Smart-Pore™

Smart-Pore™

Substantiate antiperspirant claim of antiperspirants or ingredients with a revolutionary efficacy testing

Substantiate antiperspirant claim of Antiperspirant or ingredients with a revolutionary efficacy testing

Smart-Pore™ antiperspirant testing

Understanding the Smart-Pore™ technology

Understanding the Smart-PoreTM technology

x50 faster: predict in vivo results and efficiency claims in only 1h

Smart-PoreTM uses a microfluidic chip to mimic human sweat ducts. Antiperspirants are applied to synthetic skin, where sweat forms clogs in the pores. The automated system measures clog formation time and the pressure needed to burst them, directly linking these metrics to product efficacy.

This cutting-edge solution provides results up to 50 times faster than traditional gravimetric methods, allowing cosmetic brands to validate efficacy claims like “24-hour protection” in just one hour, without sauna!

Key Benefits of Smart-Pore™

  • Sweat mimicry: Smart-PoreTM replicates the human sweating mechanism using a biomimetic synthetic skin that mimics sweat excretion through human-like pores. This allows for precise testing of how antiperspirants interact with sweat.

  • Faster Time-to-Market: Smart-PoreTM reduces testing times significantly, helping brands accelerate product development or launch of new actives ingredients.

  • High precision and reliability: Smart-PoreTM accurately measures antiperspirant performance, such as sweat reduction and the formation of clogs in pores, providing objective, repeatable results.

Smart-Pore™ technology correlated to in vivo results

Smart-Pore™ technology correlated to in vivo results

The technology’s in vitro results have shown a strong correlation with in vivo studies, where volunteers were exposed to a sauna environment for 30 minutes. See below an example of correlation with in vivo studies.

Smart-Pore™ correlation in vitro / in vivo

In vitro test of 4 antiperspirants and a placebo to study the correlation with in vivo studies.

In vitro

Smart-Pore™ antiperspirant testing

In vivo

Smart-Pore™ antiperspirant testing

Smart-Pore™ correlation in vitro / in vivo

Smart-Pore™ correlation in vitro / in vivo

In vitro test of 3 roll-on to study the correlation with in vivo studies.

Smart-Pore™ antiperspirant results

In vivo study shows that the three products have a similar efficiency against sweat (24h reduction). A slight difference in sweat reduction is observed for product C, indicating a lower sweat reduction than roll-on A and B. In vitro study shows a similar burst pressure for the three products. Product C has a lower median, indicating a slightly lower efficiency than roll-on A and B.

Smart-Pore™ predicts in vivo results and efficiency claims in only 1h

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