Policy Change
Replace Vivisection Cosmetic Testing with
Genoskin Testing
Conducting vivisection experiments, which by definition is, “the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research”; is still currently completely legal in the United States. However, by an evaluated estimate from the FDA, within the next 30 years alternatives will be into government mandated action, and animal testing will be illegal. There are almost 50 different alternatives to vivisection animal testing, including at least five dominant alternatives to be used in each industry that finds it essential, such as the healthcare, cosmetic, and motor vehicle safety engineering. This…show more content… The main region of the of the human body affected by cosmetics, is the skin. Therefore, skin irritation is the biggest factor which these scientists are testing and reformulating substances to prevent. Genoskin uses real human tissue collected after surgery and the excised human skin samples are maintained alive in an appropriate ex vivo culture system. The tissue used in Genoskin product was obtained consensually from patients undergoing plastic surgery. This company offers different categories of skin based off the needs of corporations undergoing the specified cosmetic testing. These categories include Native Skin, Histo Skin, Frozen Skin, Hypo Skin, and Once Skin.
-The pros of Genoskin are the categories listed above. Genoskin offers specific skin to fit the needs of their clients unlike any competitor company such as EpiDerm from MaTek Corp. Going into more depth, Native Skin
After 7 days of culture, still reflect the same histological features as
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