The Quality Control Chemical Laboratory analyses are performed under the Community legislation (Directive 93/35 / EEC) regarding the microbiological and chemical tests need to be carried out on raw materials and in every batch of a cosmetic product.
Microbiologically the following parameters are checked:
- Count of aerobic mesophilic bacteria (ISO 21149: 2009)
- Identification and enumeration of Pseudomonas aeroginosa (ISO 22717: 2009)
- Identification and enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus (ISO 22718: 2009)
- Identification and enumeration of Yeast and Moulds (ISO 16212: 2008)
- Determination of Escherichia coli (ISO 21150: 2009)
- Determination of Candida albicans (ISO 18416: 2009)
- Detection of specified and non-specified microorganisms (ISO 18415: 2007)
Chemically the following parameters are checked:
- Density
- pH
- Viscosity
- Refractive index.