Colour fastness testing — textile laboratory in Como
SDLABCOMO, based in Casnate con Bernate (Como, Italy), performs colour fastness testing on textiles, leather, apparel and furnishing materials: 43 tests covering fastness to washing, perspiration, rubbing and light, run to ISO, AATCC, GB, EN, UNI standards. The laboratory is Accredia-accredited no. 02344 to UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 and, where technically feasible, returns results within 24-48 hours.
At a glance
Colour fastness testing is carried out by SDLABCOMO in Casnate con Bernate (Como, Italy) on fabrics, yarns, finished garments, leather and furnishing materials. We assess how the dyeing behaves under washing, perspiration, rubbing and light, using the ISO, EN and AATCC methods listed in the test table. SDLABCOMO holds Accredia accreditation no. 02344, yet not every test is necessarily accredited: check the individual test on the “Accredited tests” page or in the Accredia database. Results in 24-48 hours where technically feasible.
The laboratory performs both accredited and non-accredited tests: the accredited scope can be verified in the official Accredia list.
Check which tests of this type are accredited- Accredia accreditation no. 02344 — ISO/IEC 17025
- Results in 24-48 hours where technically feasible
Available tests (43)
| Code | Test | Method |
|---|---|---|
| TSC 001 | Colour fastness to acid perspiration | ISO 105-E04:2013 / GB/T 3922-2013 / AATCC TM15:2013 |
| TSC 002 | Colour fastness to alkaline perspiration | ISO 105-E04:2013 / GB/T 3922-2013 |
| TSC 003 | Colour fastness to acid and alkaline perspiration | EN ISO 105-E04:2013 / GB/T 3922-2013 |
| TSC 004 | Colour fastness to water | ISO 105-E01:2013 / GB/T 5713-2013 / AATCC TM107-2013 |
| TSC 005 | Colour fastness to sea water | ISO 105-E02:2013 / AATCC TM106:2019 (2013) |
| TSC 006 | Colour fastness to dry rubbing | ISO 105-X12:2016 / GB/T 3920-2008 |
| TSC 007 | Colour fastness to wet rubbing | ISO 105-X12:2016 / GB/T 3920-2008 |
| TSC 008 | Colour fastness to dry and wet rubbing | ISO 105-X12:2016 / GB/T 3920-2008 |
| TSC 009 | Colour fastness to rubbing: organic solvents | ISO 105-D02:2016 |
| TSC 010 | Colour fastness to chlorinated water | ISO 105-E03:2010 / GB/T 8433-2013 / AATCC TM162:2011e2 |
| TSC 011 | Colour fastness to saliva | GB/T 18886-2019 |
| TSC 012 | Colour fastness to domestic and commercial laundering | ISO 105-C06:2010 / GB/T 3921:2008 |
| TSC 013 | Colour fastness to washing with soap or soap and soda | ISO 105-C10:2006 |
| TSC 014 | Colour fastness to hand washing | UNI 10994:2002 |
| TSC 015 | Colour fastness to dry cleaning using perchloroethylene solvent | ISO 105-D01:2010 / GB/T 5711-2015 / AATCC TM132-2013 |
| TSC 016 | Colour fastness to organic solvents | ISO 105-X05:1999 |
| TSC 017 | Colour fastness to artificial light (up to index 3). Xenon arc | ISO 105-B02:2014 / GB/T 8427:2019 / AATCC TM16.3:2014e2 |
| TSC 018 | Colour fastness to artificial light (up to index 4). Xenon arc | ISO 105-B02:2014 / GB/T 8427:2019 / AATCC TM16.3:2014e2 |
| TSC 019 | Colour fastness to artificial light (up to index 5). Xenon arc | ISO 105-B02:2014 / GB/T 8427:2019 / AATCC TM16.3:2014e2 |
| TSC 020 | Colour fastness to artificial light (over index 6). Xenon arc | ISO 105-B02:2014 / GB/T 8427:2019 / AATCC TM16.3:2014e2 |
| TSC 021 | Colour fastness to weathering: outdoor exposure | ISO 105-B03:2017 |
| TSC 022 | Colour fastness to artificial weathering: Xenon arc (up to index 4) | ISO 105-B04:2024 |
| TSC 023 | Colour fastness to artificial weathering: Xenon arc (index 7) | ISO 105-B04:2024 |
| TSC 024 | Colour fastness to light of textiles wetted with artificial perspiration | ISO 105-B07:2009 |
| TSC 025 | Rubber/plastic-coated fabrics. Environmental ageing (Jungle test) | EN 12280-3:2003 |
| TSC 026 | Colour fastness to hot pressing | ISO 105-X11:1998 |
| TSC 027 | Colour fastness to dry heat (excluding pressing) | ISO 105-P01:1997 |
| TSC 028 | Assessment of the potential to phenolic yellowing | ISO 105-X18:2008 |
| TSC 029 | Colour fastness to spotting: water | ISO 105-E07:2010 |
| TSC 030 | Colour fastness to bleaching: Hypochlorite | EN 20105-N01:1997 |
| TSC 031 | Colour fastness to laundering - Oxidative bleach | ISO 105-C09:2008 |
| TSC 032 | Colour fastness to bleaching: Sodium chlorite (mild) | ISO 105-N03:1997 |
| TSC 033 | Colour fastness to spotting: Alkali | ISO 105-E06:2006 |
| TSC 034 | Colour fastness to spotting: Acid | ISO 105-E05:2010 |
| TSC 035 | Colour fastness to dry cleaning (perchloroethylene) | AATCC TM 157-2016 |
| TSC 036 | Evaluation of tissue color migration in PVC coatings | ISO 105-X10:2008 |
| TSC 037 | Colour fastness to sublimation | DIN 54056:1988 |
| TSC 038 | Professional care, drycleaning and wetcleaning - Part 1 | ISO 3175-1:2018 MOD. |
| TSC 039 | Calculation of colour differences | ISO 105-J03:2009 |
| TSC 040 | Change in appearance after domestic washing and drying | ISO 6330:2022 MOD. |
| TSC 041 | Plastics. Effects of damp heat, water spray and salt mist | ISO 4611:2010 |
| TSC 042 | Colour fastness to artificial light (up to index 7). Xenon arc | ISO 105-B02:2014 / GB/T 8427:2019 |
| TSC 044 | Professional drycleaning/wetcleaning - Part 3 (hydrocarbon) | ISO 3175-3:2017 MOD. |
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