Product Claim Validation

We provide quantitative and qualitative product analysis, producing scientific conclusions and support that’s both visual and backed by detailed data and analysis, to give credibility to your claims.

Our consumer products claim validation service includes:

• Development of new test methods
• Gain insights in to your product’s properties
• 3D Imaging of your product at work
• Quantitative, scientific evidence for product claims.

Oral Care Claim Support

We work with a range of oral care products, including toothpastes, mouthwashes and denture adhesives. Examples of our work include:

• Bioactive glasses – adding function to products, e.g. toothpastes
• Controlled release platform – prolonging the action of actives
• Stability enhancement technology – increasing shelf life
• Novel antimicrobial materials – adding function
• Microbead alternative – replacing polymers with biodegradable inert materials.

Oral Care Products R&D Support

Our R&D support for oral care products includes optimization of actives and stability enhancement.

See a case study of our work here:

• Toothpaste: visualizing and quantifying the extent of remineralization of tooth enamel after treatment

Hair Care Claim Support

Our range of technologies tailored for hair care applications, including shampoos, conditioners, gels, and hair sprays, include:

• Controlled release and encapsulation of actives - prolonging action
• Stability enhancement – improving shelf life and performance
• Novel antimicrobial materials – adding antimicrobial function
• Volume enhancement – bigger, longer lasting volume
• Fibre strengthening and thickening
• Curling action.

Hair Care Products R&D Support

From selection of materials and analysis of actives to formulation optimization, our team can help.

Examples of previous work:

• Hair conditioner: chemically mapping the distribution of actives on the individual hair fibres at different regions and under different conditions

3D Visualization of Human Hair following Conditioner Treatments

The video clip below depicts the 3D visualization of a human hair surface, by White Light Interferometry, measuring the surface topography and roughness after shampoo-conditioner treatments.

Skin Care Claim Support

From better moisturizing action, to added lustre and improved ‘feel’, we develop technologies that will give your skin care products, including deodorants, moisturizers, sun creams, color cosmetics and fragrances, the advantage.

Skin Care Products Technologies

Our technologies offer performance enhancement such as:

• Controlled release – sustained release of actives
• Fragrance encapsulation – prolonged effect
• Stability enhancement – increased shelf life
• Novel antimicrobial materials – replacement of unfavorable antimicrobials
• Microbead alternatives – skin and environment friendly abrasives with added functionality.

Skin Care Products R&D Support

Our R&D offering for skin care products includes rheology and texture optimization and product reformulation.

Examples of previous work:

• Skin care: quantifying and imaging the effect of treatments on the smoothness of skin before and after shaving.