19.03 / Sensory & consumer science
Consumer validation & home-use testing
Design a real-use study with diaries, questionnaires, interviews and repeated assessments over an agreed period.
✦ / What do you need to work on?
What do you need to work on?
12 selected practice areas. Original numbers guide you through the full catalogue.
What you will receive
A home-use study protocol and an analytical report when collected data are available.
Participant work starts after product suitability and the protocol are reviewed. Recruitment, fieldwork and specialist testing are scoped separately. Sensory findings do not establish medical efficacy.
What helps us assess your question
Product objectives, sample variants, safety information, target users, research criteria and recruitment constraints.
Start with a general outline. Confidential materials are shared only after agreement.
02 / How the work progresses
How the work progresses
Stages are agreed after reviewing your question. Some research runs in parallel; each decision depends on the quality of the available data.
Define the question
Product objectives, sample variants, safety information, target users, research criteria and recruitment constraints.
Research and compare
Design a real-use study with diaries, questionnaires, interviews and repeated assessments over an agreed period.
Test the decision
Separate descriptive measures from preferences; review conditions, sampling, uncertainty and interpretation.
Deliver and plan next steps
A home-use study protocol and an analytical report when collected data are available.
Methods and public sources
Sources are chosen for the product, market and period. These are reference databases and methods; a link does not imply partnership or endorsement of a project.
UC Davis · Sensory & consumer scienceNIST/SEMATECH · Engineering statisticsFDA · Product testing of cosmeticsResearch does not replace laboratory testing, safety assessment, legal advice or an authorised specialist’s decision. The contract defines the scope of review and each party’s responsibilities.
03 / Scope and working arrangements
Scope and working arrangements
Before paid work starts, we agree the input materials, deliverables, timing, fees and involvement of qualified specialists.