Cosmetic skin test

A scientific basis to support your claims

Responsive and expert, Novitom is your preferred partner to support your innovation and the development of skincare products.

Our in vitro and ex vivo analyses, based on the use of advanced and original analytical techniques, allow you to gain a deeper understanding of the products you are developing and their interaction with the skin.

Novitom provides you with access to sensitive and reliable tests to guide your product formulations, substantiate your claims, and enhance your marketing materials.

Vue de près de la surface de la peau

Our services and expertise in cosmetic skin testing and analysis

  • Penetration of an active ingredient
  • Improvement or preservation of the microstructure of the epidermis
  • 3D microscopy without any marking: morphology of skin microstructures
  • Qualification of the quality of collagen
  • Quality of surface films: thickness, homogeneity
  • Mapping of ingredients in formulations, even in trace amounts, on the surface or in the skin layers
  • Identification and quantification of polluting particles
  • Structural and mechanical characterization of the various skin layers, particularly the stratum corneum
  • R&D Partnership
  • Training

A scientific asset to support your claims

  • Anti-aging and restructuring effects
  • Emollient properties
  • Film adhesion
  • Strengthening, smoothing, and moisturizing effects
  • Preservation of physiological structures
  • Reduction of sebaceous gland volume
  • Effect of a cream on stratum corneum lipids
  • Anti-stretch mark treatment
  • Anti-pollution properties
  • Film-forming products: coverage, thickness, homogeneity, anti-pollution
    Samples are tested under conditions of use: temperature, humidity, stretching, UV light

The advantages of NOVITOM

Reliable and rapid analyses

Analyses carried out on state-of-the-art equipment by a team of experts.

Tailor-made approach

An approach tailored to your constraints, with a technical contact person who supports you from start to finish.

Clear results

Actionable results thanks to detailed reports and 3D visuals that facilitate decision-making.

Examples of tests and analyses for dermo-cosmetic treatments

Unveiling the impact of topical formulations on the organisation of skin lipid barrier

Unveiling the impact of topical formulations on the organisation of skin lipid barrier

X-ray diffraction reveals the structural organisation of the intercorneocyte…

Anti-aging skincare seen through collagen fibres organisation

Anti-aging skincare seen through collagen fibres organisation

Novitom has developed an original test based on the…

Structural analysis of human Stratum corneum lamellar structure

Structural analysis of human Stratum corneum lamellar structure

Congratulations to our colleague Danilo Rosa Nunes, PhD in…

Unveiling the impact of topical formulations on the organisation of skin lipid barrier

Unveiling the impact of topical formulations on the organisation of skin lipid barrier

X-ray diffraction reveals the structural organisation of the intercorneocyte…

Anti-aging skincare seen through collagen fibres organisation

Anti-aging skincare seen through collagen fibres organisation

Novitom has developed an original test based on the…

Samples types

  • Isolated stratum corneum
  • Tape-stripping
  • Explants
  • Histological sections
  • Reconstructed skin models