Germany
Lab capabilities
- Formulation development on customer and sales requests: different emulsion types (O/W-, W/O- and W/OW-emulsions) of different consistencies e.g. sprays, lotions and creams; rinse-off products e.g. shampoos, shower gels, face cleanser; hair styling products and hair conditioner; one phase formulations e.g. oil gels and hydrogels, color care formulations e.g. lipstick, loose powder, foundation
- Customer formulation improvement strategies based on microscopic and rheological measurements
- Key supplier lab projects
- Customer workshops and seminars
- Internal Azelis training courses
- Supplier product evaluation and competitive studies as decision aid for e.g. MSD
- Stability prediction via rheometer
- Heat and cold stability testing
Test services and equipment
| Base equipment: | |
|---|---|
| pH meter | Refrigerator |
| Different mixing devices and stirrer | Desiccator |
| Mobile heating plates | Installed ion exchange system for demineralized water |
| Balances | Lab hood |
| Centrifuge | Rotor stator for high shear production |
| 2 x oven (40°C and 50°C) | |
| Analytical equipment: | |
| Premium scientific microscope with camera |
Rheometer to analyse the flow properties and internals structure of cosmetics |
| Polarization unit and different filters | |
| Sample production under controlled manufacturing conditions: | |
| 3 kg reactor, heating and vaccuum controlled |
Product lines and chemistry
| Synthetic polymer free cosmetics: | Fairy Tale cosmetics: |
|---|---|
| Carrageen, alginate etc instead of acrylates | Cosmetics with a link to the fairytale world e.g. Snow White Parfait |
| Economic formulations: | Nature meets science: |
| (Emulsifier free) based on acrylates |
Cosmetics with hight tech raw materials from nature |
| Anti-pollution: | Science fiction: |
| Formulation booklets | Cosmetics with a link to a Star Wars figure e.g. Padme's Beauty Secret |
| Frozen cosmetics: | |
| Products based on acrylate with a sorbet appearance |
Lab staff
Dr. Holger Seidel
Senior Technical Development Manager
Diploma and doctorate in Applied Chemistry
6 years as R&D consultancy in Colloid Technology, and over 18 years experience in the Cosmetic industry
14 publications and participation on 8 patents; lecturer at University of Applied Sciences (Cologne)
Barbara Berger
Laboratory Technician
Over 20 years of experience in making cosmetic products and analysing them
Case studies and lab projects
- 1st Beiersdorf award Innovation Pitch, IN COSMETICS 2015
Customer projects:
- SPF 10 day care based on titanium dioxide (Maxim)
- Microgel development (Babor)
- Reformulation of anti-aging line (Ehrlich)
- Instability issues with TagraCaps (Carecos)
Key supplier related lab work:
- Economic formulations (Lubrizol)
- Polyaldo emulsifier evaluation and formulations booklet (Lonza)
- Low cost formulation (Gattefosse)
- Anti pollution formulations (Merck)
- Water based color care cosmetics (Miyoshi)
- Easy formulation concept (Tagra)