Want to give yourself a little treat after the holiday season? At Consumer Product Testing Labs (CPT), you and your family can sample brand new self-care and beauty products before they go on store shelves and earn extra money while doing it. You simply sign up, visit the CPT laboratory to qualify and pick up the product, try it at home, and revisit CPT to report back (your feedback helps shape the final product). The best part is you get to test stuff you can really use, like moisturizer, makeup goodies like eye shadow, and family products like baby shampoo and oil. With studies updated weekly, you, your kids, and teens can all get in on the testing dates below (and earn money too!) as well as sign up for future ones. Read on to learn more about CPT and how they’re taking action to keep their panelists and staff safe with state-mandated operating guidelines. And be sure to check back here each week for updates.

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Here are CPT’s newest must-know trials

With studies available for women, men and kids, CPT is easy to sign up for and do. Click on the links for more in-depth details about each study, and keep in mind the initial visit determines if you qualify. Also, good to note: The studies change frequently, and they are constantly posting new ones, so be sure to like CPT’s Facebook page for daily updates and recent studies. When you’re ready to commit, check in with them to determine if the study you want is still available. You can also give them a call to make an appointment for getting qualified to become a panelist and be notified of the latest studies since they’re always taking new people to sign up and test products. And CPT has implemented multiple preventive and safety procedures: These include wearing a face mask, limiting the number of panelists onsite at a time, arriving 15 minutes early to your scheduled appointment, a temperature pre-check, 6-feet spacing throughout the building, and more (see below), so you can feel confident that you will be safe while visiting. FYI—Sunscreen products are tested in their photobiology laboratory, and all take-home studies pay $30 and up depending on the number of visits and how long the study lasts.

STUDIES FOR BABIES, KIDS, AND TEENS

Baby Shampoo & Wash Study is for males and females ages 6 months to 6 years. New dates will be coming soon; call 973-577-9414 to sign up now. A parent or legal guardian must accompany the child. Payment is $60.

STUDIES FOR ADULTS

URGENT NEED Sunscreen Water Back Studies for males and females ages 18-65. Ongoing appointments, call for an appointment for three visits over three consecutive days. Skin types I, II, and III. Call 973-577-9414 to sign up now. Payment is between $120-$135*. *If this is your first time participating in a water or static study, or it has been more than one year since you participated in a water/static study, you will receive an additional $15.

Sunscreen Static Studies for males and females ages 18-65. Ongoing appointments for three visits over three consecutive days. Skin types: I, II, III. Call 973-577-9414 to sign up now. Payment is $75.

Sunscreen UVA Back Studies for males and females ages 18-65/70. Ongoing appointments; Call 973-577-9414 to sign up now. Skin types: II, III, and IV. Payment is $90/$120.

Face Cream Study for females ages 18-45. New dates are coming soon; call 973-435-7551 to sign up now—skin Type I, II, III. Payment is $90.

RIPT Study #2 for males and females ages 18-79. Visits December 27-January 19, no visits January 20-30; Mandatory Challenge visits January 31, February 1, and 3. Payment is $210.

Dry Shampoo Study for females ages 18-65. Visits December 28 and January 19. Must not color your hair. Visits December 28 and January 19. Payment is $50.

RIPT Study #3 for males and females ages 18-79. There are visits from January 3-24, no visits from January 25- February 6, and mandatory challenge visits on February 7, 8, and 10. Payment is $200.

RIPT Patch Back Exclusive Study for males and females ages 18-65. Must not do another study simultaneously, must have a 30-day rest from all studies, and all females are required to take a pregnancy test at the facility on the first and last day of the study. Patches are removed and replaced by clinical staff at each visit. Group A visits are January 3-26, no visits from January 27-February 16. Return for five mandatory challenge visits on February 17, 19 (Saturday), 21, 23, and 25. Group B visits are January 10-February 2, no visits from February 3-23. Return for five mandatory challenge Visits on February 24, 26 (Saturday), 28, March 2, and 4.

RIPT Study #4 for males and females ages 18-79. Visits January 5-January 26, no visits January 27-February 6, mandatory challenge visits February 7, 8, and 10. Payment is $200.

Facial Cleanser Study for males and females ages 18-45. Visits January 6, 7, 13, and February 3. Payment is $150.

Acne Facial Treatment Cleanser Study for males ages 18-45. Visits January 6, 7, 13, and February 3. Must have fair skin, mild to moderate breakouts, be clean-shaven, and you must perceive your skin to be sensitive. Payment is $150.

48-Hour Patch Back Study for males and females ages 18-70. Visits January 11, 13, and 14. Payment is $45.

