Sun Protection Products Testing

Global expertise, personal touch

A complete offer of testing services for all types of sunscreen products

Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care Testing network of companies provide a broad range of testing services for all types of sunscreen products with 11 testing laboratories worldwide including Canada, Europe, Australia and the USA.

With a team of experts actively involved in standardization on committees (e.g: the ALT-SPF Consortium, Members of ISO…), Eurofins network is committed to staying abreast of the current and future regulatory Solar testing environment.

International Compliances:

ISO 24444:2019
ISO 24442:2011
ISO 24443:2012
ISO 16217:2020
ISO 18861:2020
FDA
AS/NZS 2604
Boots Star Rating
COLIPA 2005
ISO / OCDE
ISO 23698 (in progress)
ISO 23675 (in progress)

Eurofins Cosmetic and Personal Care Testing in Canada provides testing and consultancy support to ensure consumers have access to safe, compliant and effective sunscreen and related skin care products; and to measure the environmental impact of suncare formulations.

Areas of expertise include but are not limited to:

Measuring environmental impact (Ecotoxicity & Biodegradability)
Quantification of UV filters
In vitro suncare studies
- Determination of sunscreen UVA photoprotection factor (UVAPF) in vitro
- Determination of Critical Wavelength
- Determination of the in vitro SPF screening
- Photostability & Thermostability evaluation
- In vitro determination of HEV Blocking Potential
- UPF in vitro testing
In vivo studies – Protection against solar exposure
UVB & UVA Protection (Static Sun Protection Factor, UVA Protection Factor)

Infrared Protection (Biometric and Biochemical approaches)
Blue Light Protection (Exposition with specific simulator, test in real conditions)
Specific Protocols (Extra-water-resistance, resistance to sand, to friction of the towel, to salt water or chlorinated water and to perspiration on skin/hair, remanence of the sunscreen products, soothing / freshness effects / accelerator / extension product efficacy)
Audit & Consulting
- Health Canada Audits
- Audit of the supply chain according to FDA and Health Canada requirements
- Gap analysis and preparation for an FDA inspection
- FDA inspection training
Benzene Testing Services