New Service in SPF Testing

RSSL Pharma is to add sun protection factor (SPF) testing to its range of consumer-based dermatological testing services for the cosmetics industry. The tests will be carried out according to the international SPF test method that was harmonised between the EU (COLIPA), Japan (JCIA) and South Africa (CTFA/SA) in October 2002, and published in 2003. Photo-irritancy and photo-sensitisation patch tests will also be offered alongside this new service.

The SPF testing can be carried out as part of a wider range of consumer studies, including sensory evaluation and consumer preference studies.

If required, the consumer tests can be supported further by analytical studies performed in RSSL Pharma's chemistry laboratories. Relevant testing procedures include determination of active ingredients by HPLC, compositional analysis and solvent residue determinations, and trouble-shooting investigations of problem products.