What is a Safety Assessment?
Put simply, EU law states that all cosmetic/toiletry products offered for sale, within EU member countries, must be assessed by a suitably qualified professional person to ensure that they are safe to use. Therefore, in order to satisfy this legal requirement, if you intend to manufacture and sell a cosmetic/toiletry product, you will need to have it assessed before you can sell it.
We offer a straightforward safety assessment service for our customers.
There are two types of safety assessments that we can provide:
Multiple Assessment
This is an assessment for manufacturers who wish to produce a range of products that use the same base ingredients but vary in their additional ingredients - fragrance and colour, for example.
To purchase this, you will need to confirm that you adhere to good manufacturing practice guidelines and demonstrate an awareness of your responsibilities as a manufacturer. Also, you will need to show a sound understanding of your legal responsibilities with regard to the selling of your products.
To obtain a cold process soap assessment you will also need to have had some practical experience of the craft or to demonstrate a high level of competancy, including an understanding of the saponification process, an ability to accurately calculate soap formulations, and to confirm that you will manufacture in a safe and responsible manner.
A multiple assessment usually takes 7 days to complete. Your document will be issued in your name and will be yours to keep for good.
Bespoke Assessment
This is a service for customers with complex product formulations, formulations that require challenge testing or products for contract manufacture. We would be happy to discuss your requirements.