ConclusionsThis PhabrOmeter-based assessment system for skin cream efficacy has demonstrated its feasibility and power. It is reliable so that the samples of the same group yield highly consistent results; and is sensitive to detect the skin property changes due to treatment by skin cream. As the PhabrOmeter is already an AATCC standard for fabric sensory evaluation, by adopting artificial skin as the substrate and treated with commercial skin care creams, we have developed a procedure to apply this instrument for evaluation of skin care creams, from sample preparation, measurement to data analysis and interpretation. It is a technology readily available.It is found from the results that the relationship between the individual attributes and the overall performance of skin is complex, and the combination of both graphical and numerical results presents a powerful tool for cream evaluation.