
Pond’s
Pond’s – Oil Control Test
Unilever
Claim: "A quick and easy tool that was a balance between engagement, education, and efficacy demonstration."
Overview
USP’s Contribution USP Demo Solutions partnered with POND’s to develop a handy Oil Control Test Tool that visually and tangibly showcased the product’s ability to reduce oiliness and leave skin feeling fresh. This dual-use tool provided an immediate comparison, helping consumers and beauty advisors demonstrate the product’s benefits effectively.
Impact The Oil Control Test Tool was a pivotal element of POND’s campaign in the UAE, driving greater consumer engagement, increased product awareness, and higher sales . By combining education, engagement, and efficacy demonstration, the tool positioned POND’s as a trusted skincare brand for achieving oil-free, hydrated skin.
The Challenge
For the Oil Control Test, Pond’s needed to make the "A quick and easy tool that was a balance between engagement, education, and efficacy demonstration." promise something shoppers in the skin 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 hydration, oil control claims.
The brief for the Oil Control Test 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 Pond’s.
The Approach
USP Demo Solutions built the Oil Control Test for Pond’s around the Oil Control Test method, reducing the A quick and easy tool that was a balance between engagement, education, and efficacy demonstration. story to a single visible reaction the consumer can trigger themselves. That gives the conversation a clear before/after moment in the skin care aisle instead of a one-way pitch.
From the same physical interaction with the Oil Control Test, the demo substantiates claim areas such as hydration, oil control, so a single asset can carry several conversations across the Pond’s range.
The Result
The result for Pond’s is a oil-free skin, delivered through the Oil Control Test as something the consumer experiences first-hand rather than has to take on trust.
By turning Pond’s's "A quick and easy tool that was a balance between engagement, education, and efficacy demonstration." message into a hands-on Oil Control Test moment, the Oil Control Test becomes a credible, science-backed conversation starter the shopper can repeat for a friend.
In the field, Pond’s runs the Oil Control Test primarily for retail activation, delivered in diagnostic tool so the same Oil Control Test proof point travels from a pharmacist's counter to a beauty advisor's tablet without losing its logic.
At a Glance
Built by USP Demo Solutions for Pond’s, part of Unilever,, the Oil Control Test serves the skin care category and puts the "A quick and easy tool that was a balance between engagement, education, and efficacy demonstration." claim on display.
The core method behind the Pond’s demo is Oil Control Test, applied here to substantiate hydration, oil control claims.
Pond’s most often runs this demo typically deployed for retail activation, available as diagnostic tool.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Oil Control Test prove? It makes the "A quick and easy tool that was a balance between engagement, education, and efficacy demonstration." claim visible on the spot, giving shoppers oil-free skin instead of a promise they have to take on trust.
What is the mechanism behind Pond’s – Oil Control Test? It is built on Oil Control Test, engineered to give the same clear result every time it runs, whether at a counter, in a consultation or on camera.
Where can Pond’s use it? The Oil Control Test is designed for retail activation and ships as diagnostic tool, so one asset supports the whole skin care conversation.
- Technology
- Oil Control Test
- Benefit
- Oil-free Skin
- Category
- Skin Care
- Brand
- Pond’s
