The course consists of  the following seven modules, each delivered by industry experts. 

1. Overview of the Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR), including what Trading Standards expect when inspecting a CPSR
2. Key toxicological principles in cosmetic safety assessment
3. Local toxicity (skin irritation, eye irritation, skin sensitisation and phototoxicity)
4. Systemic toxicity (repeated dose toxicity, genotoxicity/mutagenicity/carcinogenicity and reproductive toxicity)
5. Packaging, microbiology, stability and cosmetovigilance
6. Safety assessment of fragrances, botanical ingredients and nanomaterials
7. Next Generation Risk Assessment (NGRA) for cosmetic safety
8. Environmental Safety Assessment

Upon completion of all seven modules, you will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Attendance from CTPA. In addition, the completion of all seven modules within the CTPA e-learning course 'Safety Assessment for Cosmetic Products' will count as two seminar points towards obtaining the “DGK Safety Assessor Certificate”, which is a training scheme run by IKW, the German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association, together with the German Society of Scientific and Applied Cosmetics (DGK). Please see this news item for further information.

Please contact CTPA for further information.

This course is available to both CTPA members and non-members. The cost of this training is £120+VAT for members and £150+VAT for non-members. To access, follow the Register button at the top of this section.

If you are a member of CTPA, please remember to log in before accessing the course. Non-members need to create an account here before paying for and accessing this course.