To substantiate the claims in these protocols, RCTS has the following sophisticated instruments designed to measure properties of the skin such as moisture content, evaporative water loss, skin oils, depth and length of facial fine lines and wrinkles, skin color, skin pH, and much more.

Instrument:	Study Type:
TEWA Meter	Skin Barrier Function/Repair (Transepidermal Water Loss)
Nova DPM 9003 Corneometer	Moisturization/Skin Capacitance
Dermal Torque Meter Cutometer® MPA 580	Skin Elasticity
Skin pH Meter	Skin pH
Sebumeter Sebutape	Oil/Sebum Control
Minolta Chromameter CR300	Stratum Corneum Turnover (DHA Assay)/Skin Color
Image Analysis (Image Pro Software) Replica Analysis Clinical Photography  (Nikon and Fuji S2 digital camera/Canfield Scientific VISIA CR Booth, normal and cross-polarizing light) Canfield Stereotactic Postioning Device	Photoaging/Reduction in Fine Lines/Wrinkles
D-Squames	Reduction in Dryness
Clinical Photography	Cellulite Reduction
Digital Photography UVA Photography (Polaroid Camera fitted with UVA detectors) Image Analysis	Skin Lightening/Whitening
Solar Light Multi-Port Solar Simulator Hot Tub	Static and Water Resistant SPF

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