Cosmetic products
The manufacture of a cosmetic, that might get ingested or can otherwise reach into the human body is governed by strict regulation and legislation and requires continuous control and materials vertification.
During the manufacturing process, cosmetics need to be chemically analysed to ensure conformance to product specification and cost-effective manufacture. In many cases there are only a few key elements which need to be quantified and due to the simplicity and ease of use, analysis using X-ray Fluorescence is finding increased use.
There are numerous benefits associated with analysing a cosmetic using XRF including; minimal or no sample preparation, rapid non-destructive analysis, ease of use, operation by production staff, no potentially dangerous chemicals, ppm to high % concentration range, covering the periodic table range from Sodium to Uranium.
Often elements such as Zinc and Sulphur need to be analysed, and the Lab-X3500 is the simplest, multi-element analyser typically measuring one to five elements. Samples types can be solid, liquid, powder, or paste, and are often measured “as received”.
The X-Supreme8000 performs a similar task measuring additional elements and includes a 10 position sample carousel for unattended operation, and an integrated PC for storage of results. Samples are measured as above. The MDX1000 is a simultaneous Wavelength Dispersive XRF instrument analysing multi-elements in the fastest possible time, with an optional 72 position autosampler.