The crucial ingredient to making innovative cosmetics is…

YOU.

Test your cosmetic products with us

Gain confidence to endorse your product

Living Skin Research New Zealand is your trusted partner for industry standard claim substantiation.

To meet consumer demands, achieve a market advantage and satisfy advertising authorities, you need to substantiate your claims for packaging and advertising, while ensuring the safety of your products. This is where we come in.

We are a vital part of your product development by providing quality assured clinical trials with data.

Efficacy Testing

Patch Test

CT Project management

Clinical photography and image analysis

Skincare & Haircare

Self Evaluation Study

About Us

LSR is New Zealand leading, based and operated institute for in vivo and Cosmetic Clinical Trials for global claims substantiation.

With our modern testing equipment, latest analytical software, and comprehensive data base of volunteers, we conduct independent clinical trials for cosmetic and personal care products right here, at your doorstep in New Zealand.

Our highly skilled staff and quality approach, are driving us to provide our volunteers with premium professional care, and deliver the highest quality research services to our clients.

We’re welcoming everyone, from small start-ups to leading brands.

To be a leader in providing brands with skincare and haircare clinical claims across a broad demographic range using latest technology and techniques and providing our clinical trial participants a delightful experience.

Be the No1 choice for Australasian skincare brands for undertaking clinical trials and making skincare and haircare claims.

Quality is our highest priority

Quality Assured

We are working towards achieving a good quality management system (ISO9001) and we conduct efficacy testing according to cosmetic regulatory guidelines.

Selected participants

We maintain and growing New Zealand’s largest volunteer databases. Our volunteers’ list is categorized for skin type, hair type and color, lifestyle habits, etc., to allow for a streamlined recruitment process.

Industry-standard equipment – Our modern devices are validated worldwide as standard instruments to support claims for your cosmetic and personal care products. Click a button below to download our Look-book, which contains details of what claims and conclusions you can make, the parameters we test, and the devices and test sites. We provide objective (data-based) and subjective (questionnaire-based) claims for your brand.

Active Studies

Moisturisation Efficacy Test

We are currently enrolling qualified participants for a moisturisation efficacy test. To qualify
- 28 – 65 years
- Healthy males and females
- Available for 8 visits

Anti-aging Test

We are currently enrolling qualified participants for an anti-aging (reduction in fine lines and wrinkles) efficacy test. To qualify
- 28 – 65 years
- Healthy males and females
- Available for 4 visits

Brightening Efficacy Test

We are currently enrolling qualified participants for a brightening efficacy test. To qualify
- 28 – 65 years
- Healthy males and females
- Available for 4 visits

With LSR as your partner, we offer a smooth and professional experience for your brand, making sure that your claims are substantiated and your products safe, improving your brand awareness and building consumer confidence in your brand.

With LSR product insight, you can

1 Target market segment effectively
2 Highlight your product benefits with clarity and confidence
3 Enhance your brand image
4 Gain customer loyalty
5 Minimise product returns

Target market segment effectively

Highlight your product benefits with clarity and confidence

Enhance your brand image

Gain customer loyalty

Minimise product returns

No matter the cosmetic claim, LSR is here to provide your brand with the requisite efficacy analyses to back your claims.

Partners

We collaborate with respected partners including Callaghan Innovation, and The University of Auckland.

What our cliants say

Clear and great explained info. Lovely ladies taking care of the studio!

I loved the flexibility of the scientists running the study. Lovely atmosphere. Very sterile. Easy parking. Can’t wait to take part in another one.

This experiment has motivated me to change my routine of cleaning my face twice a day and can definitely feel the difference in my skin just by doing small changes.

Very good communication about the product and the reason for the trial, very professional staff.

Really pleased to have the opportunity to be involved and enjoyable experience.

The ladies are lovely and the ability to have early appointments is very helpful.

I enjoyed participating in the study. It was run professionally & the organisers were amazing!

Enjoyed myself. Was made to feel relaxed and the girls were very friendly and informative. Will definitely be interested in future trials.

Excellent communication, excellent location. Professional staff. Fantastic product. Would love to do more!

Simple and easy trial, friendly staff and great communication.

This is my second skin trial and I am really enjoying and loving the experience. I can’t wait to be selected for another one! I love how the researchers are very sustainably focused and keen to reuse any unused information sheets, glass bottles and folders when we return them.