Sensitive skin assay added to cosmetics toxicological testing recommended by Kligman.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
SENSITIVE SKIN SCREENING ASSAY ADDITION TO COSMETICS TOXICOLOGICAL TESTING recommended by Albert Kligman, MD/PhD, University of Pennsylvania, at International Business Communication's Novel In Vitro and Clinical Testing Methods for Skin Care and Cosmetics Products conference held Sept. 17-18 in Boston. Cosmetic manufacturers "would be well served to do some [sensitive skin testing] before [they] launch a product into a multi-million dollar consumer market," Kligman asserted, since people with sensitive skin experience burning, stinging and other adverse reactions even when products test fine on individuals with "normal" skin.