A scientifically precise determination of sebum levels, skin humidity, melanin density and erythema (level of vascular damage) is an important clinical and practical tool for dermatologists and skin care professionals in the diagnosis of skin conditions, ongoing treatment and subsequent monitoring of progress. How else do you demonstrate to your clients the effectiveness of your treatments?

The correct evaluation of a clients skin condition is fundamental to any planned course of treatments you prescribe, and it has been proven that it is not humanly possible to achieve a 100% accuracy rate in skin analysis. A more realistic figure would be about 30-45% without the use of measuring aids and a contemporary technique.
This represents a great deal of wasted time, product and effort invariably treating the wrong condition, not to mention the question of professional credibility. 
Electronic skin analysis devices in conjunction with a detailed technique such as the Pastiche Method® can increase the accuracy of your diagnosis to around 85-90%  (dependant on amount of information gathered) while helping you to become more productive.

Using these devices is this easy...

Simply press the hydration probe lightly to the skin surface
in the area you wish to test.
A digital value indicating the amount of moisture present in
 the skin is displayed instantly.

How it works:
The hydration probe or Corneometer is a device that measures the skins ability to retain a small electrical charge.
The more moisture in the skin, the longer the charge is retained. This "charge time" is then calculated against an index. The Corneometer is the most accurate method of measuring skin moisture content available today

Simply press the lipid probe cassette to the skin surface in 
the area you wish to test for an automatically timed period, then insert the cassette back in to the analyser for reading 
of the lipid level of the skin.

How it works:
The lipid (oil) probe or Sebumeter, is a device that measures the amount of oil in the skin by shining a diode light source through a membrane that is soaked with the skin lipids when
 it is placed on the skin surface. 
The more lipid on the membrane, the less light passes through to a photo sensor.
The Sebumeter is a highly accurate method of measuring 
the oil content of the skin, and is considered the industry standard methodology.

MELANIN & ERYTHEMA

Simply press the melanin probe lightly to the skin surface in the area you wish to test. 
A digital value indicating the ambient eumelanin content (Fitzpatrick type) and haemoglobin (erythema) levels present in the skin is displayed instantly.

How it works:
For these measurements, photo diodes emit light of specific wavelengths to the skin surface, with the measured rate of absorption and reflection determining the melanin content and erythema levels. This method of  testing is universally recognised as the most accurate and consequently found in professional dermatological devices

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