Cosmetics analysis for formulation understanding, ingredient identification and product comparison.
Anysis develops customized analytical workflows for cosmetics, personal care formulations, raw materials and selected disinfection products, combining separation, chromatography, spectroscopy, elemental analysis and technical interpretation.
The sample, project objective and required interpretation determine the analytical route.
Cosmetic formulations are complex multi-phase systems.
Cosmetics and personal care products may contain oils, surfactants, emulsifiers, silicones, humectants, polymers, thickeners, preservatives, antioxidants, chelating agents, fragrances, pigments, UV filters, botanical extracts and other functional ingredients. No single analytical method can usually explain the full formulation.
Our projects therefore use a staged approach. The product may be separated into useful fractions, major and targeted components can be analyzed with complementary methods, and the results are interpreted together to support product understanding, competitive benchmarking, supplier evaluation or abnormality investigation.
Materials, products and sub-industries we analyze.
The analytical plan is tailored to the sample type and project objective rather than applying the same test package to every product.
Food
Selected ingredient, composition, residue, contamination, packaging and product-comparison projects.
Medical Devices
Polymers, elastomers, metals, alloys, coatings, adhesives, residues, particles and failed components.
Pharmaceutical Materials
Raw materials, APIs, excipients, drug-product related samples, impurities and unknown substances.
Packaging & Contact Materials
Polymers, coatings, inks, adhesives, residues, material identity and comparison studies.
Unknown Residues & Particles
Fibers, fragments, deposits, cleaning residues, oils, lubricants and foreign matter.
Batch & Supplier Comparison
Reference-vs-supplier and lot-to-lot studies focused on relevant chemical or material attributes.
Start with what you need to understand.
You do not need to choose an instrument first. Share the sample background, what changed, and the decision you need the data to support.
What is this unknown residue or particle?
Characterize the material using microscopy, spectroscopy, elemental or other appropriate methods.
Are two batches materially different?
Compare composition, additives, impurities, thermal behavior, morphology or surfaces as relevant.
What material is this device component made from?
Identify polymers, elastomers, metals, coatings, adhesives or other material classes.
Is an impurity or degradation product present?
Use targeted chromatography, mass spectrometry, elemental or spectroscopic approaches when appropriate.
Why did a coating, adhesive or component fail?
Compare normal and failed samples and examine surfaces, interfaces, chemistry and morphology.
Can you support an investigation without a predefined test method?
Yes. The project can start with the question and sample background, then methods can be proposed.
Cosmetics & Personal Care
Answers to common project-planning questions. Final scope depends on the actual sample, target information and agreed methods.
Can you reverse engineer a cosmetic formulation?
Deformulation can identify and estimate many formulation components and support formulation reconstruction, but a laboratory analysis does not necessarily reproduce every manufacturing step or proprietary process parameter.
What types of cosmetics can you analyze?
The existing scope includes skin care, hair care, color cosmetics, cleansing products, personal care formulations, cosmetic raw materials and selected disinfection products.
Can you identify preservatives, surfactants or silicones?
These ingredient classes can often be investigated with complementary separation, chromatography, spectroscopy and other methods depending on the formulation matrix.
Can you quantify a specific cosmetic ingredient?
Targeted quantification may be possible when an appropriate analytical method and reference standard are available.
Can you investigate an abnormal odor or discoloration?
Yes. New-vs-aged, normal-vs-abnormal or supplier comparisons can be combined with volatile, chromatographic, spectroscopic and other targeted analysis.
How long does a cosmetic deformulation project take?
Lead time depends on formulation complexity, separation steps, number of analytical techniques, targeted quantification needs and follow-up questions.
