Safety Assessment for Nail & Cuticle Care
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Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009
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Safety Assessment for Nail Polish
A Cosmetic Product Safety Report covering a whole nail polish shade range on one shared base formula — priced by shades and ingredients rather than per colour, because a hundred shades of one lacquer is one assessment, not a hundred.
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Price range: € 200.00 through € 675.00
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Do all shades share the same base formula and differ only in colour pigments (the May Contain +/- system)?
This service is not the right fit. It is intended only for cosmetic ranges built on a common base formulation with a May Contain (+/-) ingredient declaration.
If each shade has its own individual formulation, please order our standard Cosmetic Product Safety Report, or contact us for a quotation covering the range.
Please contact us before ordering. Whether your shades share one base formula decides both the scope and the price, so we would rather check it with you than sell you the wrong assessment.
This range needs a tailored quote. Above 120 shades, or with 40+ ingredients in the combined formulation, the pigment matrix is reviewed in groups. A flat online price would either overcharge you or under-scope the work.
Prepared by EU-recognised, VUB-trained Safety Assessors.
Covers Part A (safety information) and Part B (expert assessment).
Written for a nail polish specifically — exposure, tests and warnings to match.
Anhydrous formula: challenge and microbiological testing usually not required.
Good to know. A safety report is mandatory, but it is not the whole job. To place your nail polish on the EU market you also need a CPNP notification and an EU Responsible Person — we handle both.
EU-recognised assessors
Signed by qualified, VUB-trained Safety Assessors.
Part A + Part B
Structured exactly to Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
Right-sized testing
Anhydrous formulas skip tests they do not need.
Transparent pricing
One assessment can cover a whole shade range.
How it works
From order to signed report
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Select & order
Answer the three questions above so we scope your shade range correctly, then order online.
2
Document collection
We send a secure intake listing exactly what we need for a nail polish. The checklist below is the usual set.
3
Assessment & testing
Your assessor reviews the formulation against Annexes II–VI and calculates exposure. If tests are missing we arrange them with our partner laboratories.
4
Signed report
You receive the signed CPSR digitally, ready to go into your Product Information File.
Safety assessment for nail polish
Nail polish is a solvent-based lacquer system, and a range of a hundred shades is usually one base formula plus pigments declared under May Contain (+/-). Charging per shade would be dishonest; this service prices the assessment by how many shades share the base and how large the combined ingredient list is.
Regulatory attention for nail polish sits on the solvent system, the restricted monomers, and pigment purity across the range.
What we look at in a nail polish
- Solvent system and inhalation exposure. Nail polish is assessed on what the user breathes during application as much as on skin contact.
- Toluene, restricted for nail products under Annex III and carrying mandatory label warnings.
- Methacrylate monomers. HEMA and Di-HEMA trimethylhexyl dicarbamate are restricted to professional use under Regulation (EU) 2020/1682, which changes both your label and who you may sell to.
- Colorants against Annex IV across the full shade matrix, including purity criteria for every pigment in the May Contain list.
- Film formers, resins and plasticisers, and their compatibility with the pack across shelf life.
- Synthetic polymer microparticles in glitter and effect finishes under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055.
What you receive
A complete Cosmetic Product Safety Report in two parts, prepared and signed by a qualified Safety Assessor:
- Part A — safety information. Composition, physicochemical characteristics and stability, microbiological quality, impurities and packaging, the exposure assessment for your nail polish, the toxicological profile of every substance, and any undesirable effects.
- Part B — safety assessment. The assessor’s reasoned conclusion on whether the product is safe, together with any warnings or usage restrictions that must appear on the label.
Which laboratory tests you actually need
A nail polish is normally anhydrous, and that changes the testing bill. Microbiological and challenge testing exist to address microbial growth, and microbial growth needs available water. We will tell you when you can skip them rather than sell you tests your formulation does not need.
| Test | Usually needed | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Microbiological test (ISO 17516) | Usually not | No water phase — microbial growth is not supported |
| Preservative efficacy / challenge test (ISO 11930) | Usually not | Solvent-based anhydrous system — no available water |
| Accelerated stability and compatibility test | Yes | Supports the shelf life and PAO you print on the pack |
| Certificate of Analysis (physicochemical) | Yes | pH, viscosity, density, appearance and odour for the CPSR |
Testing is arranged through our partner laboratories. If you already hold valid reports, we use yours — you are not asked to repeat work.
Typical required documents
This is what we normally ask for to start a nail polish safety assessment. You do not need every item on day one — send what you have and we will tell you what is missing.
| Document | Needed |
|---|---|
| Full formulation with INCI names and exact percentages | Always |
| Raw material specifications and technical data sheets | Always |
| Safety data sheets for the raw materials | Always |
| Finished product specification | Always |
| Primary packaging specification (material in contact with the product) | Always |
| Manufacturing method and GMP statement (ISO 22716) | Always |
| Label artwork or draft | Always |
| Stability and packaging compatibility data | Always |
| Base formula with the full May Contain (+/-) pigment list | Always |
| Number of shades sharing the base | Always |
| Colour Index numbers and pigment purity data | Always |
| Solvent system composition | Always |
Why order your nail polish assessment with Lexora
- Assessed as a nail polish, not as a generic cosmetic. One base formula and a pigment matrix is one assessment. Paying per shade for a hundred-colour range is the most common way brands overspend on compliance.
- EU-recognised assessors. Signed by qualified, VUB-trained Safety Assessors.
- No unnecessary testing. We tell you which tests your formulation genuinely needs and which it does not.
- Transparent pricing. Published upfront and scaled to your formula — no hourly surprises.
- End-to-end route to market. Pair it with CPNP notification and an EU Responsible Person and you are done.
By how many shades share one base formula, and how many ingredients that combined formulation contains — including every pigment listed under May Contain (+/-). A range of 40 shades built on one base costs far less than 40 separate assessments, which is the whole point.
Then this service is not the right one. Each individually formulated shade needs its own assessment — order the standard Cosmetic Product Safety Report instead, or contact us and we will quote the range properly.
Contact us for a quote. Above 120 shades the pigment matrix usually needs to be reviewed in groups, so a flat online price would either overcharge you or under-scope the work.
A qualified Safety Assessor — a toxicologist, pharmacist or equivalent professional, EU-recognised and trained at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), as Annex I of the Regulation requires.
No. The CPSR is mandatory but not sufficient on its own. You also need a complete Product Information File, a CPNP notification and an appointed EU Responsible Person. We provide all three.
It depends on the size of the formula and how complete your documentation is. Once your intake is in we confirm a timeline — and if laboratory testing is still outstanding, that is usually what sets the pace.
Yes. The safety report is one component of the PIF. We can assemble the whole dossier, or review the one you already hold.
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