TEMPO® CHALLENGE TEST Enumeration System
Your Solution for Innovative Enumeration
Providing quick microbiological analysis results for cosmetics products, will help you to release safer products faster on the market. With a reduction in time-to-results as well as cutting work time by half, your business can remain financially healthy when using the TEMPO® CHALLENGE TEST. The TEMPO® CHALLENGE TEST increases throughput with increased levels of enumerations, which increases flexibility and shortens the product development cycle.
We developed the TEMPO® CHALLENGE TEST with a broad range of cosmetics testing capabilities so you can have the exact enumeration.
Main benefits :
● Free up time for investigation studies and quickly adapt to seasonal workload peaks
● Decrease new formulation development time and manage more projects concurrently
● Neutralization efficiency demonstration: 1 to 4900 CFU/g or ml
● Enumerate: from 100 CFU/g up to 10E8 CFU/g
● Less waste and simplified reagent management (long shelf life and space savings)
● Enumeration traceability, connectivity to LIMS and results exportable to Excel
● Compatible with all cosmetic categories


21 CFR part 11 compliant

ISO 11930 compliant

USP <1223> compliant

The TEMPO® CHALLENGE TEST is a microbiological testing solution suitable for all categories of testing on cosmetics products. It is a miniaturized and optimized MPN method (16 tube repetition). A unique enumeration card (3,7 log reading range per card) and single vial of specific culture medium replaces numerous dilution tubes and plates.
With more than 150 products tested, the TEMPO® CHALLENGE TEST is your reliable and robust solution for faster and less labor intensive cosmetics pathogen detection.
Toiletries:
shower gels, shampoos, soaps, antiseptic liquid soaps, deodorants, shaving
Skin care:
face masks, massage oils, anti-aging creams, self-tanning, anti-redness, whitening cream, sunscreen, make up removal lotion
Make-up:
foundation, eye shadow, lip gloss, mascara, glittering gel
Hair styling:
conditioners, moisturizers, straighteners
Baby products:
titanium cream, cleansing products, skin lotion
Oral care:
toothpaste (regular, whitening, freshening)
Depilatories:
creams