Trusted Analytical Testing for the Cosmetics Industry
Oxford Analytical Services provides expert analytical testing and regulatory support for the cosmetics and personal care industry, ensuring that formulations meet safety, efficacy and compliance standards. Whether you need stability testing for cosmetics, impurity profiling, microbiological analysis, or regulatory submissions, our GLP compliant laboratory delivers precise and reliable results to help you bring safe and high quality cosmetic products to market.
Our team of experienced chemists and regulatory specialists collaborates with cosmetic formulators, regulatory affairs teams and quality assurance professionals, ensuring product safety, consistency and regulatory compliance at every stage of development.
Cosmetics Industry Challenges We Solve
Bringing cosmetic and personal care products to market involves stringent safety testing, regulatory validation and quality assurance. We help solve:
- Regulatory Compliance & Product Registration: Ensuring compliance with EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, UK Cosmetics Regulation and FDA guidelines
- Ingredient & Raw Material Testing: Verifying the purity, potency and stability of active and inactive ingredients
- Impurity & Contaminant Profiling: Identifying trace metals, allergens, preservatives and unexpected contaminants
- Shelf Life & Stability Testing for Cosmetics: Conducting accelerated and real time stability studies to determine product longevity, performance and compatibility with packaging
- Microbiological & Safety Testing: Assessing microbial contamination, preservative efficacy and product safety
Our scientific expertise and regulatory knowledge ensure that your cosmetic products meet global safety, quality and performance standards.
Why Partner with Oxford Analytical Services?
Regulatory Focused Cosmetics Testing
Our GLP-compliant analyses support global regulatory submissions, ensuring compliance with:
- EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009
- UK Cosmetics Regulation
- FDA Cosmetics Guidelines
- ISO & OECD Guidelines for Cosmetic Testing
Comprehensive Analytical Testing for Cosmetics
We offer a full suite of testing capabilities, including:
- Formulation & ingredient analysis
- Impurity profiling & heavy metal detection
- Shelf life & stability testing for cosmetics
- Microbiological & preservative efficacy testing
Expert Support from Development to Market Approval
From early stage formulation to final product validation, we provide tailored support to ensure your cosmetic products meet safety, stability and regulatory requirements.
Cutting-Edge Techniques for Cosmetics Analysis
We utilise HPLC, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, FTIR and microbiological testing methods to deliver highly accurate and reproducible data.
Partner with Oxford Analytical Services for Cosmetic Testing
- Industry Specific Expertise – Supporting cosmetic manufacturers, formulators and regulatory consultants
- State-of-the-Art Techniques – Delivering comprehensive testing for compliance, safety and product quality
- Customer Focused Approach – Providing tailored solutions to meet your unique analytical and regulatory challenges
Our services include:
Assesses product consistency across batches, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Determines technical equivalence by comparing composition, impurities and physical properties to reference materials. Learn more.
Provides expert guidance on analytical strategies, regulatory compliance, method selection and problem solving. Supports research, product development and troubleshooting for various industries. Learn more.
Determines the elemental composition of materials, detecting trace metals and other elements using techniques like ICP-MS and ICP-OES. Essential for regulatory testing and material characterisation. Learn more.
Identifies and quantifies impurities in raw materials, intermediates and final products. Ensures compliance with safety standards and supports formulation optimisation. Learn more.
Confirms the accuracy, reliability and reproducibility of analytical methods through independent verification, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Learn more.
Diagnoses unknown contaminants, product failures, or unexpected variations using a range of analytical techniques. Supports root cause analysis and corrective actions. Learn more.
Designs and optimises robust analytical methods tailored to specific applications. Validates methods to ensure accuracy, precision, specificity and regulatory compliance. Learn more.
Evaluates key physical and chemical properties, such as solubility, stability, pH, viscosity and refractive index, supporting material characterisation and regulatory submissions. Learn more.
Characterises polymer composition, molecular weight, degradation and thermal properties. Supports material selection, quality control and failure investigations. Learn more.
Determines the chemical makeup of products, ensuring formulations meet regulatory and quality requirements. Useful for verifying ingredient levels and detecting contaminants. Learn more.
Provides regular testing to verify product consistency, purity and compliance with specifications. Supports manufacturing and regulatory compliance. Learn more.
Uses innovative and targeted approaches to detect unexpected compounds, emerging contaminants, or novel substances, supporting research and development. Learn more.
Evaluates product stability under various conditions to determine shelf life, degradation pathways and compliance with regulatory guidelines. Learn more.
Identifies unknown compounds using advanced spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques, ensuring proper classification, safety assessment and regulatory compliance. Learn more.