We may be frozen in the Polar Vortex but that doesn’t stop us from sharing more beauty science news!
- How to think like a scientist so you’re not tricked by cosmetic companies
- It looks like we all might live forever with this anti aging breakthrough.
- New discovery may spell the end for mascara testing on animals.
- Worried about breakouts? Then don’t bother looking at the comedogenicity scale.
- Scientific study on smoothies for skin.
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I’m curious about the mascara story. They discuss how some of the six mascaras they used in the trial were much more irritating than others. I am assuming all the ones tested are already on the market; is there some acceptable level of irritation? And I think it’s great news that they will be able to stop using rabbits for this!
In irritation testing it’s not uncommon to have a few percent of positive responses. (A positive response means the product being tested did illicit a response which indicates irritation. Even hypoallergenic products can still rate positive for irritation on some panelists depending on how the test is designed.