Kit and a Method For Visualizing a Whitening Benefit of a Cosmetic Composition

A method for visualizing to a consumer a whitening benefit of a cosmetic composition, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a first set of super absorbent polymer beads,
• b) contacting said first set of super absorbent polymer beads with a control sample solution comprising a base formulation, wherein said base formulation is free of whitening actives,
• c) providing a second set of super absorbent polymer beads,
• d) contacting said second set of super absorbent polymer beads with a product sample solution comprising said cosmetic composition, wherein said cosmetic composition comprises said base formulation and one or more whitening actives,
• e) contacting each of said first and second set of super absorbent polymer beads with a melanin generator, wherein each set of beads exhibit a color change after said contact with said melanin generator,
• f) comparing the color of said first and second set of super absorbent polymer beads,
• wherein each of step b) and d) occurs before step e), after step e), or simultaneously with step e), and wherein step f) is the last step.