How CABR Evaluated the Impact of AINMHÍ’s Products on Skin? Case Study

Case Study Highlights

  • Company: AINMHÍ

  • Funding: Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher Scheme

  • Goal: Evaluate AINMHÍ’s products for their impact on skin barrier and skin viability

  • Staff Involved: Dhanyamol George (Research Scientist), Dr. Wisdom Shadrach (Research Scientist) and Dr. Niall Burke (Senior Business Development Scientist)

About the Company

AINMHÍ is an Irish skincare brand founded by Sarah Farrar. It offers a range of serums designed to target specific skin concerns such as dryness, wrinkles, and uneven skin tone, helping to achieve radiant, healthy skin.

Project Context

The measurement of transepidermal water loss (TEWL) is an indicator of the integrity and function of the skin barrier and relates to the skin’s ability to retain moisture. An increase in TEWL indicates impaired skin barrier function. An altered skin barrier and increased TEWL have been shown to correlate with skin ageing.

Project Problem

AINMHÍ needed scientific support and validation for their serums (Hidden Solstice Serum, Etain’s Serum, and Samhain Night Serum) to help validate that they do not cause irritation and effectively prevent dehydration.

Project Solution

CABR’s research team evaluated AINMHÍ’s serums to determine their benefits to the skin, including their ability to preserve cell viability and skin barrier integrity after exposure to a skin irritant.

The evaluation process has been conducted using artificial skin models; SkinEthic™ Reconstructed Human Epidermis (RHE) model and a standard two-dimensional (2D) HaCaT keratinocyte skin model.

Testimonial

“The team at CABR were fundamental in the testing of our AINMHÍ skincare serums. We had a lot of complex efficacy testing needs including the skin barrier, inflammation, immune system response, and more. CABR were able to test our natural, Irish Origin serums on live skin cells and validate our skincare claims, supporting AINMHÍ in our brand mission and helping to grow brand trust.”

— Sarah Farrar, Founder, AINMHÍ