We support you in the development of your haircare products and help you target their actions and characterize their effect.
From keratin protection to cuticle analysis, including coloring, ultrastructural analysis, repair or structuring effect, we are always looking for the most relevant solutions.
And each method is advised according to the process of action of your product.
At Transderma, the key word is “tailor-made” !
Transderma expertise
Protection and repair of the cuticle
Principle
- Test on safe or damaged hair
- Products tested: device or formulation
- Monitoring of the diffusion of a fluorescent marker according to the state of the cuticle
Goals
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis of cuticle integrity
- Development and decision support
- Product screening
Keratin protection
(in partnership with Kamax Innovative System®)
Principle
- Treatment of safe hair with the product (active or finished formulation)
- Applying stress to the strands
- Analysis of the keratin of the cortex by XPolar® technology
Goals
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis of keratin preservation
- Development and decision support
- Product screening
Coloring
Principle
- Coloring of hair strands (or eyebrows)
- Microscopic analysis of dye localization and concentration
Goals
- Measurement of staining efficiency and mechanism
- Screening of coloring products
Ultrastructural analysis
Principle
- Treatment of safe hair with a product or device
- Analysis of the surface and the inside of the fiber by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Goals
- Evaluation of the impact on the internal structures of the hair
- Measurement of hair preservation
Structuring effect
(in partnership with Spincontrol®)
Principle
- Treatment of the hair strands
- Exposure of hair strands to controlled external climatic conditions
- Monitoring of the evolution of the shape of the hair strand over time
Goals
- Measurement of hair strand holding
- Suitable for anti-frizz, volumizer, fixing products
Hair strand repair
(Hairtune® with Spincontrol®)
Principle
- Standardized stress treatment to damage hair strands
- Measurement of the sound emitted by the styling of the hair strands
- Sound analysis to characterize the surface property of the hair strand
Goals
- Suitable for sheathing, moisturizing and sun protection products
- Product screening
- Option to use audio files to promote the product