{"id":8583,"date":"2024-07-17T07:56:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T07:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/quantification-of-moisturizing-effects\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:20:57","slug":"quantification-of-moisturizing-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/en\/quantification-of-moisturizing-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantification of moisturizing effects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8583\" class=\"elementor elementor-8583 elementor-8549\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afac52d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afac52d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b672b77\" data-id=\"b672b77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4a398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a4a398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 17-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdb219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfdb219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 17-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quantification of moisturizing effects<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f206741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f206741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074fdf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"074fdf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 17-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Skin hydration is an essential process to maintain skin health and beauty. We know that skin plays a key role in the protection of external aggressions. Thus, it can perfectly fit this role if it has an <span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">optimal hydration. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Moisturizing the skin contributes to its <span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">suppleness<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">elasticity <\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">firmness<\/span>. A good level of hydration prevents excessive flaking, premature wrinkling and irritation. Moisturizing dermocosmetics products are formulated to reinforce the skin&#8217;s hydrolipidic barrier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the C-Cube, Pixience brings you a complete and versatile tool for carrying out a wide range of measurements and proving your product claims. It is the most precise tool on the market, with an accuracy of 0.1%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thanks to its advanced quantification and analysis capabilities, discover how the C-Cube can be used to assess skin hydration.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5058b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5058b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Desquamation studie: in-vivo and ex-vivo<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d243545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d243545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Skin dryness can manifest itself as <strong> visible desquamation<\/strong>, which is a flaking of the stratum corneum. This phenomenon may be due to a medical condition (eczema, psoriasis) or lifestyle (use of hot water, poor diet, use of products containing alcohol).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The C-Cube makes it possible to quantify desquamation directly on the skin or ex-vivo via patches and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/en\/in-vitro-ex-vivo-measurements\/\"><strong>Pixience sampling reader. <\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12a0f4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a12a0f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 17-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"713\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sample-reader.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8551\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sample-reader.png 713w, https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sample-reader-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pixience sample reader<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fffd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"15fffd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9d25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f9d25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In-vivo<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9fdbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb9fdbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Skin flakes are generally whitish in color and become visible when they are significantly lighter than healthy, well-moisturized skin. Thanks to its <strong>patented lighting<\/strong> and specific <strong> color calibration process<\/strong>, the C-Cube converts image pixels into CIE L*a*b* measurements. In this way, we exploit the <strong>L* component<\/strong> to locate brighter or whiter pixels, i.e. the scales detected. We produce a binary image in black and white, and the area covered by the in relation to the entire surface corresponds to the <strong>desquamation index. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0884cc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"0884cc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 17-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper,.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container{position:static}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container .swiper-slide figure,.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper .swiper-slide figure{line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-slide{text-align:center}.elementor-image-carousel-wrapper:not(.swiper-container-initialized):not(.swiper-initialized) .swiper-slide{max-width:calc(100% \/ var(--e-image-carousel-slides-to-show, 3))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/desquamation-source-image-1-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"k\u00e9raitne\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Image source du C-Cube\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/desquamation-resulting-data-1-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"Rendu, donn\u00e9es r\u00e9sultantes\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Rendu, donn\u00e9es r\u00e9sultantes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bac5d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bac5d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ex-vivo<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b0e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7b0e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">D-Squame\u00ae or Corneofix\u00ae patches are used to eliminate skin flakes of the skin in a standardized way. To analyze the samples, simply position the C-Cube in the Pixience sampling reader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For analysis, the index is calculated in the same way as in-vivo, using the color difference between the patch background and the scales. This analysis also provides a breakdown into 5 categories according to <strong>scale thickness.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171cbbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"171cbbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/keratine-e1716282206554.jpg\" alt=\"Image source du C-Cube\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Image source du C-Cube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/keratine-3.jpg\" alt=\"Rendu sur patch Corneofix\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Rendu sur patch Corneofix<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3767b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb3767b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hydration and roughness study<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d5b2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d5b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Skin roughness is often a sign of skin dryness, caused by the water and lipid loss. When the skin is dry, the grip of dead cells is damaged, it leads an exessive desquamation and an <strong> uneven texture.<\/strong> The skin becomes less elastic, forming microcracks and crevices that increase roughness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The C-Cube uses the <strong>stereophotometric technique<\/strong> to estimate surface normals. The software then uses these normals and a geometric calibration to deduce altitude information for each pixel. Roughness parameters <strong>Sa, Sq and Sdr<\/strong> are measured.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca82d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"aca82d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo_p001_t01_z00_export3D222-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Image source du C-Cube\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Image source du C-Cube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 2\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pixience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/demo_p001_t01_z00_export3D-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Donn\u00e9es r\u00e9sultantes\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Donn\u00e9es r\u00e9sultantes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fccae4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fccae4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582343f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"582343f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symmetry and sharpness evaluation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7f42c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab7f42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Skin symmetry and sharpness are common indicators of <strong>skin shine and hydration. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thanks to its ability to perform 3D measurements, it is possible to measure symmetry (<strong>Ssk<\/strong>) and sharpness (<strong>Sku<\/strong>) parameters. Ssk is the degree of inclination and expresses the symmetry of peaks and valleys around the mean surface as center. Sku determines the sharpness of a surface and expresses the height distribution score.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa6d770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa6d770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complexion radiance determination<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a619a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a619a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Skin radiance is generally perceived as a change in tone associated with notions of clarity of complexion, a rosy or even complexion and healthy skin. Hydration has a direct effect on this parameter by modifying the way the skin interacts with the measurement bias.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We have an <strong>exclusive radiance index <\/strong> to express in percentage terms the evolution of lightness, redness and overall homogeneity. 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