Cosmetic Ingredient Innovation In An Increasingly Cruelty-Free World; Is It Possible?
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Visibility is low into the availability of new cosmetic ingredients since 2013, but there does appear to be a viable pathway for innovations to reach the EU market, despite the animal testing ban, as well as California, where similar prohibitions will go into effect in 2020. Still, industry’s best bet is to continue investing in alternative methods development and promoting their acceptance with regulators.
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