a long ingredient list? Start from our spreadsheet.

Download the template, fill it in Excel, Numbers, LibreOffice or Google Sheets, then upload it here โ€” every field lands in the right place. Filling the form by hand works just as well.

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III. Regulatory area and language versionsAn SDS must be supplied in the official language of every market where the product is placed. Pick each market you distribute to — we issue one language version per selection.
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