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CONSUMER PRODUCT:
(COSMETICS, PERFUMES,
CLEANERS, DRUGS, FOODS, HERBS,
SUPPLEMENTS, PAINTS, COATINGS,
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, ETC.)
(1) Select at least one typical
consumer product and obtain MSDS
information for the product. Review
and compare all available literature,
specification sheets, price information,
directions, claims, and packaging.
Our fee: $300.00
Client can also do the review and
forward results to laboratory
(2) Evaluate the product based on the
MSDS and label information to
determine if the product has
components likely to be most effective,
be less toxic, and have lower cost.
Fee: ca. $150.00.
(3) Test the product and run
appropriate performance tests of the
formula. Fees to be determined.
(4) Evaluate the performance results
and, if good, conduct a deformulation
by separations and chemical analysis
to determine the ingredients and their
levels. Deformulations of complex
mixtures usually cost $1500.00 or
more.
(5) If needed, evaluate the stability of
the product and conduct an
accelerated stability test at 30 deg. C.
and 88% relative humidity for 30 days.
Organoleptic, microbiological, or other
tests are conducted. A fee of $300.00
generally charged.
(6) Formulate a small quantity (e.g. 1
pint) and conduct a performance test
to compare with the previous test
results. The first trial formulation will
typically cost $300.00 plus cost of any
expensive ingredients.
(7) If required, refine the formula and
repeat the performance test.
(8) Client should evaluate color, odor,
viscosity, etc. and review performance
data.
(9) Using the final refined formula, run
all required physical tests and prepare
the MSDS form using the OSHA
format. (Fee: $400.00)
(10) Prepare suggested list of
warnings, cautions, toxicities,
directions, disclaimers, expiration date,
and safety information to place on the
package. (Fee: ca. $300.00)
Reformulation, and Deformulation.
Deformulate existing formulas and
reformulate existing formulas and
generally create a close copy of the
formula or, in some cases, improve the
formula.
Some of the techniques that we utilize
to deformulate products are wet
chemistry, rotary evaporation,
distillation, thin layer chromatography,
paper chromatography, high
performance liquid chromatography,
liquid chromatography/mass
spectroscopy, column
chromatography, gas chromatography
with FID, gas chromatography with
mass spectroscopy, ion
chromatography, nuclear magnetic
resonance, x-ray fluorescence, x-ray
diffraction, fouriet transform infrared
spectroscopy, gel permeation
chromatography, visible and ultraviolet
spectroscopy, atomic absorption
spectroscopy, inductively coupled
plasma, energy dispersive
spectroscopy, scanning electron
microscopy with EDS, crystallography,
fluorimetry, polarimetry, refractometry
and many others.
Our minimum fee for a simple
deformulation is $700.00. Add $100.00
or more for each ingredient above 4 in
the product. Also we can also make a
small trial batch for your evaluation.
Our laboratory offers the following
testing services:
Complete chemical analysis to
deformulate (reverse engineer) any
type of consumer product, such as
cosmetic, health, and beauty aids,
food and food supplements, cleaners
and detergents, paint and construction
products, and more.
