Colour Measurement for Skin and Hair

Achieving accurate colour and colour difference data of products in-situ or the effect of products can help development teams or clinical researchers to test the efficacy of products by gathering traceable data for all manner of hair types, skin types, conditions, and colours. Data derived from measuring products in-situ or of before and after measurements enables personal care product manufacturers to optimise recipes for efficacy and cost, and manufacturers of wound dressings, ointments, creams, and lotions to measure the effect of their product and benchmark against competitors.

Ultimately capturing and applying colour data allows development teams to test products without subjectivity, to benchmark performance with traceable data, and to improve the customer experience of products.

Konica Minolta Measuring Instruments support customers in developing measurement systems and processes that will assist in implementing a simple yet repeatable measurement process. Operators can benefit from a system that is completely traceable and can operate from a laptop to work either locally or on a cloud-based database securely shared across the organisation. Konica Minolta Measuring Instruments benefit from industry leading inter-instrument agreement meaning that you can scale your studies with multiple instruments and be confident that your data correlates as closely as possible.
 
Konica Minolta benchtop and portable spectrophotometers offer organisations an easy-to-use solution for accurately measuring the colour of skin, hair, and fur. Many applications will be best utilising the CM-700d connected via Bluetooth to a colour data software. Its vertical alignment makes it simple to position accurately on the sample, whether that be: a measurement on a face before and after cosmetic application, directly on the torso of an animal before and after washing, carded hair samples, or a wound during the course of treatment and healing. The vertical alignment ensures minimal contact with the skin which is an added benefit for delicate skin or for cleaning in between measurements.
The benchtop spectrophotometer CM-36dG has a forward-facing measurement aperture and built-in sample viewfinder camera that can be used not only to accurately target the area being measured, but also to capture for reference with the measurement if needed. Benchtop instruments offer the added benefit of larger measurement areas which for some applications may expedite the measurement process.

The developing field of hyperspectral imaging presents new opportunities for the inspection and documentation processes used by clinicians in examining the impact of treatments on wound healing. The SPECIM IQ allows analysis of a still hyperspectral image to classify tissue at different stages and accurately derive percentages and comparisons that would previously have required more contact, more measurements, and more calculation.