Believe it or not, animal testing for cosmetics continues regardless of non-animal testing available. Instead of the Draize test, which measures how long it takes for a substance to burn a rabbit's eye, the product's makers can now release that substance into cornea-like tissue configurations produced by human cells. Therefore, making the test results more accurate and beneficial for human use. Additionally, human skin can be grown and obtained for use in skin irritation testing of products. Many other experiments now in use are faster and more accurate at expecting human responses to a product than animal testing has ever been. The scientists say: “However, large multi-product manufacturers, such as Johnson & Johnson, driven by fear of lawsuits (although animal testing has not proven effective in defending a company when a consumer sues) continue to poison, burning and blinding animals during testing. ” (Animal testing of cosmetics and household products,
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