Global research leader with 30 years experience in personal products, cosmetics, and health care industries. Expert in skin and product interactions, comfort research, and claims substantiation.Martha Tate Ph.D. has experience in cosmetics claims, and skin and hair research. At Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Martha’s research supported claims for a wide variety of products (infant diapered skin, adult care, elder skin, feminine care, work wear, facial and bath tissue). She was Manager of Claims Substantiation for skin and hair care products at L’Oreal. She is known for hair research done while a scientist at TRI/Princeton. Martha represented the US Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) on the Executive Committee of the Praesidium of the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists. During Martha’s two terms on the SCC’s Committee on Scientific Affairs, she served as Chair of that committee. She is active on the Board of Directors of the International Society of Biophysics and Skin Imaging (ISBS).