Current and Evolving Practices in the Quality Control of Cosmetics

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Chemistry; Physical chemistry; Research & information: general; accelerated ageing; active compounds; assay; botanicals; collagen type I; colorants; cosmeceutics; cosmetic product safety; cosmetics; creams; critical wavelength; dermal absorption; direct to consumer; endocrine disruptors; functional cosmetics; genotoxicity; HPLC-UV; labelling; minimally disruptive formulas; n/a; non-animal-testing methodologies; non-melanoma skin cancers; permanent makeup; photoaging; pigments; PMU; refractive index; retail model; retinoids; safety; sensory testing; shelf life; skin hydration; skin irritation; skin sensitization; solar elastosis; solar radiation; stability protocol; stability testing; tattoos; tocopherol; toxicology; TTC; turbidity; ubiquinone; β carotene
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (86 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036524863; 9783036524870; books978-3-0365-2487-0
• Access: Open Access

Cosmetic products undergo nowadays rigorous Quality Control testing to ensure that they are safe and stable and that their claims are substantiated by scientifically robust data. Quality Control tests used in the pharmaceutical industry can be applicable also for cosmetic formulations. However, claim substantiation testing is unique to cosmetic products. To enable time- and cost-effective quality control testing, assessment methodologies constantly keep evolving. This Special Issue includes manuscripts that explore all stages of Quality Control testing for cosmetic products, i.e., (1) physicochemical stability testing; (2) microbial stability testing; (3) efficacy testing including objective/subjective claim substantiation testing and the evaluation of sensorial properties; (4) toxicological/safety testing with emphasis on current and evolving methodologies that replace animal testing.