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= = __Makeup Testing on Animal__ Women have always worn and bought makeup unconsciously. But what if they knew how the makeup they were wearing was tested? If they knew animals were being tortured all so they could wear this makeup? Would it affect what kind of makeup they bought? There are many different ways makeup can be tested on animals, and there can be many dangerous consequences.

Cosmetic testing exists because of the main reason that there is a high demand for safer products. In order for there to be safer products for humans, companies need to test them on something so why not animals? The testing of cosmetic products all started in 1920 when women were drawn to salons for eyelash treatment, which was designed to make their lashes darker. The dye was called Lash Lure and it did what it was suppose to do, but it also caused many problems. These problems included mild eye irritation, blindness, and even death. Now there are many different tests used on animals to prevent such reactions. The main cosmetic animal test used today is the Draize test. There are both eye and skin versions which are tested mostly on white albino rabbits, and mice or rats.

The white albino rabbits are used to test cosmetic products for potential cell damage or irritation. They are also tested on for products that are used near the eyes. This is due to the fact that their eyes have a hard time naturally washing away irritating substances. These animals are held down by metal bands, and then drops of product are placed into their eyes. After that, researchers usually check their eye’s for damage regularly.

There is also the Draize skin test which is a very similar concept. For this, they take the hair of rabbits and mice or rats, and then shave it in a small area. After that, the cosmetic products are rubbed right into the skin, and then they are checked regularly for damage. There is also acute toxicity, which is used to determine the danger of exposure to a chemical by mouth, skin, or inhalation. It was meant to poison a large number of animals in lethal dose 50 tests for many years. LD50 tests were used until at least one half of the test animals died, but it is no longer used as frequently. This test looks at the amount of substance required to create toxic effects in one dose.

Repeated dose toxicity is another type of test that is used to evaluate chronic toxic effects on various organ systems, and to establish a no-observed-effect-level. This is very much unlike acute toxicity testing. This chronic toxicity testing includes oral, dermal, and inhalation sub acute repeated dose studies and sub chronic repeated dose studies in rodents. During the test period, the animals are evaluated and then at the end they are killed to look for signs of organ or body system damage.

Although it seems as if the only way to test cosmetic products is through animals, there are other ways to test without them. The main non-animal test used for cosmetic products is the Neutral Red Uptake Assay. It uses cells in a glass dish, and then the chemicals in cosmetics are added to them. There is also a special dye that reacts differently to dead and live cells. Next, the researchers analyze the results with a computer to determine the risk a chemical will have on the cells.

There have been ongoing debates about cosmetic animal testing. Is it justified to test cosmetics on animals for the benefits to humans especially when cosmetic products are not necessary to sustain life? As questions like this continued to be asked, the Animal Welfare Act was created to set some standards around this debate. It created standards for the handling and care of all animals, even those in the laboratories. Researchers must try to evaluate the use of non-animal experiments before actually using animal testing. For some studies, painkillers are required to decrease the suffering animals may get and the animals must also be well cared for. Because of the pressure from consumers, there are more cosmetic companies who are putting labels on their products that state “cruelty free” and “not tested on animals”. But some may not mean what they actually say. While most products that say this are true, there are others who find their way around the issue. In this case the actual mixture being sold was not tested on animals, but instead the ingredients have been tested on them in the past.

Cosmetic testing on animals has always been an issue, and there will continue to be issues until researchers find a way to test these products without animals.

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=[|Cosmetics Testing without Animals]= Blog Link: [] Blog Summary: This blog talks about how there are new ways to test cosmetics and many other products without testing them on animals. Researchers at Hurel Corporation and the cosmetics firm at L'Oreal have created a chip with a working microfluidic portion of it. This test is a big step to elliminating many of these tests on animals. There are many advantages to this compared to testing on animals. Moving away from animal tetsing would bring benefits to saving money. Testing can run as high as $1,000 on each animal, and these chips could be far less expensive. However, this is not the only benefit. This chip could also save many animals' lives. By using this device, each time it could potentially save 25 animals' lives. It is also suppose to replace one type of test used most common in chemicals of cosmetic testing, called a local lymph node assay. This new solution explores many benefits of many different possibilites.

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This is a link to a video that talks about animal tetsing at UCLA and the many people who disagree with it. The animal testing has caused much ruckus amoung people who have strong feeling towards this issue. Some have gone to the extreme by leaving disrespectful phone calls and even leaving small bombs on the lands of researchers' homes'. This has created great fear for researchers, not knowing if they are safe in their homes or if they can leave their children home alone. These people are not going to stop until these animals get their justice. However, UCLA researchers got restraining orders on the people who were protetsing on their grounds. Dr. John Young says that animal tetsing is vital for many reasons like, tetsing cures for cancer. This video not only talks about cosmetic animal tetsing but animal tetsing on many different aspects.