02.01 / Product & ingredients
Product concept and development dossier
Connect the customer need with the product format, intended properties, target price, packaging, manufacturing constraints and development plan.
✦ / What do you need to work on?
What do you need to work on?
12 selected practice areas. Original numbers guide you through the full catalogue.
What you will receive
An analytical product dossier, development requirements and questions for the formulator, laboratory and manufacturer. Required regulatory documentation and its preparation are scoped separately with qualified providers.
What helps us assess your question
Product purpose, target markets, intended properties and existing formulation or test materials, subject to confidentiality arrangements.
Start with a general outline. Confidential materials are shared only after agreement.
02 / How the work progresses
How the work progresses
Stages are agreed after reviewing your question. Some research runs in parallel; each decision depends on the quality of the available data.
Define the question
Product purpose, target markets, intended properties and existing formulation or test materials, subject to confidentiality arrangements.
Research and compare
Connect the customer need with the product format, intended properties, target price, packaging, manufacturing constraints and development plan.
Test the decision
Distinguish ingredient evidence from finished-product evidence. Identify evidence gaps, testing needs and questions for qualified specialists.
Deliver and plan next steps
An analytical product dossier, development requirements and questions for the formulator, laboratory and manufacturer. Required regulatory documentation and its preparation are scoped separately with qualified providers.
Methods and public sources
Sources are chosen for the product, market and period. These are reference databases and methods; a link does not imply partnership or endorsement of a project.
European Commission · CosIngFDA · Product testing of cosmeticsEuropean Commission · Cosmetics legislationResearch does not replace laboratory testing, safety assessment, legal advice or an authorised specialist’s decision. The contract defines the scope of review and each party’s responsibilities.
03 / Scope and working arrangements
Scope and working arrangements
Before paid work starts, we agree the input materials, deliverables, timing, fees and involvement of qualified specialists.