Tissue Culture Technology: A Boon for Cosmeticology

Cosmeticology has been regarded as the science of cosmetic products that mainly focuses on enhancing the beauty or appearance of bodily features by direct application of cosmetic formulations. Nowadays, cosmetic industry is not only a booming business but also a consistently developing and expanding field. Most of the cosmetic products are derived from plants as they are equipped with many active ingredients along with their clinical significance. But their use has been limited to some extent due to various reasons (1). On the other hand, animals are widely used for cosmetic testing to check the safety and hypoallergenic properties of cosmetic products prior further use by humans. Due to the animal use, various ethical issues have also been raised. Somehow, all this may have a negative impact on the market of cosmetic industry. However, tissue culture technology is an emerging interdisciplinary field that deals with development of biological substitutes for restoring, maintaining, or improving tissue functions (2). This article describes the application of tissue culture technology of both plants and animals to overcome drawbacks involved in cosmeticology field.