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Toiletries and Cosmetics
The personal care or toiletries industry manufacture consumer products used for beautification and personal hygiene. Personal care includes products as diverse as colognes, deodorant, eye liner, facial tissue, lipstick, lotion, makeup, mouthwash, perfumes, personal lubricant, shampoo, shaving cream, skin cream, lip gloss, and toothpaste, to give a few examples. Filtration of toiletry and cosmetic ingredients is a readily understood process ranging from clarification of creams and ointments to sterile filtration of water used for product preparation.
All Porvair Filtration Group polymeric membrane filters, supplied to the toiletry and cosmetic industry, meet the following internationally recognised standards:
- a minimum retention of >107 cfu/cm2 Brevundimonas diminuta per HIMA methodology for sterile filtration
- manufactured from non-toxic materials, including o-rings
- non-fibre releasing media
- integrity testable by end-user
- traceable identification number
- manufactured in a clean room environment with a recognised quality system
In addition, our membrane filters have been validated using an independent testing laboratory, covering the following critical tests:
- bacterial challenge tests
- materials of construction (FDA CFR numbers)
- USP toxicity tests
- MEM elution tests
- limulus tests
- physicochemical tests
- sterilisation by in-line steam
- sterilisation by hot water
Porvair validated cartridge filters used in the toiletry and cosmetic industry include, BiofilTM II, BiofilTM Plus, FluorofilTM, FluorofilTM Plus, PolyfilTM, KlearfilTM and MicrofilTM GP and are ideally suited to liquid and gas filtration.
Please contact a Porvair Filtration Group company representative for further information and advice on our complete range of filtration solutions for the toiletries and cosmetics industry, and our design and manufacturing services.
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