Product impact evaluation on skin barrier and skin viability
Irish skincare brand
AINMHÍ is an Irish skincare brand founded by Sarah Farrar. It offers a range of serums designed to target specific skin concerns such as dryness, wrinkles, and uneven skin tone, helping to achieve radiant, healthy skin.
The measurement of transepidermal water loss (TEWL) is an indicator of the integrity and function of the skin barrier and relates to the skin’s ability to retain moisture. An increase in TEWL indicates impaired skin barrier function. An altered skin barrier and increased TEWL have been shown to correlate with skin ageing.
Protect and preserve healthy skin
AINMHÍ needed scientific support and validation for their serums (Hidden Solstice Serum, Etain’s Serum, and Samhain Night Serum) to help determine their potential to protect and preserve healthy skin.
CABR’s research team evaluated AINMHÍ’s serums to determine their benefits to the skin, including their ability to preserve cell viability and skin barrier integrity after exposure to a skin irritant.
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Irish Company
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Testing Environment
“The team at CABR were fundamental in the testing of our AINMHÍ skincare serums. We had a lot of complex efficacy testing needs including the skin barrier, inflammation, immune system response, and more. CABR were able to test our natural, Irish Origin serums on live skin cells and validate our skincare claims, supporting AINMHÍ in our brand mission and helping to grow brand trust.”
Sarah Farrar, Founder, AINMHÍ
AINMHÍ & CABR Technology Gateway partnership
The evaluation process has been conducted using artificial skin models: the SkinEthic™ Reconstructed Human Epidermis (RHE) model and a skin keratinocyte cell line.