Reveal Hidden Revenue in Your Supply Chain

By: Cindy Lieberman

Manufacturers can speed product-to-market time, ensure product quality standards and increase customer responsiveness by re-evaluating testing methods and employing those that contribute to efficiencies.

Testing Trends: Responding to Market Needs

By: Karen A. Newman

Getting products to market faster, with substantiated claims and uncompromised safety and quality, brings greater pressure and greater opportunity for cosmetics testing labs and their customers.

Chemical Reaction: The New Toxicology

By: Steve Herman

The toxicologist is a modern Hamlet, finding truth and correct action to be an elusive and ever-shifting goal in the debate over appropriate testing methods.

Consumer Studies: Pumping the Lifeblood

By: Valerie Hart

Understanding consumer preferences is critical to the success of any product. There are key concerns and critical test aspects that need to be considered in developing and conducting consumer studies that lead to this understanding.

Odor Among Aromas

By: Larry Nielsen

The consumer’s first impression of your product can mean the difference between success and failure, and unwanted or unmasked odors in cosmetic or personal care products often make for a negative first impression. Don’t be in a position where an off-putting odor keeps repeat buyers away or harms your brand equity.

Dedicated Sunscreen Analyzer

Analyzer designed to exceed the requirements of Colipa’s UVA Protection Factor method...

Chemical Reaction: Skin Care: The Importance of Feel

By: Steve Herman

It is necessary to formulate a product with pleasing sensory attributes and to confirm the results with meaningful tests. Using systematic methods to create the proper feel and appearance is a prerequisite for a new formulation.

In My Opinion: The Future of Safety Testing Labs

By: Rich Ulmer

The industry is on the cusp of a new direction in safety testing. As the paradigm shifts from reliance on animal testing, the time is now to investigate opportunities in in vitro testing methods for personal care and cosmetic products.