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# Laboratory analysis of additives

## Your needs: understanding and mastering additives in your products

An additive is a chemical substance added to the composition of a material or product to improve its final properties.

Different additives are found in many fields:

- cosmetics (stabilizers, preservatives, antioxidants),
- industrial polymers and resins (plasticizers, flame retardants, antioxidant agents), paints and varnishes,

As part of product development or optimization, a regulatory change, or a failure, you may need to characterize and quantify the presence of additives in your products, with the support of a specialized laboratory.

Indeed, only a laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art analytical instruments is able to carry out additive analysis in the laboratory.

## Industrial additive analysis: expertise and equipment at your service

  Prestations
## Nos solutions pour vos produits cosmétiques

 FILAB accompagne les acteurs de la cosmétique pour analyser et contrôler les additifs présents dans leurs formulations. Nos prestations permettent de :
Vérifier la conformité des additifs par rapport aux réglementations ([analyse REACH](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/laboratory-reach-analysis.md))

Détecter et doser les conservateurs, [antioxydants](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/polymer-materials-analysis-laboratory/laboratory-analysis-antioxidant-assitives.md) ou stabilisants

Étudier la stabilité et le vieillissement de vos formulations selon les additifs utilisés

[Développer et valider des méthodes analytiques](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/analytical-development.md) 

[Déformer des produits](https://filab.fr/en/sectors-of-activity/health-pharmaceutical-cosmetics/forced-degradation-study-in-laboratory.md) pour identifier la composition exacte de vos formules

   Prestations
## Nos solutions pour les polymères et résines industrielles

 Pour les industriels du plastique, des résines et des peintures, FILAB propose des analyses avancées pour optimiser les performances et la durabilité des matériaux :
Dosage de la teneur en additifs (plastifiants, antioxydants, retardateurs de flamme)

Contrôle de la composition par rapport aux fiches de données de sécurité (FDS)

Etude de la stabilité thermique des polymère

[Déformulation et identification des additifs ](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-deformulation-analysis-reverse-engineering.md)

Développement et [validation de méthodes analytiques adaptées aux](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analytical-method-validation.md) matériaux industriels

[Analyse d'additifs organiques](https://filab.fr/services/analyse-des-additifs-sur-les-proprietes-des-polymeres-en-laboratoire.md) : BHT, Irganox 1010, Irganox 1076, Irganox 3114, Irgafos 168, Triphenyl phosphite (TPP), Tinuvin 770, Tinuvin 622, Chimassorb 944,  [Benzophénone](https://filab.fr/en/sectors-of-activity/laboratory-analysis-cosmetics/laboratory-for-the-analysis-of-sunscreens-in-cosmetic-products/laboratory-analysis-of-benzophenone.md)-3, Tinuvin 327, Tinuvin 328, Tinuvin P, [DEHP](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/polymer-materials-analysis-laboratory/dehp-and-phthalate-analysis-of-pvc-samples-in-a-laboratory.md) , DBP, TOTM, [Isothiazolinones](https://filab.fr/en/sectors-of-activity/laboratory-analysis-cosmetics/analysis-of-isothiazolinones-in-your-cosmetic-products.md), [Euricamide](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/chemical-analysis-laboratory/laboratory-analysis-of-erucamide.md)

### Get a quote for additive analysis?

The FILAB laboratory has a 5,200 m² analytical facility and a team of engineers at your service.

To contact us, you can now fill out the form on the right

## Technical resources for additive analysis

To carry out these various services, the FILAB laboratory has a wide range of analytical techniques such as:

- [Thermal analysis by DSC or TGA](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/polymer-materials-analysis-laboratory/our-polymer-testing-equipment/)
- [Chromatographic analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/our-equipment-for-organic-analysis-by-chromatography.md) (GC-MS or HPLC) to identify a volatile additive
- Spectrometric analysis (FTIR, [ICP-MS and ICP-AES](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-icp-icp-ms-icp-aes.md)) to measure the presence of additives in a polymer
- FTIR analysis to identify additives or traces of residual solvents.

Through our three service levels – analysis, expertise, and R&D support – FILAB supports companies of all sectors and sizes in the analysis and characterization of additives in the laboratory, by providing clients with the know-how and experience of its team.