Patent ID: 11906507
Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A  C | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for evaluating a skin product, comprising the following steps in order:
(a) preparing a target area on a healthy human subject by washing the target area with a skin cleanser and rinsing the target area one or more times per day for at least one day;
(b) applying a skin product to the target area; optionally, rinsing the skin product from the target area;
(c) obtaining a sample of skin cells from the target area, wherein the skin cells are obtained with the application and removal of an adhesive;
(d) applying a bacterial load, fungal load, viral load, or combination thereof, to the sample on the adhesive;
(e) measuring a bacterial level, fungal level, viral level, or a combination thereof, of the sample; and
(f) evaluating the performance of the skin product.