Which type of cell cultures are used in cosmetic industries to test treatments?

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Pierfrancesco Morganti

normally keratinocytes and fibroblasts.

Atulkumar K Shah

of late SVF derived stromal cells or ADSC are used in combination with PRP.

Also Melanocyte culture to treat Vitiligo

Vincenzo Nobile

Fibroblast (e.g. ATCC® CRL-2703™), Keratynocites (e.g. ATCC® PCS-200-010™ or ATCC® PCS-200-011™), Melanocytes (e.g. ATCC® PCS-200-013™), BALB/3T3 clone A31 (e.g. ATCC® CCL-163™)