The Draize Test:

The Draize eye test is used by cosmetic companies such as Revlon and Proter and Gamble to test the eye irritancy of their products—cosmetics, hair shampoos, and so on.  The substance to be tested is injected into the eyes of rabbits; more specifically, 0.1 milligrams (a large volume dose) is injected into the conjuctival sac of one eye of each of six rabbits with the other eye serving as a control.  The lids are held together for one second and then the animal is released.  The eyes are examined at 24, 48, and 72 hours to see if there is corneal damage.  Although the test is very painful, as you can imagine, anesthetics are not used.  The eyes are not washed.  Very large doses are used (often resulting in permanent eye damage) to provide a large margin of safety in extrapolating for human response.  Should companies continue to test their products in this way?

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