Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 Face make-up · shade range

Safety Assessment for Blush, Contour & Highlighter

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A Cosmetic Product Safety Report for blush, bronzer, contour and highlighter ranges built on a shared base — assessed across the whole shade matrix, with effect pigments checked against the microplastics restriction.

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Price range: € 200.00 through € 675.00

Priced by shared base formula, shade count and ingredient count · VAT calculated at checkout
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Do all shades share the same base formula and differ only in colour pigments (the May Contain +/- system)?

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Prepared by EU-recognised, VUB-trained Safety Assessors.
Covers Part A (safety information) and Part B (expert assessment).
Written for a blush, contour or highlighter specifically — exposure, tests and warnings to match.
Anhydrous formula: challenge and microbiological testing usually not required.
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Good to know. A safety report is mandatory, but it is not the whole job. To place your blush, contour or highlighter 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.

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Document collection

We send a secure intake listing exactly what we need for a blush, contour or highlighter. 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.

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Signed report

You receive the signed CPSR digitally, ready to go into your Product Information File.

Safety assessment for blush, contour and highlighter

Blush, contour and highlighter ranges are pigment variations on a common powder or cream base, which is exactly the case this pricing model is built for. The assessment covers the base and the full pigment matrix in one report.

Highlighters bring an additional question: they are frequently applied to the brow bone and inner eye corner, which pulls the Annex IV eye-area restrictions into scope even though the product is not sold as an eye product.

What we look at in a blush, contour or highlighter

  • Colorants across the shade matrix against Annex IV, including the eye-area column where a highlighter is used near the eyes.
  • Effect and interference pigments, and synthetic polymer microparticles restricted under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055.
  • Heavy metal traces in mineral pigments as technically unavoidable impurities.
  • Talc and mica, with asbestos-free certification and supplier documentation.
  • Cream versus powder base. A cream blush containing water needs preservation and challenge testing; a pressed powder does not.

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 blush, contour or highlighter, 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 blush, contour or highlighter 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.

TestUsually neededWhy
Microbiological test (ISO 17516)Usually notNo water phase — microbial growth is not supported
Preservative efficacy / challenge test (ISO 11930)Usually notAnhydrous powder system — no available water
Accelerated stability and compatibility testYesSupports the shelf life and PAO you print on the pack
Certificate of Analysis (physicochemical)YespH, 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 blush, contour or highlighter safety assessment. You do not need every item on day one — send what you have and we will tell you what is missing.

DocumentNeeded
Full formulation with INCI names and exact percentagesAlways
Raw material specifications and technical data sheetsAlways
Safety data sheets for the raw materialsAlways
Finished product specificationAlways
Primary packaging specification (material in contact with the product)Always
Manufacturing method and GMP statement (ISO 22716)Always
Label artwork or draftAlways
Stability and packaging compatibility dataAlways
Base formula with the pigment matrix per shadeAlways
Colour Index numbers for every pigmentAlways
Heavy metal analysis for pigmentsAlways
Powder or cream baseAlways

Why order your blush, contour or highlighter assessment with Lexora

  • Assessed as a blush, contour or highlighter, not as a generic cosmetic. Highlighters get used around the eyes whether or not you market them that way, and the assessment has to reflect how the product is actually applied.
  • 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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