Determining the antioxidant potential of 5 active ingredients
This case study describes a study to determine the antioxidant potential of 5 different active ingredients, being considered for the formulation of a new anti-ageing skincare product
How ethics are affecting the value of cosmetic brands
According to the Brand Finance Cosmetics Top 50 league table, global brand Johnson’s has had a ‘rocky’ performance this year which saw its brand strength index drop from 90.4 to 89.4 and consequently, its brand value slide 20% to US$14,122m, a drop of $3,541m from...
Brexit checklist for cosmetic companies and chemical ingredient manufacturers
With such a fast paced and changing narrative, we understand how difficult it is proving for our clients in the cosmetic and chemical industries to plan for Brexit, in whatever guise it materialises on 29th March. And that’s assuming that we will still leave the EU on...
XCellR8 welcomes partnership with The Body Shop
The Body Shop has appointed XCellR8 to provide the company with skin and eye irritation tests for cosmetic ingredients and formulations across the Body Shop’s product portfolio. Celebrating our joint vision to be a force for good, both companies firmly believe there...
Merry Christmas from the XCellR8 team
It’s been a fantastic year for us at XCellR8, with our move to a new office, great progress made in our project to improve mildness testing and lots of new clients welcomed on board. We’ve got many exciting new developments to look forward to in 2019, and...