Sampling & Testing

Sampling & Testing
Sampling & Testing: Proven Before It's Produced

No product reaches your shelf on a promise. Before we produce, we build prototypes and put them through in-house performance and safety testing against the parameters defined in IS 5405, the Indian Standard for sanitary napkins. You see the data, you hold the sample, and only your sign-off moves it to production. This is where quality stops being a claim and becomes a measurement.

Prototype development

We convert the engineered design into physical samples — real materials, real construction, at productionrepresentative settings — so what you approve is what you receive

In-house performance testing
We test the parameters that decide whether a pad protects or fails:
Absorption capacity

how much fluid the core holds.

Absorption / penetration speed (strike-through)

how fast fluid is drawn away from the surface.

Rewet

how dry the surface stays under pressure after absorption.

Retention under pressure

resistance to leak-back when the user sits or moves (post-absorption pressure resistance).

Adhesion strength

positioning and wing hold.

Dimensions & mass

conformance to spec, and freedom from lumps or foreign matter

Safety, quality & stability checks

Because these products contact sensitive skin, IS 5405 sets safety criteria we verify: pH value for skin compatibility, microbial / bioburden limits (bacterial and fungal), and biocompatibility of raw materials. We also run stability checks so performance holds across the product's shelf life.

Buyer evaluation & approval

You receive samples and results together. Nothing enters production without your documented approval — a control that protects your brand and removes your risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

In-house against IS 5405 parameters — absorbency, strike-through, rewet, retention under pressure, pH, microbial bioburden and dimensional conformance — with buyer approval before production.

IS 5405 is the Bureau of Indian Standards specification for disposable sanitary napkins, covering materials, performance and safety. ISI/BIS certification to it is mandatory for sale in India.

Always. Production begins only after you evaluate the physical samples and test data and sign off.

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