Product tests

LAUS offers alternative methods to animal tests in the field of Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27th July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetics products (Cosmetics Directive).

• Skin Corrosion and Irritation: Reconstructed Human Skin Models
  - OECD 431     Skin Corrosion
  - EpiDerm^TM    Skin Irritation 
• Eye Irritation: Isolated Organs
  - HET CAM        Assay
  - OECD 437      BCOP
•  Mutagenicity and Genotoxicity
  - OECD 471    Bacterial Reverse Mutation Test (Ames)
  - OECD 473    In vitro Mammalian Chromosome Aberration Test
  - OECD 476    In vitro Mammalian Cell Gene Mutation Test 
• Skin Sensitisation
  - OECD 429      Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA)

  The full spectrum is presented together with our partners.