Manufacturers, suppliers and retailers of personal care & cosmetic products have a duty of care with regards to the safety and quality of their products.

As part of healthcare and beauty products testing services, it is recognised that the manufacture and importation of cosmetic products are subject to a range of regulatory controls regarding their composition and use. In Europe, the EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, provides strict guidelines controlled by authorities in each member state. 

Intertek is a fully independent testing company with a global laboratory network well equipped to offer its customers specialist expertise, support and services in the analysis of products, raw material and consumer substrates. Intertek is the ideal partner to provide quality assured data to retailers, manufacturers and suppliers to help them understand and mitigate sources of product risk.

Our range of services includes:

Safety Assessments for Cosmetics
Beauty product trials (France) supporting claim substantiation, safety and efficacy
Cosmetic Testing
Raw Material Quality Assurance
Product Safety Testing
Contaminants and Controlled Substances
Toxic Metals Testing and Analysis
Microbiological Control
Product Characterisation
Physical / Chemical Specification
Internal Microstructure
Product Substrate Interaction Studies
Active Delivery and Penetration
Damage and Repair
GMP - ISO 22716 Auditing
GB Testing Chinese GB testing standards for apparel, textiles, cosmetics
In-Vitro Skin Toxicity Testing
Cosmetotextile Services
Scientific support services
Packaging material due diligence
Packaging failure analysis
Contaminant identification
Customer complaint support
Reverse engineering
Intellectual property defense