Future Studies To Come—Call 973-965-8195 and press 5 to get on the list

Pediatric Studies: boys and girls ages 3 months to 6 years. Leave your child’s name with the recruitment staff, and new products will be coming soon. If you refer a friend/relative with a new baby three months to 4 years and complete the study as their first study, you will receive an additional $20 finder’s fee for Pediatric Studies.
Feminine Product Studies: Females ages 18-65.
Facial Studies for Beards and/or Shaving Products: Males ages 17-80.
Eye Product for Contact Wearer Studies: Females ages 18-65.
Toothpaste Studies for Males and Females ages 18-65.
Night Cream Study for Females ages 18-65.
Ask about our Static studies!
Refer a friend or relative to participate in a RIPT Back Study as their first study and receive a $40 finder’s fee when the study is complete.
Refer a friend or relative to participate in a water, static, or UVA study as their first study, and you will receive a $20 finder’s fee when the study is complete.
Ask about Back Studies

Get started today

Before you sign up, read what other mamas are saying about their experiences with reviewing and earning some extra money, too. When you’re ready, click here to determine what you need to do to become a panelist. If you do not see anything that piques your interest now, you can still register to become a panelist. Stop by CPT to fill out a health profile, and they’ll notify you when a study fits your credentials.

CPT is a global leader in testing personal care, pharmaceutical, and therapeutic products. Since 1975, the company has put integrity first and foremost when testing products and creating clinical trials.

This post is sponsored by Consumer Product Testing, a company dedicated to providing safe and ethical studies for you and your family.

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Fairfield, New Jersey 07004
Phone: (973) 359-5879

CPT Safety Measures Statement:

The health of our panelists and staff is our primary concern. Panelists will be contacted to schedule appointments for all studies, including patch tests. You will only be admitted into the facility if you have a scheduled appointment.

Consumer Product Testing℠ Company, Inc. (CPT℠) has implemented a Biosafety and Security Policy. The core objective is to establish sustainable, safe operations for our employees and panelists due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. We based our policy upon analyzing best practices and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Safety Council (NSC), and local and state guidance in New Jersey.

The new precautionary and safety procedures outlined below will help keep you and our staff safe during these challenging times when you arrive at our facility.
• CPT℠ will be limiting the number of panelists in our facility at any one time.

• While onsite, you will need to adhere to social distancing protocols. You will be asked to remain 6 feet apart from one another when in any waiting area. Each area will have spacing markers on the floor.

• We ask that you patiently wait your turn and allow more time for your visit due to the social distancing regulations.

• Our security officers will be helping facilitate social distancing and compliance with all safety procedures.

• Before your visit, you will be asked several questions concerning your general health, and you will be required to confirm those answers when you visit the facility. Any panelist exhibiting signs of COVID‐19 will not be scheduled for a clinical trial and will be turned away from our facility should they appear.

• Panelists will be required to keep your appointment schedules.

• Panelists will be required to arrive at the facility 15 minutes before their scheduled time. Personal items other than identification required for participation will not be allowed in the facility. You may be asked to wait in your car until you are called into the building.

• Panelists will not be allowed to have anyone accompany them into the facility for their appointment. No children or additional family members.

• Panelists will be required to wear masks that meet minimum standards for their protection and our staff’s safety per the NJ State Mandate and the CPT℠ Biosafety and Security Policy. If the security officers deem that a mask does not meet the minimum standards, you will not be allowed in the building. You must keep the mask on at all times when onsite and in the facility.

• Panelists scheduled for a trial will have their temperature taken for a pass/fail, and any panelist who fails will not be admitted to the facility.

• Panelists admitted into the facility will sanitize their hands before entering the laboratory and again on leaving the facility.

• Panelists shall refrain from touching hard surfaces, such as doorknobs, counters, and benches.

• Panelists shall refrain from using the CPT℠ restrooms. Please plan ahead.

• Panelists will follow all traffic flow patterns established in the building, following the visual cues and staff directions for physical distancing.

• Panelists shall be provided trial documents that need to be read and signed in a container sanitized after each use. Their daily schedule, instructions, and additional study paperwork will be provided in this sealed plastic zip‐lock bag. Each time panelists arrive for their clinical trial, they will return with their trial documents in that sealed plastic zip‐lock bag.

• Panelists shall not loiter in the building but will sanitize their hands on exiting the building immediately upon completing their trial visit.

We want to make all of our panelists feel comfortable when participating in studies at our facility. We will be doing our best to make this a positive experience for all of our panelists. We welcome you to visit our website to see the summary of our policy for participating in a clinical trial, as well as available new studies.