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The Draize eye drop that kept rabbits blind for lipstick
A technician applies a chemical to a rabbit's held-open eye-how did the Draize eye drop expose regulators' trust in animal tests?
The Draize eye drop that kept rabbits blind for lipstick
In this episode, we follow the history behind a single cruel lab procedure and the decades-long mismatch between scientific practice and consumer language. What gap between the Three R's and a shelf label allowed the Draize test to endure?
Person: Charles Hume
Person: W.M.S. Russell
Person: Lady Dowding
Date: 1957
Date: 1959
- A rabbit's head was restrained and eyelids held open while technicians applied…
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