Service Centre category(ies)
Clinical Research / Clinical Trials
Description of the Service Centre
Cosmetics including toiletries, skin care and sunscreen products can cause adverse skin reactions. Each new raw material, active ingredient and cosmetic product should be submitted to thorough safety assessment. Also, claims substantiation is crucial, not only to fulfil with regulatory requirements, but also to enhance the value of a given cosmetic product or ingredient. Inovapotek offers a wide range of standard and customized tests of safety and efficacy.
Service Centre web address
Contact person's name
Ana Patrícia Neto
Contact person's e-mail
patricia.neto@inovapotek.com
Contact person's telephone
351220301531
Last edited on
2018-01-03 16:57:36
Service
Safety Studies
Available for external use?
Yes
Comments
Cosmetics including toiletries, skin care and sunscreen products can cause adverse skin reactions. Each new raw material, active ingredient and cosmetic product should be submitted to thorough safety assessment. To accomplish this need, inovapotek provides the following safety evaluation tests: - Acute cutaneous irritation test - Cumulative cutaneous irritation test - Sensitization test (HRIPT) - Compatibility test - Tolerance test - Ocular irritation test (HET CAM) - Single ocular instillation study with ophthalmologic control - Non-acnegenicity & non-comedogenicity test - Stinging test - Stinging test in damaged skin - Photosensitization test Inovapotek’s tests may include: - Clinical control (dermatologic, gynecologic and/or ophthalmologic control); - Scoring of skin reactions (e.g. ICDRG allergenicity evaluation scale); - Objective biometric measurements, such as TransEpidermal Water Loss or skin colour evaluation; - Subjective evaluation by the volunteers, through evaluation questionnaires. Besides our standard tests we can also develop customized protocols to accomplish our clients’ needs.
Service
Efficacy testing – Skin care
Available for external use?
Yes
Comments
Nowadays claims substantiation is crucial, not only to fulfil with regulatory requirements, but also to enhance the value of a given cosmetic product or ingredient, or even of an entire product range, to gain consumer confidence and to ensure sales’ success in a competitive market. Inovapotek offers a wide range of standard and customized tests for the in vivo efficacy evaluation of cosmetic products and active ingredients: - Anti-wrinkles - Rejuvenating - Anti-ageing - Firming - Homogeneity of skin complexion - Depigmenting/Whitening - Dark spots decrease - Anti-redness - Anti-puffiness - Anti-dark circles - Pore size reduction - Moisturizing - Smoothing - Desquamation reduction - Sebum/oiliness reduction - Cleansing - Anti-acne - Skin barrier protection - Skin barrier regeneration - Self-tanning - Slimming - Anti-cellulite.
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Antera 3D, Miravex
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Equipment
Camera DSC W170 Super Steady Shot, 10.1 megapixels, Sony
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
This equipment takes high definition pictures.
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Camera DSC-HX400V Sony Fdig, 20.4 megapixels, Sony
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
This equipment takes high definition pictures.
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Colorimeter® CL 400, Courage-Khazaka
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
This equipment measures the skin colour.
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pH-Meter HI 98109, HANNA Instruments
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
This equipment measures the skin pH.
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Tewameter® TM 300, Courage-Khazaka
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
This equipment measures transepidermal water loss.
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Visioface® 1000 D, Courage-Khazaka
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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AGE Reader, Diagnoptis
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Corneometer® CM 825, Courage-Khazaka
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Equipment
Cutometer® SEM 575, Courage-Khazaka
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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gen2-SCA Confocal Raman system , RiverD International B.V.
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Glossymeter® GL 200, Courage-Khazaka
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Measuring tape, Seca
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Multiphoton Tomography, JenLab GmbH
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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PRIMOSlite, Canfield Scientific, Inc.
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Sebumeter® SM 815, Courage-Khazaka
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Thermal Imaging Camera Flir E60 (FLIR-E64501), FLIR
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Vivascope, Mavig (confocal microscope)
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Equipment
Stadiometer, Seca
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Skinfoldmeter, Moretti
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
This equipment measures the skin folds.
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Analyser TA.XT.PLUS, Stable Micro Systems
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC-60, Software TA-60 WS, Shimadzu) Tex
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Trichoscan® Smart, Tricholog GmbH & Datinf GmbH
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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Digital HD Video Camera Recorder HDR-CX220, Sony
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
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