by XCellR8 Team | Mar 30, 2020 | Animal-free testing, News |
March saw the 7th anniversary of the European ban on animal testing for cosmetics, nicknamed the ‘Banniversary’ by Cruelty Free International. As other countries around the world consider similar legislation and we celebrate Mexico becoming the latest, we thought it... 
by XCellR8 Team | Feb 28, 2020 | Animal-free testing, News |
What is truly animal-free testing? There has been huge change over the last three decades in the testing of cosmetics and personal care products, driven by consumer lobbying across the EU and by regulators. 1993 saw the introduction of a ban on the testing of cosmetic... 
by XCellR8 Team | Feb 28, 2020 | Animal-free testing, Efficacy testing |
As consumers, 19.3% of us have experienced a skin reaction to a product in the last month and 37% of us have avoided using skincare products due to previous flare-ups.* So imagine how it feels as a new parent to start putting creams and lotions on your newborn’s... 
by XCellR8 Team | Jan 15, 2020 | Animal-free testing, News, XCellR8 News |
Following a robust, independent audit, XCellR8’s Direct Peptide Reactivity Assay (DPRA) skin sensitisation test has been registered with The Vegan Society. The test joins 40,000 other registered vegan products but only a handful of safety tests, and is the only... 
by XCellR8 Team | Jan 15, 2020 | Animal-free testing, News |
Last year, we were approached by Alex Lockwood to ask if he could use our lab as a filming location. It turns out that Alex won a BAFTA for his last short film 73 Cows and wanted to show what an animal-free testing laboratory looks like for his next project. We said... 
by XCellR8 Team | Nov 4, 2019 | Animal-free testing, Efficacy testing |
In September, we were delighted to partner with Personal Care magazine and our testing colleagues at Cutest, to share the results of our 2 year R&D project looking at a new, more accurate in vitro test for skin mildness. In the webinar broadcast, we explained: Why...