Examination of cosmetics

Analysis of Active agents: allantoine, aluminiumchlorohydrate, antioxidants, arctiin, benzylalcohol, biotin, caffeine, dihydroxyacetone, essential oils, farnesol, glycerol and other polyols, glycosilrutin, urea, niacinamide, panthenol, Q 10, retinylpalmitate, surfactants, titanium dioxide, tocopherol, UV-absorbants and water
Analysis of additives: preservants (as parabenes, phenoxethol, sodiumbenzoate, dehydroacetac acid, triclosan, IPBC, potassium sorbate) formaldehyde
productanalysis: complete analysis of the INCI declaration
Contaminants: aflatoxines, aromatics, dioxane, ethyleneoxide, chlorine, organic halogen compounds, naphtalene, pesticides acc. to Ph. Eur., residual solvents, heavy metals
Analysis of feedstock: heavy metals, chemical key numbers (as hydroxyl value, iodine value, peroxide value, saponification value, softening point, drop point, viscosity, flash point, PAH according to FDA 172.886 and 178.3620, content determination, testing according to monographs of pharmacopoeia
Microbiological testing: Efficacy of antimicrobial preservation, test for specified micro-organisms, total viable aerobic count
migration of heavy metals out of pigments
Determination of active agents in skin extracts and water after bathing (subject testing)

In accordance with standards of DAB, Amtliche Sammlung § 35 LMBG and other known standards
With GC ( FID, ECD, MS ) AAS, ICP, HPLC (UV, Fluorescence, DAD )
Microbiology (Test for sufficient conservation)

As Chemists (Commercial Chemist) appointed and sworn in by the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce (Dr. Meyer and Dr. Kramer)

Accredited as per DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025
Member of the DGK (Deutsche Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche und angewandte Kosmetik), Department Analytical chemistry
Participation at round robins

Public sworn chemist , General Manager
Dr. H.-W. Meyer	phone: 040-899664 21	mobile: 0163-89966 70	email: meyer@fintelmann-meyer.de
Assistant Director and Head of Mineral Oil, Cosmetics and Environmental Department
Annette Plettenberg	phone: 040-899664 22		email: plettenberg@fintelmann-meyer.de
Assistant Director and Head of Biology, Pharmaceutical and Foodstuff Department, Research and Development
Dr. Claus-Peter Kramer	phone: 040-899664 23	mobile: 0163-89966 91	email: kramer@fintelmann-meyer.de
Junior Manager of Mineral Oil, Cosmetics and Environmental Department
Sabine Goschko	phone: 040-899664 33		email: goschko@fintelmann-meyer.de