Sun Protection Testing
Global expertise, personal touch
A complete offer of testing services for all types of sunscreen products
Eurofins Cosmetics & Personal Care network of companies provides a broad range of testing services for all types of sunscreen products with 17 testing laboratories worldwide including Europe, Australia, the USA and China (CMA certified and NMPA approuved).
With a team of experts actively involved in standardization on committees (e.g: the ALT-SPF Consortium, Members of ISO…), Eurofins is committed to staying abreast of the current and future regulatory Solar testing environment.
International Compliances:
- ISO 24444:2019
- ISO 24442:2022
- ISO 24443:2021
- ISO 16217:2020
- ISO 18861:2020
- FDA
- AS/NZS 2604:2021
- Boots Star Rating
- ISO 16217 + ISO 18861
- ISO / OECD
- ISO 23698 (in progress)
- ISO 23675 (in progress)
Eurofins laboratories provide testing and consultancy support to ensure consumers have access to safe, compliant and effective sunscreen and related skincare products; and to measure the environmental impact of suncare formulations.
Areas of expertise include but not limited to:
- Measuring environmental impact (Ecotoxicity & Biodegradability)
- Physico-chemical analyses
- Titanium Dioxide (TiO2 ) and Zinc Oxide (ZnO), by ICP-MS or F-AAS
- Quantification of 22 UV filters by HPLC/UV (NF EN 17156)
- Specific test protocol determining benzophenone by LS MS-MS
- Quantification of Benzophenone and Benzene in sunscreens
- Click here to view our Benzene Testing Services
- Click here to download the Benzene Testing Flyer
- Efficacy of UV filters
- Stability testing
- 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
For more information on how we can help you verify the compliance, safety and performance of your sunscreen products, contact our sales teams.