Brunswick Tests Skin Products Antioxidant Levels

NORTON, Mass.—Brunswick Labs launched a way to test skin care products for their antioxidant level. Their Total ORACsc technology measures antioxidant activity against five free radicals found in the human skin environment. These are hydroxyl, peroxyl, peroxynitrite, singlet oxygen and superoxide anion. In a patent-pending analytical laboratory method, Total ORACsc combines all five measurements into a single test result.

Total ORACsc provides scientific analysis that allows companies to fine-tune their product formulations based on actual performance against free radicals. Brunswick Labs can help clients design high-performance products from raw ingredient screening through complex finished product formulations. Total ORACsc can also be linked to performance measures such as collagen glycation and penetration.