Although several countries—and even some U.S. states—are beginning to create laws that ban or limit the practice of animal testing for cosmetics, the sad reality is that some companies continue to ...

A new consensus by a team of experts in China has been established to guide researchers in evaluating the percutaneous absorption of cosmetic functional ingredients using in vitro diffusion cell ...

24 November (Stuttgart: A0Z24E - news) 2011 - Proteome Sciences today announces that it has developed a number of novel in-vitro tests for chemical compounds and substances that induce allergies when ...

The UK government will follow EU laws to allow the use of animal testing for cosmetics for the first time in 25 years. Despite wide condemnation from makeup brands and animal rights groups, a High ...

Bioengineered artificial skin is becoming more significant for researchers to test the safety and efficacy of cosmetics and drugs, as reported by PhysOrg. An operator proceeds to count cells under a ...

Human skin harbors a wide range of microorganisms, including fungi, bacteria, and viruses. In fact, recent estimates indicate that over 10 11 microbial cells could be present on skin surfaces.

Humans began culturing animal cells and tissues as early as the late 19th century, when Wilhelm Roux first showed that chick embryos could be cultured in saline solution for a few days. Eventually, ...