XCellR8 extends cosmetics testing partnership with The Body Shop

By Becky Bargh | Published: 18-Feb-2019
Ingredients Regulatory

The animal-free testing facility will now work with the brand to provide skin and eye tests for its cosmetic ingredients and formulations

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The Body Shop and animal-free testing firm XCellR8 have extended their partnership to provide testing for skin and eye irritation in its cosmetics.

The companies first collaborated on its Forever Against Animal Testing initiative to lobby for a worldwide ban on animal testing, along with Cruelty Free International, which was successful in securing more than eight million signatures.

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