Health and Beauty Analysis
Hauser Laboratories provides chemical analysis testing for all segments of
the health and beauty industry. We serve manufacturers, independent
inventors, research and development groups, quality control sectors and
package manufacturers. We can help you understand: what causes your batch to
batch variations, why your product is showing signs of spoilage prematurely,
or what is in your competitor’s product that gives it that extra appeal.
TESTING EXPERTISE
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· Failure
analysis
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· Raw
material verification
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Microbial challenge
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· Active
ingredient verification
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· Heavy
metals
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· Surfactant
identification
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· Residual
solvents
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Compatibility studies
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Formulations / deformulations
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Packaging analysis
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· Expert
testimony
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· Herbal
marker compounds
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PRODUCT EXPERTISE
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- Cosmetics
- Cleaning products
- Toothpastes
- Hand lotions
- Perfumes
- Personal care
products
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EXAMPLES OF HEALTH & BEAUTY EXPERTISE
Contaminant Identification of a Facial Cream
A facial cream manufacturer needed help identifying the cause of a crystal
formation that was intermittently appearing in a few of their batches.
Microbac used FTIR and SEM analyses to identify the crystal residue. Microbac
used the identity of the residue to determine the components of the facial
cream that were interacting to produce the crystals.
Deformulation / Reverse Engineering
Microbac was approached by a toothpaste manufacturer that wanted to determine
what was in their competitor’s product that prolonged the antibacterial
effects of the toothpaste for up to twelve hours. Microbac used HPLC, FTIR
and GC/MS to identify a surfactant that has adhesive-like properties that
helped temporarily retain the toothpaste to the customer’s teeth.
Product Efficiency
Microbac was able to assist a client in determining its soap’s antimicrobial effectiveness.
A microbiological assay was used to determine the amount of bacteria the soap
product could eliminate.
Failure Analysis
A lotion bottle manufacturer needed assistance in determining why the final
finish on its bottles was loosing its glossy sheen. Microbac utilized FTIR to
analyze the coating and the bottle surface. From this analysis Microbac’s
scientists were able to determine that the bottles contained a release agent
from the molding process that was interfering with the ink’s binding properties.
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