Introduction
Nail products carry their own ingredient risk profile: solvents like toluene and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives are historically common in nail formulations but are now heavily restricted or require specific warnings. Your cosmetic product safety report for nail varnish, nail-white pencils and nail conditioners confirms your solvent system, film formers and any functional actives are correctly assessed against these nail-specific restrictions under EU cosmetic regulation a legal requirement before selling cosmetic products in this category.
What's Included
- Full ingredient toxicological review against Annex II, III and IV
- Solvent system safety assessment, with particular attention to restricted solvents historically used in nail formulations
- Formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releaser screening, relevant to certain nail hardeners and preservative systems
- Nail plate and periungual skin exposure assessment
- Colourant compliance for any pigmented nail product against Annex IV
Who This Is For
Nail care and colour cosmetics brands formulating varnish, treatment products, or nail-adjacent pencils and conditioners. Each single product requires its own CPSR assessment a variant with a different shade or minor formulation change may qualify for streamlined assessment (see our CPSR FAQ page for what qualifies as a variant).
Why Brands Choose Spectra Cosmetic Compliance
- Signed by a qualified Safety Assessor under Article 10(2), Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 recognised across the UK and EU, applying SCCS methodology.
- Regulator-ready, or we revise it at no charge our compliance guarantee.
- PIF-ready your report slots directly into your Product Information File, no reformatting required.
- Clear turnaround options standard delivery in 3-5 working days, with 48-hour and 24-hour priority options available. (Subjected to the 100% provision of documents).
- Trusted by cosmetic and fragrance brands across the UK, EU, US, Middle East and Asia.
- A smooth and efficient assessment process, designed to give your product for CPSR assessment the best chance of successful approval with no unnecessary back-and-forth.
Your CPSR Deliverables
Your completed report is supplied ready for inclusion in the PIF, to the Annex I specification, in two parts:
Part A — Cosmetic Product Safety Information
- Quantitative and qualitative formulation data
- Physico-chemical characteristics and stability over time
- Microbiological quality
- Impurities, traces and packaging material
- Exposure and toxicological profile of the ingredients
Part B — Cosmetic Product Safety Assessment
- The Safety Assessor's conclusion
- Margin of Safety calculations
- Conditions of use and labelling
- A signed compliance statement by a qualified assessor
Plus a digital compliance certificate confirming your product meets UK/EU cosmetic safety law. A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) of finished product provided alongside your CPSR as complimentary support (SDS of finished product is FREE with CPSR order).
Legal Framework
- Article 3 and Annex I, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009
- Schedule 34, Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/696)
- Annex III — restricted solvents and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives relevant to nail formulations
- Annex IV — permitted colourants
How It Works
- Share your formulation and necessary documentation send your full INCI list with percentages, raw-material SDS and product label artwork. This is what you'll need to provide to get started.
- We screen every ingredient each ingredient is checked against the relevant UK/EU Annexes and current SCCS guidance.
- We complete the assessment a qualified Safety Assessor prepares and signs CPSR Parts A & B and builds your PIF-ready documentation.
- You receive your file your signed CPSR and supporting documentation are delivered within your chosen turnaround window via our standard submission process.
- Delivery options: Standard (3-5 working days, included) | Fast (48 hours) | Priority (24 hours)