by Minty Hand | Aug 2, 2023 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety
What is the BCOP test? The Bovine Cornea Opacity/Permeability test (BCOP) is an alternative ocular irritation assay designed to replace the rabbit eye test. It is commonly utilized to test for eye irritation and corrosive potential of test materials that may be used...
by Minty Hand | Jul 27, 2023 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety, News
What is eye irritation? The term eye irritation refers to feelings of dryness, itchiness, pain, or grittiness in the eye. Many factors can cause eye irritation, including injuries, dry eye, and infection, however, efficient product testing can ensure that exposure to...
by Minty Hand | Jul 13, 2023 | Efficacy testing, In Vitro Safety, News
3D Tissue models, cultured from human cells in the laboratory, offer highly human-relevant, ethical and scientifically sound in vitro methods to predict product safety and efficacy. Why choose 3D Tissue models? The availability of reconstructed human skin and eye...
by Minty Hand | Aug 22, 2022 | Animal-free testing, Efficacy testing, In Vitro Safety, News
There’s nothing better than seeing animals in the wild. In a similar way, seeing the positive effects of the work we do also fills the XCellR8 team with joy. In today’s blog we want to share some of the work we’ve done that’s out there for the world to see… LUSH Most...
by Minty Hand | Aug 16, 2022 | Animal-free testing, Efficacy testing, In Vitro Safety, News
We’ve all been there, the blind panic when a bit of shampoo or sun cream gets in your eye (excuse the pun), grabbing some water straight away to rinse our whatever accidentally got in before the burning starts. We know that so many of the products we use every day can...
by Sam Thistleton | Jul 22, 2022 | In Vitro Safety, News
What are surfactants? The term surfactant derives from the words surface active agent and they work by reducing the surface tension between two things that don’t usually mix, like oil and water, making it easier for them to be next to each other. For example, when...
