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Hydration Measurement by Pixience

December 18, 2022

French leader in digital dermoscopy, Pixience works closely with dermatologists and researchers to develop high quality products for skin and hair imaging and analysis.

We strive to bring you innovative instruments that are accurate, reliable and consistent. This is the reason why 50+ dermo-cosmetic laboratories, CROs, and universities around the world have chosen our products for their product efficacy studies.

More than a mere dermoscope, C-Cube^® Clinical Research – Or C-Cube CR – is the most versatile instrument for color and surface analysis, specifically designed to be used in dermatology and cosmetic clinical trials.

Its patented glossless lighting and exclusive color calibration turn each of its 10 million pixels into an actual color measurement. It also works as a handheld 3D scanner with micrometric resolution, allowing quantitative analysis of the smallest changes in microrelief. With these exclusive features, C-Cube^® Clinical research can be used to evaluate a variety of product effects: anti-aging, sun protection, moisturizing, pores and seborrhea, blemish, and pigmentation, and of course, haircare.

One of the many uses of the C-Cube^® CR is hydration measurement. Hydration, a fundamental characteristic of the skin, is more complex than a simple water content. Poor hydration has consequences on flaking, micro-relief, roughness and potentially inflammation.

C-Cube^® Clinical Research makes it possible to observe, illustrate and quantify these consequences of dehydration.

From the calibrated color photographs of the C-Cube, and thanks to its wide field of view, you can evaluate the flaking, directly on the skin, or on scales sampling strips.

Thanks to the 3D reconstruction module, observe the micro-relief and analyze the isotropy of the furrows, or measure the local roughness, disturbed by poor hydration.

Amount of scales (in-vivo or on Sebutape)
Roughness (Sdr, Sa, Sq)
Isotropy of micro-relief

We invented C-Cube^® Clinical Research to bring you unique observations and convincing illustrations, and to offer an innovative alternative to the many single-application probes and instruments you are used to work with. Soon you may include the C-Cube^® in most of your studies.

Equip yourself with a hydration analysis device that will allow you to clearly visualize and illustrate the action of moisturizing active ingredients.