Recruiting

Cosmetic Products

Sponsor:

Unilever R&D

Code:

NCT07280676

Conditions

Hair Graying

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 25 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

U82

Z63

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study is a 6-month (180 days) single-center, double blind study designed to explore the effect of two cosmetic products on the appearance of gray hair.

Conditions

Hair Graying

Study ID

NCT07280676

Start date

Dec 15, 2025

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 25 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy Female or Male between the ages of 25 and 60 years old, both inclusive at the time of consent.
  • Of any race and ethnicity.
  • Able to read and understand all study instructions and any other relevant study documents and understand the test procedures (in English) and able to provide a free decision about participating in the study.
  • Has 15 - 35% naturally gray hair
  • Available to come to all study visits.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals with any relevant past or present medical history which may affect the study results or may lead to increased risk to the participant in the judgement of the Investigator or designee, including a history of cancer, insulin-dependent diabetes, acute or chronic renal insufficiency, chronic inflammatory disorders (arthritis, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, colitis, etc.), asthma (not including exercise-induced asthma), epilepsy, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism, or uncontrolled hypothyroidism. Participants who have well controlled hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism (stable medication for greater than 6 months) will be permitted.
  • Pattern hair loss (Savin ≥ 2 for females, or Hamilton-Norwood ≥IV \& excluding vertex hair loss for males) or any history of hair loss for medical reasons, including, but not limited to, alopecia areata, alopecia universalis, alopecia totalis or telogen effluvium.
  • Individuals that are sensitive/allergic to any of the ingredients in any of the test products adhesives, tattoo pigments/ink, or metals used in needles (i.e., chromium or nickel).
  • Individuals with an immunological disorder or bloodborne disease (e.g. HIV, HBC, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis) or currently using oral or systemic immunosuppressive medications and biologics (e.g., azathioprine, belimumab, Cimzia®, Cosentyx®, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, Enbrel®, Humira®, Imuran®, Kineret®, mycophenolate mofetil, methotrexate, Orencia®, prednisone, Remicade®, Rituxan®, Siliq™, Simponi®, Stelara®, Taltz®) and/or undergoing radiation or chemotherapy as determined by study documentation.
  • Individuals having started a long-term medication within the last 6 months or have changed brand, manufacture, or dosage of a long-term medication.
  • Individuals currently using or having regularly used corticosteroids (known as steroids), systemically or topically, topically anywhere on the body, except nasal, and/or ocular use is acceptable within the past 4 weeks (including but not limited to betamethasone, clobetasol, desoximetasone, diflorasone, fluocinonide, fluticasone, mometasone, halcinonide, and halobetasol) (see list in Appendix 8)
  • Individuals currently taking any other medications which, in the opinion of the Investigator or designee, may interfere with the study (e.g. prescription anti-inflammatory drugs, anticoagulants, etc.).
  • Individuals with hemophilia, anemia, or any other blood clotting disorder.
  • Individuals who have a history of systemic granulomatous diseases, active or inactive, (e.g., sarcoidosis, Wegener's granulomatosis, tuberculosis) or connective tissue diseases (e.g., lupus, dermatomyositis).
  • Individuals who are involved in any aspect of administration or an employee of Sponsor or testing facility.
  • Individuals currently used/taking or have used/taken within the last 3 months any topical or ingestible anti-gray hair or hair growth supplements/treatments (examples: Arey: Not Today, Anti-gray hair supplements, Heyhair: Gray Escape Advanced Anti-Gray Hair Growth Supplements, Vegamour: GRO Ageless Gray Delay Hair Supplements, Elon Essentials, R3 Extra Strength etc.).

The Investigator may exclude participants for other conditions, factors, or medications that they believe may affect the response of the skin or the interpretation of the test results.

Study Design

Enrollment

380 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Cosmetic product U82

Cosmetic scalp leave on product to be used once daily on the whole scalp for 6 months.

experimental: Cosmetic product Z63

Cosmetic scalp leave on product to be used once daily on the whole scalp for 6 months.

Interventions

U82

Cosmetic scalp leave on product

Z63

Cosmetic scalp leave on product

Primary outcome measure

  • Visual assessment of percent gray hair [ Time Frame: 0 - 6 months ]
  • Image analysis of appearance of gray hair [ Time Frame: 0 - 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Comprehensive Research Group, Inc.

Recruiting

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55413

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

Unilever R&D

Last update posted

Apr 30, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • Hair appearance
  • Hair graying

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Unilever R&D on 2026-04-30.