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.
Unilever PLC’s recent announcement that it will collaborate with Humane Society International in support of a global ban on cosmetics animal testing raises questions about the current state and future prospects for ingredient innovation.
According to the Personal Care Products Council, industry largely stopped testing finished cosmetic products on animals in the 1980s. Since...