In Vivo

Endocrine disruptors? SCCS closes comment period on phytoestrogens cosmetics safety

14-Mar-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The European Commission’s Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (SCCS) has closed the comment period for its preliminary safety opinion on the two phytoestrogen isoflavone substances, genistein and daidzein.

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CIDP part 1: Talks anti-pollution as it introduces its new ex vivo model

17-Oct-2017 By Natasha Spencer

Straight off the back of their attendance at this month’s in-cosmetics North America, we spoke with Véronique Newton, Preclinical Laboratory Manager, CIDP, and Jessen Curpen, Biophysics Manager and Head of Clinical Study Design, CIDP, about CIDP’s quest...

Anti-pollution: Lipotec's Pollushield ingredient found to remove microparticles

07-Jul-2016 By Lucy Whitehouse

Anti-pollution is fast becoming the hot topic for cosmetics and personal care formulators across Asia, and chemicals companies are innovating to meet the demand.

China making in-vitro testing efforts to keep up with West

14-May-2014 By Lucy Whitehouse

As China prepares to end mandatory animal testing for domestically-produced non-specialist cosmetics, researchers and officials are getting up to speed with the alternative testing methods available.

Symrise gets approval for a skin brightening ingredient in China

19-Mar-2013 By Michelle Yeomans

The Chinese State Food and Drug Administration have given the supplier of fragrance and cosmetic actives the go ahead on its first skin-whitening agent, SymWhite.

Global in-vitro toxicity testing market to take off as push towards alternatives grows

05-Nov-2012 By Michelle Yeomans

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.