SAMBA FACE
Face-specific gloss measurement system
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

Features
SPECULAR/DIFFUSE
Choose the best view to analyse the effect of your products
ADJUSTABLE CHINREST
Take a front or profile image of your subject
CLOSE INSPECTION
Easily switch lenses to inspect specific spots with greater details

OPEN DATA
All parameters measured are available using export feature
Overview
SAMBA Face system is an instrument dedicated to the measurement of in-vivo skin gloss, directly on the model body (face, arm, etc.). Its purpose in the cosmetic industry is to substantiate claims and evaluate products efficacy such as make-up, foundation, skin care products, on every type of skin.
The SAMBA Face System includes our SAMBA camera, a polarized LED illumination, a chin-rest, and a set of inter-changeable lenses allowing for a closer-look-up making the SAMBA Face a great skin inspection tool . It also comes with a computer and our own software pre-installed, allowing the user to acquire the measurement in one click. A complete analysis (numerical data and images) of the visual characteristics (gloss, color, images, etc.) is delivered in seconds.

All those data and images can be quickly compared and exported for reports, presentations or post processing.
Principle
SAMBA Face system acquires successively 2 images of parallel and crossed polarization state. This allows the decomposition of the image seen by a conventional camera or the eye into 2 images: Specular and Diffuse.

The specular image only contains the light reflected by the skin surface. Skin surface texture and defects like wrinkle can be easily observed. The diffuse image only contains the light scattered by the skin sub-surface.

Specifications
(See next table) | |
Windows 10 Home Edition (Pro on demand) Microsoft Excel 2016 license | |
(762mm x 406mm x 559mm - 13 kg) | |
SAMBA Camera | |
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(without lens) | h= 90mm r = 25mm |
(F.O.V = 166mm x 116mm) FL = 35mm available as a supplement |
Data Format | Gloss histogram Numerical data |
Resources
Scientific publications
High sensitivity optical measurement of skin gloss
Ezerskaia A, Ras A, Bloemen P, Pereira SF, Urbach HP, Varghese B. Biomedical Optics Express 2017;8(9):3981-3992.
Skin Translucency : what is it and how is it measured ?
Akira Matsubara, Personal Beauty Care, Research & Development, Procter & Gamble Japan IFSCC Congress 2006
Analysis of human perception of facial skin radiance by means of image histogram parameters of surface and subsurface reflections from the skin
Akira Matsubara, Zhiwu Liang, Yuji Sato, Keiji Uchikawa Procter & Gamble Kobe Innovation Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) & International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) & International Society for Skin Imaging, 18 3, 265-71.
Differences in the surface and subsurface reflection characteristics of facial skin by age group
Matsubara, A. (2011). Procter & Gamble Kobe Innovation Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) &International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) & International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI). 18. 29-35. 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00537.x.