In Vivo Clinical Studies To Support The First Thing Most People Notice: The Lips
Lip Enhancement Through the Ages at the Clinical Level
Your Lips are Way Easier to Read if They Have a Little Color To Them
- Lip Balms and Cold Weather Protection
- Hydration and Moisturization
- Lip Color and Vibrance
- Lip Gloss and Shine
- Color Last/Long Wear
- Cracked Lip and Dry Lip Healing
- Cold Sore and OTC Treatments
Lipstick, Lip Gloss, Color Persistence, and All-Day Wear Claim Support
Methods to Support Lipcare and Lipstick
Expert Clinical Grading
Trained graders score visible changeSupports claims like “Clinically proven to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles”
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Tape strips, swabs and collectionsSupports claims like “Microbiome friendly” and “Won’t disrupt the skin’s natural microbiome”
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Hydration, TEWL, elasticity, colorSupports claims like “Hydrates by up to 87% in as little as one use”
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Clinical and scientific publicationsScientifically validated study summaries for publication in peer-reviewed medical journals
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Controlled, reproducible clinical imagingSupports claims like “Up to a 44% reduction in redness in as little as 2 weeks”
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Panelist questionnaires and self-assessmentSupports claims such as “97% of women agreed their skin felt smoother and more supple”
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Film Forming and Barrier Forming Lip Care Support
Hydration, Cracked, and Chapped Lip Clinical Support
General Lip Product Safety
- Cracked lip protection
- Moisturizing Formula
- Fights chapped lips
- All Day Moisture
- Increases Hydration by up to XX%
- Water Resistant
- Transfer Resistant
- Helps fight cold sores faster
- Barrier protection
OTC and Drug Product Implications for Lip Products
Secondary Clinical Studies Training
Clinical photography
Before & After Photography: Custom Teaneck NJ Studio
Clinically Validated, High Resolution Before and After Images and Analysis Over Time. Validated Claim Support offers cutting-edge, high-resolution photography to help document product efficacy over a given treatment timeline or product usage cycle.
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Redness reduction: 44% less excess redness from baseline to week 2. The lower circle shows the average skin color in the treated area. Drag to compare.
Before and after case studies
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Dry Scalp And Dandruff Improvement Clinical Study Photo →
Anti-Aging, Wrinkle Reduction And Clinical Claim Support Imaging →
Full Face Before And After Anti-Aging And Fine Line Reduction →
Pore Size Reduction Clinical Photograph →
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FAQ
Lip Care Testing: frequently asked questions
What lip care products can Validated Claim Support test?
Validated Claim Support tests lip balms and cold weather protection, hydration and moisturization products, lip color and vibrance, lip gloss and shine, long wear and color last products, cracked and dry lip healing, and cold sore and other OTC lip treatments, using photography, instrumentation, expert grading and consumer perception.
How are all-day and long wear lipstick claims tested?
All-day and long wear claims measure the durability of lipsticks and glosses through controlled clinical evaluations by technicians, self-assessments and clinical photography. Color persistence claims, which are closely related, look at how long color lasts before it begins to fade. Validated Claim Support can also design custom tests for transfer and water resistance.
Can VCS measure hydration in a lip balm study?
Yes. For lip balms and chapsticks, Validated Claim Support documents the percentage improvement in hydration and moisture content using clinical instrumentation. Lip products can also be tested for film forming and barrier protection, supporting claims such as "Helps protect the skin's natural barrier." A VCS dermatologist can be included to support "Dermatologist approved."
Can VCS test medicated lip products and cold sore treatments?
Yes. Because Validated Claim Support is FDA registered, it can run clinical studies on topical products that contain FDA approved active ingredients, from extremely chapped lips to cold sore outbreak treatments. When drug and OTC actives are involved, VCS recommends a more robust study design.
How is lip product safety tested?
Validated Claim Support's safety in use testing combines consumer sensory feedback with a professional assessment of product tolerance. Basic scoring for irritation, redness, dryness and inflammation across a 30 subject consumer panel provides cost-effective marketing and safety data.
What lip care claims can VCS help support?
Validated Claim Support can help support claims such as "Cracked lip protection," "Moisturizing formula," "Fights chapped lips," "All day moisture," "Increases hydration by up to XX%," "Water resistant," "Transfer resistant," "Helps fight cold sores faster" and "Barrier protection."
