Serums, creams and scalp care
- Typical source
- Plant, milk or human cell culture
- The claim you’ll see
- “Contains exosomes,” often with a count per bottle.
- What a study checks
Exosome characterization for skincare, wellness and supplements
The exosome data your claims stand on.
The Exosome Group designs and manages exosome characterization studies for any product that claims exosomes: skincare, wellness and supplement brands, and the ingredient suppliers behind them. Every measurement runs at an independent laboratory we name before work starts, and the results come back in a report your R&D, regulatory and claims teams can use.
6Questions every study answers
3Lots, the floor behind a label claim
MISEV2023The guidance our methods follow
- Independent laboratories
- Source-matched methods
Where they show up
Where exosomes show up, and what a study checks.
Exosomes are tiny vesicles that cells release to carry proteins and RNA to other cells. That signaling role is why research studies them for skin, hair and gut health, and why they now appear on labels. The claim changes with the product, and so does the study.
Professional and post-treatment products
- Typical source
- Often human cell culture media
- The claim you’ll see
- A named cell source and a particle count.
- What a study checks
Supplements and powders
- Typical source
- Colostrum, milk or plants
- The claim you’ll see
- “Exosome-rich,” sometimes with a number per serving.
- What a study checks
Ingredients sold to brands
- Typical source
- Any of the above, as a raw material
- The claim you’ll see
- Particles per mL and a size range on the spec sheet.
- What a study checks
What we measure
Six questions a careful study answers.
The methods follow MISEV2023, the field’s guidance from the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles, and are chosen for where your vesicles come from.
NTA · nFCM
Concentration and size
How many particles of what size are in the sample.
TEM · cryo-EM
Morphology
Whether intact, membrane-bound vesicles are present.
Source-matched markers
Identity
Whether the particles carry proteins expected for vesicles from that source.
Particle-to-protein
Purity
How much of the preparation is something other than vesicles.
Cream · serum · powder
Recovery from your format
Whether vesicles can be recovered and measured in the finished product.
Lots · timepoints
Stability and consistency
Whether the numbers hold from lot to lot and over shelf life.
Independent by design
We sell the data, and nothing else.
No ingredients, no instruments, no manufacturing. Every study is designed and reported by a PhD analytical chemist whose peer-reviewed research is on isolating and characterizing extracellular vesicles.
The deliverable
A report that says what the data supports, and what it doesn’t.
The Exosome Group · Exosome Characterization ReportIllustrative example, not client data
Size distribution, mean of three lots with lot-to-lot range
| Marker | Why it’s on the panel | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Tetraspanins CD9, CD63, CD81 | Species-matched antibodies | Detected in all lots |
| Particles per µg protein | Purity estimate | Reported per lot |
| Casein | Milk co-isolate | Low, reported per lot |
What the data supports
A particle concentration and size profile for the raw ingredient, with vesicles shown by electron microscopy and source-matched protein markers, consistent across three lots.
What it doesn’t support
Calling the particles exosomes, since endosomal origin wasn’t shown, or any count in the finished product.
How a study runs
From question to data, in four steps.
Step 1
Scope
We agree the question, the source, the samples and the methods in a written plan and quote.
Step 2
Feasibility
For a finished product, we confirm vesicles can be recovered and measured in your format first.
Step 3
Measure
An independent lab, named in the plan, runs the methods on your lots. Lot numbers and dates are recorded.
Step 4
Report
You receive methods, results and the data files, with a plain statement of what the data supports.
Who it’s for
Built for the teams that answer for the number.
R&D
Ingredient selection, recovery from your format, and what survives formulation.
Regulatory and claims
Data behind label and website claims, and answers for retailers and distributors.
Ingredient suppliers
Technical data sheets and certificates of analysis your customers can rely on, whether they make serums, powders or capsules.
Quality
Lot-to-lot consistency and how the numbers hold over shelf life.
Where to start
Three ways to begin.
Exosome Feasibility Check
$750
Whether vesicles can be recovered and measured from your cream, serum or powder, and how. A study on a finished product usually starts here. Plus the lab’s cost + 15%, capped at $850, quoted before work starts.
Exosome Claim Audit
$1,500
A written review of every exosome claim on one product, against the data you already have. No samples needed.
Exosome Characterization Study
From $4,000
Concentration, size, morphology, identity and purity for your ingredient or finished product, across lots, at a named independent lab. Plus a stated lab allowance, quoted per study.
Claim consults and ongoing scientific advisory are on the services page.
How we work
Four rules we hold to.
Independent
We sell no ingredients, instruments or manufacturing, and we decline work where we would have a stake in the answer. Our founder’s other businesses are named in our disclosures.
Matched to the source
Plant, milk, microbial and human-derived vesicles each get the methods and markers that fit their source.
Exact about words
“Exosome” leads our headlines because it is the word on your label. Our reports say “extracellular vesicle” unless the data shows endosomal origin, as MISEV2023 recommends.
Data, not seals
You get the data and the report. We issue no seals, badges or “verified by” marks, and claim decisions stay with you.
Notes
The questions we ask of every exosome number.
Have an ingredient or product to characterize?
Tell us the source, the format and how many lots. We’ll reply with a study plan and a quote.