Mary Kay developing alternative method to animal testing in joint project with Xenometrix.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
MARY KAY DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE METHOD TO ANIMAL TESTING in conjunction with Boulder, CO-based Xenometrix, the direct-sales cosmetic company announced July 26. The new method, which is an in vitro skin irritation test, "will allow researchers to determine if a new compound is inflammatory or irritating to human skin cells," without testing on animals, Mary Kay Cosmetics explained.