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APPLICATIONS OF SENSORY SCIENCE WITHIN THE PERSONAL CARE BUSINESS: PART 1
Author(s) -
AUST LOUISE B.,
ODDO LINDA P.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of sensory studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.61
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1745-459X
pISSN - 0887-8250
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-459x.1989.tb00442.x
Subject(s) - personal care , cosmetics , product (mathematics) , skin care , variety (cybernetics) , hair care , perception , cosmetic industry , sensory analysis , soap , business , marketing , computer science , food science , psychology , medicine , chemistry , mathematics , nursing , world wide web , geometry , family medicine , pathology , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , polymer science
ABSTRACT. The traditional methods for evaluating food and beverage products have been successfully adapted to the personal care industry over the past several years. Difference tests on odors of soaps, cosmetics, antiperspirants, and household products generate information that is useful to the cosmetic soap and detergent chemists. Experienced panels, known to be capable of detecting differences in personal care products, are used under controlled laboratory conditions. Similarly, personal care products are evaluated by consumers for various skin feel attributes after a single use in the laboratory, or after several uses in a home use situation. Finally, the descriptive analysis method has been applied to lotions, soaps, antiperspirants, shampoos, and hair mousses. This information is used for a variety of purposes including screening prototypes, competitive evaluations, product development, and claims substantiation. Because perceptions of personal care products present more variability than some food products, unique applications of established sensory methods are required.