AYUSH & Cosmetics, NABL-accredited lab
Cosmetics & Essential Oils
7 working days
Standard turnaround from sample receipt
NABL TC-5843
Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017
GC-MS
Primary technique on this service
14,000 sq. ft.
Integrated laboratory in Jaipur
This service establishes that a cosmetic is safe on skin and that an essential oil is what the label says it is. Heavy metals, banned ingredients, microbiology and preservative efficacy cover the safety side, while GC-MS profiling compares an oil's constituent ratios against the ISO standard for that species.
Registering an imported cosmetic with CDSCO
Launching a new cream, shampoo, soap or colour cosmetic
Verifying an essential oil consignment for adulteration or dilution
Proving a preservative system works over a product's shelf life
What we test on this service
Panels are built from the list below. Tell us the market and the specification and we select the parameters it calls for rather than selling you the whole sheet.
Heavy metals: lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, nickel, chromium
Banned and restricted ingredients, hydroquinone, steroids, parabens
Microbiological limits and preservative efficacy
pH, viscosity, non-volatile matter, total fatty matter
GC-MS composition profile of essential oils
SPF and UVA support testing
Method
How the analysis runs
Instrumentation and controls
Every batch runs with the controls its method requires, on calibrated equipment, and a second analyst reviews the data before the report is released.
Standards and methods
Results are reported against the method below, or against your buyer's specification where you send one with the sample.
Ask for the full NABL scope document if you need to confirm accredited coverage before sending the sample.
Not sure which parameters your buyer wants?
Send us the specification. We will tell you what to test and what it costs, at no charge.
The approvals this work is issued under
Reported under NABL TC-5843 against the Cosmetics Rules 2020, and used for CDSCO cosmetic import registration and BIS conformity.
Before you send it
Three sealed retail packs or 250 g of bulk, plus the ingredient list. Essential oils need 50 ml in an amber glass vial, full, with no headspace.
7 working days for a safety panel. Preservative efficacy testing takes 28 days by method.
Cosmetic and personal care brands
Contract manufacturers and third-party fillers
Essential oil distillers and exporters
Importers registering cosmetics with CDSCO
Send a sample
Fill in the Test Request Form, pack the sample as described above and courier it to the Jaipur laboratory. Call us first if the sample is perishable.
Get the TRFRelated queries
Questions we get asked
Is my essential oil adulterated?
A GC-MS profile against the ISO standard for that oil shows the marker constituent ratios and picks up synthetic or diluent additions.
How long does preservative efficacy testing take?
Twenty-eight days, set by ISO 11930. Plan it into your launch timeline rather than treating it as a final check.
Can you test SPF in the laboratory?
We carry out in-vitro SPF and UVA support testing. In-vivo SPF determination is co-ordinated through a partner facility.
What does an adulterated essential oil look like on GC-MS?
Marker constituent ratios fall outside the ISO range for that species, and synthetic or diluent peaks appear that should not be present.
Request a quote
Tell us what you need tested
Send the product, the market it ships to and the standard you are being held to. Our technical team replies with the parameter list, the sample quantity we need and a firm turnaround. Quotes usually go out the same working day.
+91-9950229764 / +91-9634063932
Sample receipt: Monday to Saturday, 9:30 am to 6:00 pm