Ingredient application lab · For suppliers
Application data that sells your ingredient.
CSL formulation chemists turn a new raw material into proof: how it performs in finished products, the level it needs, what it is compatible with, how it compares with the market, and the starter formulas and technical reports your customers ask for.
Guires Cosmetic Science Lab
Application data for ingredient suppliers
Guires CSL helps ingredient suppliers show what their ingredient does in a finished product: starter formulas, stability and compatibility data, in vitro and clinical efficacy, and technical documents your sales team can put in front of formulators.
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The work, in detail.
Application studies in real bases
Your ingredient formulated into the product types your customers make, from serums and emulsions to rinse-off, sun care and colour.
Dose-response and cost in use
Performance measured across use levels so you can recommend a level backed by data, and show the cost per kilo of finished product.
Stability and compatibility maps
Stability in each base across pH and temperature, and compatibility with common actives, preservatives, surfactants, thickeners and electrolytes.
Starter formulas for your launch
Concept formulas with INCI lists, levels and manufacturing procedures, made as samples for trade shows and customer visits.
Benchmarking against the market
Your ingredient tested side by side with competitor grades or your previous generation under identical conditions.
Efficacy and claims support
In-vitro efficacy through the CSL Bioscience lab, then instrumental and panel studies, so claims are backed by studies of finished products.
Technical and regulatory documents
Application notes, technical data sheet input, claim dossiers and support with INCI naming and market status checks.
Deliverables
What you receive.
How it runs
Step by step.
- BriefIngredient, target markets, applications and claims
- ProtocolBases, dose levels, comparators and endpoints
- FormulationBases built and the ingredient added at each level
- TestingStability, compatibility and efficacy
- ReportingReports, starter formulas and application notes
Questions
Asked before we start.
Can you prepare starter formulas for our trade-show launch?
Yes. CSL formulation chemists develop concept formulas around your ingredient and make samples, with INCI lists and procedures your customers can follow.
Will you publish the results?
Only with your written permission. Many suppliers use the reports for application notes and conference posters; publication-ready reports can be prepared on request.
Can you test our ingredient against a named competitor?
Yes. Competitor grades are bought on the open market and tested under the same conditions. Results are reported as measured, so they can be defended if questioned.
Do you support regulatory documentation?
CSL regulatory specialists check INCI naming and the status of the ingredient in your target markets, and can prepare the safety information brands need for their CPSR.
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Create your next product with CSL.
Our formulation chemists, testing scientists and regulatory specialists work alongside your team, from the first brief to a market-ready product. Bring a brief, a benchmark or just an idea: a scientist will reply within one working day with next steps and an indicative scope.