Beauty goes 3D

"If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals" -- Albert Einstein.

  The thing women are most concerned is beyond doubt skin. The number of products promising youthful, wrinkle-less screen is proliferating. Skin concerns even beat health concerns and anything that go towards improving skin is of utmost interest to vendors as well as customers.

It is no wonder L'Oreal has made its move to club with a 3D Bio-printing company Organovo. L'Oreal has entered a research collaboration with Organovo in the development of printable skin tissues using the NovoGen bio-printing platform of Organovo.

This is great not-only for L'Oreal but also to do away with animal testing, an item heavy in the development of cosmetic products. This is what L'Oreal is saying about its pro-animal motivations,

"no longer tests on animals any of its products or any of its ingredients, anywhere in the world. Nor does L’Oréal delegate this task to others.”

The company does, however, state that “[a]n exception could only be made if regulatory authorities demanded it for safety or regulatory purposes.” 

In all probability this will go forward as Organovo already has demonstrated its ability to print human liver tissues that can be used for pharmaceutical product testing.

This is a must read article if you are pro-animal:
http://apps.americanbar.org/environ/committees/lawstudents/pdf/mcneal.pdf

P.s: I own a very small number Organovo stocks