Course offering number:1004-508
Course ID:
2384
Safety Assessment of Cosmetic Ingredients and Formulations–An Introduction
April 27, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (ET)
FREE Webinar
Who Should Attend
This webinar is intended for professionals in the cosmetic and personal care or related industries that specialize in the following disciplines, as
well as groups and companies who provide services in these areas:
• Research and development
• Safety assessment
• Regulatory affairs
• Formulations development
• Product development
Description
In the current environment of establishing regulations and environmental issues awareness, an effort is put together to offer guidance to
professionals in the industry who are concerned with present approaches and future implications.
This introductory webinar is aimed at providing key reasons, rationale, tools and approaches to test the safety of ingredients and formulations in
the cosmetic and personal care industry.
With the unique position of this industry ban of testing on animals as well as the emergence of REACH, this webinar is designed to present
key parties involved and sources of information.
The core of this webinar will focus on currently available methodologies, their scope and limitations.
Outline topics include:
The status of REACH: The 7th amendment;
Organizations involved: EPA and ESAC,
OECD, ECVAM. CAAT at John Hopkins
University; The importance of skin cell
culture models
Toxicological measures for consideration:
Site of application; Level of exposure;
Duration of application; Skin condition;
Pregnancy and maternity; Population (age,
race)
Illustration of key validated and partially
validated methodologies: Skin irritation;
Skin corrosion; Eye irritation