Guaranteed Quality

We monitor the content of eight heavy metals (nickel, chromium, cadmium, lead, mercury, arsenic, antimony and cobalt) in every batch of each of our cosmetic products in order to minimise the risk of allergies and thus also protect the most sensitive skin.

In all our products the heavy metal content is well below the limits set out in the three most authoritative guidelines available to date.⁽¹⁾

Our tests

Before being approved, all our formulations undergo a series of tests in order to guarantee their tolerability, efficacy and pleasantness.

In particular, the following tests are carried out:

Accelerated stability tests: the product is subjected to various physical stresses and monitored for six months, in order to assess its adaptability and resistance to the stresses applied. These tests reproduce the conditions to which the product may be exposed over time, ensuring that it maintains its quality even after a long period on the shelves.

Microbiological stability test: the preparation is subjected to intense microbiological stress in order to verify the ability of the preservative system to withstand the contamination to which it may be exposed during use.

Instrumental clinical test: all our products undergo rigorous testing, in vitro and in vivo, to verify tolerability, efficacy and pleasantness. The results are assessed at the University of Pavia with the collaboration of healthy volunteers, who test our products under the supervision of medical staff, following strict protocols according to the type of cosmetic. In addition, the volunteers carry out a self-assessment to express an opinion on the pleasantness of the products.

Stability test in the official packaging: we assess the interactions between the product and the packaging in order to test their compatibility.

Once the cosmetic formulas have been approved, the production process begins, where chemical-physical and microbiological quality control continues, playing an essential role from the analysis of the ingredients to the finished product. If the required requirements are met, the product will officially be considered suitable for sale.

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⁽¹⁾ Guidance on Heavy Metal Impurities in Cosmetics (Health Canada 2009); Kosmetische Mittel: BfR empfiehlt Schwermetallgehalte über Reinheitsanforderungen der Ausgangsstoffe zu regeln (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung 2006); Proposta di limiti ammissibili per alcuni elementi tossici inquinanti nei prodotti cosmetici (Istituto Superiore della Sanità 2006).