It is important that the textiles on the market are free of harmful and regulated substances. Chemical analysis is a way to gain control over the products' chemical content.

Process chemicals are used in the manufacturing process but have no function in the finished product. Remains of the process chemicals may however be found in the finished product and cause health or environmental problems.

Society and consumers set high demands on companies and their products. The legislation also means that you as an actor must have complete information and control over the chemicals in your product. It is especially important with products for children and goods with skin contact, such as clothes and accessories.

We can help you interpret the legal requirements in REACH and POPs and propose appropriate analyzes.

Analysis of NPEO, OPEO and AP according to SS-EN ISO 18254-1, SS-EN ISO 18218-1 and OEKO-TEX M&ML-25.

This method is suitable for all kinds of textiles and accessories made of natural or synthetic fibres or synthetic materials, but also for synthetic material, which have been treated by a wet processing step. This method is also applicable for leather materials.

Written report in Swedish or English.

After order and arrival of sample material - normal delivery time 10 working days.

It is important that the textiles on the market are free of harmful and regulated substances. Chemical analysis is a way to gain control over the products' chemical content.

Per and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) are surfactants, stable, temperature-resistant and water- and grease-repellent substances and should not be present in products.

Highly fluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) such as PFOA are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) substances. PFOA is a carcinogen.

Society and consumers set high demands on companies and their products. The legislation also means that you as an actor must have complete information and control over the chemicals in your product. It is especially important with products for children and goods with skin contact, such as clothes and accessories.

We can help you interpret the legal requirements in REACH and POPs and propose appropriate analyzes.

OEKO-TEX analysis method based on the latest SS-EN 17681 with alkaline hydrolysis.

This method is applicable to textile in any form (fibres, yarns, fabrics, etc.) feathers, downs and for leather materials, which are having an oil (stain) and/or water repellent finish or coating (PUR, PVC or other) as well as for PUR foils, all kinds of membranes, multi-layer-laminates and foams.

Written report in Swedish or English.

After order and arrival of sample material - normal delivery time 10 working days.

Using the equipment The Sweating Indentor, properties related to microclimate can be measured, which is essential for a product’s perceived comfort.

For products with close-to-body use, such as clothes, furniture, and mattresses, their microclimate properties are important for them to be perceived as comfortable. Such properties are called “thermophysiological properties” within the comfort area, and are crucial for a product to be perceived as “moderately warm” and not cause discomfort due to sweating. By performing measurements with the sweating impression body, numerical values can be assigned to these material properties, which can be of great help in comparing different products and in product development.

Products for which this measurement method is suitable include: Beds, mattresses, seat cushions, and wound dressings.

The Sweating Indentor is heated to body temperature and contains water which can be released through a perforated surface in the form of water vapor at a rate that roughly corresponds to the moisture release from a human body at rest. The impression body can thus be considered to simulate a human body (which emits heat and moisture). By pressing the impression body against the test object, with a temperature and humidity sensor placed in the contact zone, the resulting temperature and relative humidity can be determined

A test assignment results in measurement values for the microclimate that was measured, i.e., the temperature and relative humidity that the test body gave rise to. The test result is documented in a technical report.

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It is important that dyed textiles maintain their intended colour and do not bleed onto other fabrics and materials through staining. When we sweat, fabrics that come into contact with the skin can be affected, and if the colour does not adhere as it should, it can cause unwanted staining.

One of the most common sources of consumer complaints is when dyed textiles change and vary too much from the purchased product and become unacceptable to the user. A piece of fabric can have good colour fastness in one state but worse in another. It can therefore be important to test a textile’s colour fastness when exposed to sweat. A good example is a light-coloured bra that is discoloured by a coloured shirt that has become moist from sweat. 

Poor colour fastness can be due to pretreatment, choice of dye, dyeing process, aftertreatment, and use.

The fabric is moistened with sweat liquid and placed under pressure at 37°C for 4 hours together with staining-fabric of the chosen fiber type. Colour change and staining are assessed in a light box under standardized light against a gray scale.

A report in Swedish or English is provided with obtained results. 

Normal delivery time is 5-10 business days. A more exact delivery time is specified in the order confirmation that is sent after recieved order and sample material.

SS-EN ISO 105-E04

Through artificial weathering, you can, during controlled conditions, determine how well a textile material withstands the impact of external factors such as UV light, temperature, humidity, and rain.

Accelerated weathering allows, during controlled conditions, enable an artificial environment where a textile material can be exposed to external stresses, such as UV light, temperature, and humidity. This is done to predict how the material ages over time.

RISE offer testing according to ISO 4892-2 and ISO 105-B10. Common evaluation after accelerated aging includes color fastness, but mechanical evaluation, such as tensile testing, can also be conducted.

A report in Swedish or English covering the obtained results.

The standard delivery time is 5-10 business days. A more precise delivery time will be provided in the order confirmation sent after receiving the order and sample materials.

SS-EN ISO 105-B10

SS-EN ISO 4892-2

It is important that the textiles on the market are free of harmful and regulated substances. Chemical analysis is a way to gain control over the products' chemical content.

Extractable metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, chromium, cobalt and nickel should not be present in products. 

Society and consumers set high demands on companies and their products. The legislation also means that you as an actor must have complete information and control over the chemicals in your product. It is especially important with products for children and goods with skin contact, such as clothes and accessories.

We can help you interpret the legal requirements in REACH and POPs and propose appropriate analyzes.

Analysis according to SS-EN 16711-2 and OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 M&ML-10.

This method is applicable to textile in any form (fibres, yarn, fabrics, etc.), leather materials as well as make-up, metallic and other accessories.

Analysis of Chromium (VI) according to OEKO-TEX OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 M-12.

Written report in Swedish or English

After order and arrival of sample material - normal delivery time 10 working days.

Möbelfakta is an environmental label for furniture. In order to be able to Möbelfakta mark a piece of furniture that includes textile materials, it must, among other things, meet Möbelfakta's requirements.The RISE textile materials laboratory can test according to the criteria in Möbelfakta's requirements document regarding the textile materials.

RISE helps you find out if your textile meets the requirements according to Möbelfakta's requirement specification.
This can be used as a basis to demonstrate that the material fulfill Möbelfakta's requirements or further as a basis for Möbelfakta labeling of furniture.
 

Möbelfakta's requirement specification 2024-01-01.
Methods according to note 1.5.2 Textile (indoor furniture) and 1.5.3 Textile (outdoor furniture and parasol, sun protection).
The properties covered by the above notes are the following:

• Abrasion     SS-EN ISO 12947-2
• Pilling     SS-EN ISO 12945-2
• Colour fastness to light     SS-EN ISO 105-B02
• Seam slippage     SS-EN ISO 13936-2 eller -3
• Colour fastness to rubbing     SS-EN ISO 105-X12
• Colour fastness to laundering      SS-EN ISO 105-C06
• Colour fastness to dry cleaning     SS-EN ISO 105-D01
• Colour fastness to water spotting     SS-EN ISO 105-E16
• Colour fastness to perspiration     SS-EN ISO 105-E04
• Dimensional change     SS-EN ISO 5077
• Colour fastness to artificial weathering      SS-EN ISO 105-B10
• Tensile strength     SS-EN ISO 13934-1
• Tear strength     SS-EN ISO 13937-2

The majority of the above methods are covered by the RISE accreditation scoop.

One report in swedish or english.