METHOD FOR EVALUATING EFFICACY OF A PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT

摘要

A method for evaluating the hydration efficacy of a personal care product or a component thereof, the method comprising: selecting a first portion of fresh plant tissue; treating the first portion of plant tissue with the personal care product or the component thereof; and heating the treated first portion of plant tissue to a drying temperature of from 35 to 80° C.

主权项

1. A method for evaluating the hydration efficacy of a personal care product or a component thereof, the method comprising:
(i) selecting a first portion of fresh plant tissue; (ii) treating the first portion of plant tissue with the personal care product or the component thereof; and (iii) heating the treated first portion of plant tissue to a drying temperature of from 35 to 80° C. wherein a second portion of fresh plant tissue is selected in step (i); the second portion is treated with a placebo product in step (ii); and the second treated portion is also treated to the heating step (iii); and further wherein following step (iii) the method comprises a step (iv) of assessing at least one attribute of the treated first portion wherein the assessed attribute is a change in a characteristic of the treated first portion relative to fresh plant tissue and/or relative to the treated second portion; and wherein the duration of the heating step (ii) is between 10 s and 1 hour.