SGS, the world’s leading
inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has launched a
bespoke new testing service to enable manufacturers of antiperspirants for feet
to test and certify the efficacy of their products.
National and international
authorities require that efficacy claims of cosmetic products should be
substantiated scientifically. However, despite an increasing number of foot-specific antiperspirants
entering the cosmetics
and personal care markets, the industry has no standard or norm equipped to test products directly at
the site of action, i.e. under the feet.
Dr. Ines Sellami, Lab Manager Cosmetic
Performance & Customer Service Consultant, SGS, said: “It became clear to
our testing laboratory specialists, when tasked with testing the efficacy of
foot antiperspirants, that not enough data exists to enable results from
products tested under the arms to be generally transferred to products used under
the feet.
“We realized that, to ensure robust
testing and enable consumers to have confidence in their purchases, we needed
to devise a scientifically supported test capable of measuring a product’s
effectiveness directly on the feet. We are very proud
to launch our new testing service which is available now.”
From its dedicated laboratory in Germany,
SGS is equipped to measure important skin-associated parameters such as skin
moisturization (Corneometer®), skin barrier integrity (Tewameter®),
wrinkle-reduction (PRIMOS®) or deodorant-efficacy (sniff-test).
To develop the new test, SGS used
‘FDA Guidelines for effectiveness testing of OTC antiperspirant drug products’
as the basis. Tested with volunteers, it is based on the same principles:
selection of test subjects, preconditioning phase, application amount,
implementation (gravimetry) and evaluation (Wilcoxon test, Z-Score).
Cosmetics and personal
care testing services from SGS
Equipped with proven expertise in cosmetics testing,
auditing and certification worldwide, SGS offers a broad range of services to
help organizations check the safety, quality and performance of their products
and systems and to protect their brand. It verifies cosmetic and personal care
products’ regulatory against scheme and standards including REACH, GMP, CMRs,
aerosol, hazardous substances, etc. SGS can also verify the compliance of
products and manufacturing processes against various social and environmental
standards.
Learn more at www.sgs.com/cosmetics
The new testing systems are available now from SGS.
For further information
on this service, please contact:
Dr. Ines Sellami
Lab Manager Cosmetic Performance & Customer
Service Consultant Business
SGS Consumer &
Retail Services
Email: crs.media@sgs.com
About
SGS
SGS is the world’s
leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is
recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000
employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around
the world.