Developing Your Skin Care Range
September 26th 2010 01:26
All products sold in Australia must comply with the Trade Practices Act in terms of providing a fair trading experience to consumers. The ACCC has developed Standards in relation to this Act in areas of product safety, liability and more.
In a nutshell, these state that you must provide a product which is of a quality consumers can reasonably expect and which performs in a way consumers can reasonably expect.
So, before releasing your products into the market, test them for reliability. While laboratory testing is generally out of reach for those starting out, you can certainly test products yourself.
Start by providing samples to friends and family who suit your target market. Ask their opinion of the product – is it smooth? does it absorb into the skin well? Have positive effects on the skin? improve the appearance/feel of the skin? In short, does the product do what it is you claim it will do?
Secondly, test the lifespan and hardiness of your product. Take a sample and place it in a hot area – a windowsill, the dash of your car, and check the sample after two weeks. Do the same in a humid area, such as your bathroom, and in your fridge. Does your sample still look as it did? Has it separated? Thickened? Changed in colour or scent? If so, you will need to change your formulation somehow, perhaps by reducing the amount of additives, or increasing the emulsifiers or thickeners in your product.
Check for mould preservation by leaving the lid off a sample and storing it in the bathroom for at least two weeks. Being exposed to humidity is the perfect test for mould. To test for bacteria, touch a piece of chicken, or your garden mulch, for example, and place your hand in a sample of product. If two weeks passes and your sample hasn’t changed in appearance or scent, you can be sure a customers unwashed hands wont spoil their product.
If you conduct internet research on skin care preservation, or carefully read the information provided on each product listed for sale you locate, you will find details on which preservative to use in what circumstances, and how much is required.
Good luck and have fun creating!
In a nutshell, these state that you must provide a product which is of a quality consumers can reasonably expect and which performs in a way consumers can reasonably expect.
So, before releasing your products into the market, test them for reliability. While laboratory testing is generally out of reach for those starting out, you can certainly test products yourself.
Start by providing samples to friends and family who suit your target market. Ask their opinion of the product – is it smooth? does it absorb into the skin well? Have positive effects on the skin? improve the appearance/feel of the skin? In short, does the product do what it is you claim it will do?
Secondly, test the lifespan and hardiness of your product. Take a sample and place it in a hot area – a windowsill, the dash of your car, and check the sample after two weeks. Do the same in a humid area, such as your bathroom, and in your fridge. Does your sample still look as it did? Has it separated? Thickened? Changed in colour or scent? If so, you will need to change your formulation somehow, perhaps by reducing the amount of additives, or increasing the emulsifiers or thickeners in your product.
Check for mould preservation by leaving the lid off a sample and storing it in the bathroom for at least two weeks. Being exposed to humidity is the perfect test for mould. To test for bacteria, touch a piece of chicken, or your garden mulch, for example, and place your hand in a sample of product. If two weeks passes and your sample hasn’t changed in appearance or scent, you can be sure a customers unwashed hands wont spoil their product.
If you conduct internet research on skin care preservation, or carefully read the information provided on each product listed for sale you locate, you will find details on which preservative to use in what circumstances, and how much is required.
Good luck and have fun creating!
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