Animal testing in cosmetics

Why do we test on animals?

Mrs. Brown

Using of mascara

Day 1

Day 2

Unable to open eyes

After 3 months

Permanent blind

1933

Victim 21934

Day 1

Using of mascara and immediately

reaction

Day 2

Fever over 40°C

Day 10

1. Skin around eyes completely covered with yellow liquid and ulcers with purulent exudates

2. Neck at right side showed huge inflammation

3. Victim was hospitalited4. Died 3 hours later

Protect health of humans

Costumers are pressuring for safe and improved products

Numerous animals tortured and killed after experiments

Tests cause severe allergic reactions to the animals

Cosmetic testing leads to liver problems, swollen eye lids, ulceration and bleeding

Animals endure inhumane treatment

Draize test:Eye lids of rabbits are hold back for 72 hours during test

Animals have different distribution of blood vessels skin does not react the same way human’s does

Over

100 million animals Every

year!!!

Draize Test

Eye lids hold back for 72 hours

Without any relief!!

Animals are forced to inhale toxic substances

Test completed when 50% of dogs are dead.

cigarettes

hairsprayoven cleaner

New methods to

test cosmetics

Alternatives to animal testing gaining groundThe Baltimore Sun

“Testing on animals could be phased out”

August 2010

“We're trying to find out how we can save animals and make risk assessment of consumer products more reliable, said Dr. Thomas Hartung, director of Johns Hopkins University's Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing”

“Estimates of animals used globally for experiments range from tens of millions to 100 million or more annually. Between 80 and 800 animals are now needed per drug.”

“A July 2009 survey by the Pew Charitable Trust found that scientists are still largely behind animal testing — 93 percent — but only about half of the public supports it.”

“In the educational arena, most medical schools report that they have ended their animal labs”

“the move away from animals is new technology, including tests that use human or animal cells, virtual tissue and computer modeling, said Dr. Hope Ferdowsian, research policy director for the Physicians Committee”

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