Hydration Clinical Studies at Intertek

The moisturizing effect of personal care is evaluated through various instrumental techniques and score protocols:

Corneometer: a measure of the degree of hydration of the upper layers of the epidermis, via the principle of the conductivity of the skin.
Moisture Map: objectivation by images of the tissue microtopography.
Quantisquam: sampling of the squams presents on the skin surface using “D’Squam” and analysis using Quantisquam® software.
C-cube: The images of the surface of the skin are captured by the ultra-HD camera and then analyzed by the software.
Clinical score: hydration is evaluated via the evaluation a dermatologist or expert technicians and also via a dedicated score scale.

Other techniques are also available on request.

Intertek France – Clinical Research Department
48 Rue de la Colonie
75013 Paris – France
Email: france@intertek.com
Phone: +33 (0)2.78.94.03.78