Dermatological Testing
 A range of clinical studies to GCP Standards are carried out to assess safety and efficacy of topical pharmaceutical, skin care, cosmetic and sunscreen products.
Our product evaluation services include:
- Approval of trial protocols by an Independent Ethics Committee
- Investigation of skin irritancy and sensitisation
- Instrumental measurements of skin properties
- Claim substantiation such as 'Dermatologically Tested' and Suitable for Sensitive Skin
- In vitro estimation of SPF and determination of UVA protection (Boots Star Rating)
- SPF determination using the new International Sun Protection Factor (SPF) Test Method agreed by COLIPA, CTFA-SA and JCIA in October 2002
RSSL Pharma can design protocols to suit your specific requirement, but our standard protocols include:
- Acute skin irritancy and photo-irritancy
- Cumulative skin irritancy
- Skin sensitisation and photo sensitisation
- Surfactant irritancy
- Open application irritancy
- Home use tests
Instrumental measurements can provide robust data for evaluating product efficacy. Measurements include:
- Moisturisation efficacy
- Transepidermal water loss
- Wrinkle smoothing
- Elasticity
- Skin colour
- Skin greasiness and shine
- Skin pH
The RSSL Pharma volunteer database contains information on skin type and colour, hair type and colour and ethnic origin. We have a large number of reliable volunteers in the Reading area and can provide a range of different panels; male, female, sensitive skin, children and infants. We can design protocols to suit your specific requirement, but our standard protocols include:
- Acute skin irritancy
- Cumulative skin irritancy
- Skin sensitisation
- Surfactant irritancy
- Open application irritancy
- Home use tests
Instrumental measurements provide robust data for evaluating product efficacy. Measurements include:
- Moisturisation efficacy
- Transepidermal water loss
- Wrinkle smoothing
- Elasticity
- Skin colour
- Skin greasiness and shine
- Skin pH
The RSSL Pharma volunteer database contains information on skin type and colour, hair type and colour and ethnic origin. We have a large number of reliable volunteers in the Reading area and can provide:
- Male and female panels
- Sensitive skin panels
- Child and infant panels
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