Although the effective date for the he FDA final monograph
has been continually delayed, stability testing programs need to be instituted for your products to remain in compliance with the regulations.  We can provide the protocols and stability-indicating assays for your products.  We can also store your products in our stability chambers set to the ICH recommended conditions of 25
± 2°C / 60 ± 5% RH for real time monitoring and 40 ± 2°C / 75 ± 5% RH for accelerated testing. 


Permitted Active Suncreens (Maximum Concentrations)
Octyl Methoxycinnamate (7.5%)       Phenylbenzimidalzole Sulfonic Acid (4%)
Menthyl Anthranilate (5%)                Trolamine Salicylate ((12%)
Aminobenzoic Acid (15%)                 Sulisobenzone (10%)
Titanium Dioxide (25%)                    Dioxybenzone (3%)                               
Member of the Society
Octyl Salicylate (5%)                         Oxybenzone (6%)                                  
of Cosmetic Chemists
Avobenzone (3%)                               Homosalate (15%)                                    www.scconline.org
Padimate O (8%)                               Zinc Oxide (25%)       

Assays Available for Batch Release and Stability
We currently have validated assays for the sunscreen actives listed below.  All of our HPLC assays are 
stability indicating.  Procedures for products containing other compounds have been developed and are 
available for validation upon request. 

Avobenzone           Oxybenzone
Homosalate
Padimate O
Octocrylene   
Zinc Oxide  
Phenylbenzimidalzole Sulfonic Acid
Octyl Methoxycinnamate
Menthyl Anthranilate
Titanium Dioxide
Octyl Salicylate               

 Sample Chromatograms

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