Introduction
This category spans two very different risk profiles: everyday styling products (gels, waxes, pomades, sprays and mousses), and chemical texture-changing products (permanent waves and relaxers) that use restricted reducing agents at concentrations similar to depilatories. Your cosmetic product safety report is scoped to match a lighter review for a styling gel, a fuller thioglycolate/relaxer-specific assessment for a perm or relaxer product.
What Your CPSR Assesses
- Full ingredient toxicological review against Annex II and III
- Aerosol propellant and flammability considerations for spray and mousse formats, relevant to GPSR safety information requirements
- Thioglycolate or alkaline-relaxer active concentration and contact-time review for perm and relaxer products, matched to Annex III limits
- Scalp exposure and sensitisation assessment, given prolonged or repeated scalp contact typical of styling products
- Film-former and fixative ingredient review for gels, waxes and pomades
Who This Is For
Hair care products brands producing everyday styling products, and specialist brands formulating permanent wave or relaxer treatments. Every hair care product in this category must comply with current cosmetic regulations before it can be sold in the UK or EU.
Why Brands Choose Spectra Cosmetic Compliance
- Signed by a qualified Safety Assessor under Article 10(2), Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 recognised across the UK and EU, applying SCCS methodology.
- Regulator-ready, or we revise it at no charge our compliance guarantee.
- PIF-ready your report slots directly into your Product Information File, no reformatting required.
- Clear turnaround options standard delivery in 3-5 working days, with 48-hour and 24-hour priority options available. (Subjected to the 100% provision of documents).
- Trusted by cosmetic and fragrance brands across the UK, EU, US, Middle East and Asia.
Your CPSR Deliverables
Your completed cosmetic product safety report is supplied ready for inclusion in the PIF, to the Annex I specification, in two parts:
Part A — Cosmetic Product Safety Information
- Quantitative and qualitative formulation data
- Physico-chemical characteristics and stability over time
- Microbiological quality
- Impurities, traces and packaging material
- Exposure and toxicological profile of the ingredients
Part B — Cosmetic Product Safety Assessment
- The Safety Assessor's conclusion
- Margin of Safety calculations
- Conditions of use and labelling
- A signed compliance statement by a qualified assessor
Plus a digital compliance certificate confirming your product meets UK/EU cosmetic safety law. A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) of finished product provided alongside your CPSR as complimentary support (SDS of finished product is FREE with CPSR order).
Legal Framework
- Article 3 and Annex I, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009
- Schedule 34, Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/696)
- Annex III thioglycolate and alkaline reducing-agent restrictions for perm/relaxer products
- General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) relevant labelling for aerosol/pressurised formats
How It Works
- Share your formulation send your full INCI list with percentages, raw-material SDS and product label artwork.
- We screen every ingredient each ingredient is checked against the relevant UK/EU Annexes and current SCCS guidance.
- We complete the assessment a qualified Safety Assessor prepares and signs CPSR Parts A & B and builds your PIF-ready documentation.
- You receive your file your signed CPSR and supporting documentation are delivered within your chosen turnaround window.
- Delivery options: Standard (3-5 working days, included) | Fast (48 hours) | Priority (24 hours)