Aveda – Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool

Aveda

Aveda – Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool

Estée Lauder

Claim: "Finds best product choice"

Overview

Aveda needed a tool that could diagnose the oil levels in approximately five seconds, serving as both a conversation starter and an engagement driver. The tool had to function seamlessly in one-on-one interactions as well as self-service activations, ensuring versatility across multiple consumer touchpoints.

To meet Aveda’s needs, USP Demo Solutions developed an innovative Scalp Sebum Test card that offered:

This diagnostic tool not only educated consumers but also reinforced brand awareness and trust by offering tangible value during consultations. Initially launched in Italy, the tool’s success led to its adoption in other markets, including Belgium, Greece, India, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Spain.

The Challenge

For the Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool, Aveda needed to make the "Finds best product choice" promise something shoppers in the hair care category could see for themselves, not just read on a label. In the few seconds a shopper spends at shelf or in a consultation, copy and ingredient lists rarely land, especially when rival products advertise oil control claims.

The brief for the Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool was to turn that abstract message into a tangible, repeatable proof point that retail staff, pharmacists or beauty advisors could run on demand, without lab equipment or specialist training, while staying on brand for Aveda.

The Approach

USP Demo Solutions built the Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool for Aveda around the Scalp Sebum Test method, reducing the Finds best product choice story to a single visible reaction the consumer can trigger themselves. That gives the conversation a clear before/after moment in the hair care aisle instead of a one-way pitch.

From the same physical interaction with the Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool, the demo substantiates claim areas such as oil control, so a single asset can carry several conversations across the Aveda range.

The Result

The result for Aveda is a understand individual scalp, delivered through the Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool as something the consumer experiences first-hand rather than has to take on trust.

By turning Aveda's "Finds best product choice" message into a hands-on Scalp Sebum Test moment, the Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool becomes a credible, science-backed conversation starter the shopper can repeat for a friend.

In the field, Aveda runs the Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool primarily for retail activation, internal training, digital campaign, consultation tool, delivered in diagnostic tool so the same Scalp Sebum Test proof point travels from a pharmacist's counter to a beauty advisor's tablet without losing its logic.

Because the Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool is run by the consumer rather than presented to them, Aveda earns a moment of genuine participation that lands harder than any printed hair care claim.

At a Glance

Aveda, part of Estée Lauder, commissioned the Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool as a hair care demonstration tool built by USP Demo Solutions around the "Finds best product choice" claim.

Technically, the Aveda demo relies on Scalp Sebum Test and supports claim areas including oil control.

For Aveda, the tool is available as diagnostic tool and typically deployed for retail activation, internal training, digital campaign, consultation tool, which keeps roll-outs flexible across markets.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool prove? It makes the "Finds best product choice" claim visible on the spot, giving shoppers understand individual scalp instead of a promise they have to take on trust.

What is the mechanism behind Aveda – Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool? It is built on Scalp Sebum Test, engineered to give the same clear result every time it runs, whether at a counter, in a consultation or on camera.

Where can Aveda use it? The Scalp Sebum Analysis Tool is designed for retail activation, internal training, digital campaign, consultation tool and ships as diagnostic tool, so one asset supports the whole hair care conversation.

Technology
Scalp Sebum Test
Benefit
Understand individual scalp
Category
Hair Care
Brand
Aveda