Ex Vivo – Lice

CIDP Preclinical laboratory has set-up protocols to evaluate in vitro the pediculicidal and lenticidal efficacy of cosmetic products. The study is performed on lice and nits collected from the head of healthy volunteers.

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Pediculicidal Efficacy

Using in vitro protocols developed in the laboratory, the viability and motility of lice collected in the head of healthy volunteers are controlled at regular intervals for a period of 24 hours.

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Lenticidal Efficacy

Using in vitro protocols developed in the laboratory, nits’ development (such as eyespot development) and hatching of larval stages will be monitored at regular intervals for a period of at least 7 days in nits that were collected from hair of healthy volunteers with nits glued close to the scalp.