A group of 35 beauty manufacturers, suppliers, industry associations and animal welfare groups have established a global collective to advance animal-free safety assessments in cosmetics worldwide.
Research scientists from the company’s facilities in Calgary, Alberta, and Lambertville, New Jersey, published data on their work with spectrophotometric screening in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology last year and continue efforts to build industry...
According to a new market report by Transparency Market Research, the global In vitro toxicity testing market was worth $1,518.7 million in 2011 and is expected to reach $4,114.1 million in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 15.3 percent from 2013 to 2018.
UK-based Evocutis has been accepted as a member of the In Vitro Testing Industrial Platform (IVTIP) which will allow it to further its work: laboratory and clinical evaluations of skin care products.
International Specialty Products (ISP) has launched an ingredient designed to protect skin stem cells that it says can help shield the skin from stress and prevent premature ageing.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK has snared some of the biggest cosmetics names in regulatory traps because of their advertising claims. CosmeticsDesign.com spoke to Chris Gummer from Cider Solutions to discover who is to blame for...
An in-vitro method for testing the water resistance of
sunscreens has been developed that could provide a cost efficient
alternative to in-vivo tests whilst reducing the need for
human volunteers.
The Cosmetic Toiletry and Fragrance Association is about to revise
guidelines for the testing of cosmetic and toiletry products for
dermal irritation and eye irritation.
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