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...
by Minty Hand | Jun 27, 2022 | Animal-free testing, Efficacy testing, In Vitro Safety, News
Last week we hosted our very first webinar where our unique XtraMild™ mildness test took centre stage. Dr Carol Treasure and Chris Longmore looked at why mildness testing is so important, and how this super-sensitive method can be used to test a wide variety of...
by Sam Thistleton | Jun 14, 2022 | Animal-free testing, Efficacy testing, In Vitro Safety, News
Written by Sam Thistleton. In the last blog we looked specifically where the outdated animal testing methods for eye irritation fall short. This time we have pulled together some of the compelling evidence that explains why animal skin is not a suitable mimic for the...
by Sam Thistleton | Jun 9, 2022 | Animal-free testing, Efficacy testing, In Vitro Safety, News
Written by Sam Thistleton The majority of the personal care and beauty products we buy are not designed to come into direct contact with our eye surface, or cornea, nevertheless accidental exposure can happen like shampoo running into our eyes in the shower,...
