Scientific Solutions for the Cosmetics Industry

Ingredient-Health Relationships and the Cosmetics Industry

In today’s highly competitive skincare and anti-aging market, clinical evidence that your product is safe and effective can mean the difference between getting noticed and getting lost in the shuffle. Results-driven cosmetic marketing has been proven to boost sales and will help set your brand apart from the competition. And with regulatory restrictions becoming increasingly stringent worldwide, there’s no better time to ensure your cosmetic product is up to the highest of standards.

NDI has established a $7.1 million research infrastructure platform to support innovative solutions to advance cosmetic products from concept to claim. Showing how consumers can obtain noticeable improvements in skin appearance by using cosmetic and skincare products will provide a clear benefit to both industry and the consumer.

Concept to Claim Solutions for Cosmetic and Skincare Products

The pathway from initial concept to health claim development and product commercialization is a multi-step process involving product analysis and testing, regulatory compliance and the investigation of product claim potential.

We have access to a wide range of human clinical tests to determine the safety and effectiveness of any non-pharmaceutical product on:

Aging
Deep Wrinkles
Fine Lines
Skin Firmness
Skin Elasticity
Skin Roughness
Skin Brightness & Radiance
Skin Tone & Hyperpigmentation
Sun Damage & Photoaging
Sun Protection & Photoprotection
Skin Antioxidant Capacity
Skin Dryness & Hydration
Skin Repair
Dermal Tolerance & Safety
Ocular Tolerance & Safety
Skin Irritation
Eye Irritation
Allergenicity
Photoirritation
Percutaneous Absorption

In addition, we offer a number of scientific solutions specific to the investigation and commercialization of cosmetic and skincare products including:

Health claim strategy and assessment
Product regulatory classification
Jurisdictional regulatory assessment
Research gap analysis
Systematic scientific literature reviews
Product formulation development
Product analysis and testing
Preparation of publication-ready manuscripts
Health Canada cosmetic notifications
Health Canada Product Licence Applications for natural health products
Product labelling services
Provision of marketing collateral material

Getting Started

To learn more about NDI’s systematic concept to claim process, we invite you to schedule a regulatory consultation with our experienced and knowledgeable regulatory affairs specialists and nutritional scientists.

Contact us today by phone (519-341-3363) or by email to schedule a regulatory consultation.