AFSA Master Class

Animal-free Safety Assessment for Cosmetics

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Master Class Overview (00)
Master Class Overview (00)
Module 1: Problem Formulation (01)
Module 1: Problem Form... (01)
Module 2: Consumer Exposure (02)
Module 2: Consumer Exp... (02)
Module 3: Predictive Chemistry (03)
Module 3: Predictive C... (03)
Module 4A: Exposure-based Waiving (04a)
Module 4A: Exposure-b... (04a)
Module 4B: Safety of Botanicals/History of Safe Use (04b)
Module 4B: Safety of ... (04b)
Module 5 - Bioactivity: In vitro Assay Synthesis (05)
Module 5 - Bioactivity... (05)
Module 6 - Internal Exposure: Dosimetry (06)
Module 6 - Internal Ex... (06)
Module 8: Global Regulatory Environment (08)
Module 8: Global Regul... (08)
Note: Modules 5 & 7 will be released in early 2024. Registered course participants will be notified by email as new modules become available.

You can pick and choose which modules are of interest, or take them all. 

Each module has been authored by AFSA experts with interactive activities, illustrations and case examples.

You will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the final assessment for each module.

About the course

The AFSA Collaboration has developed this master class to build capacity and confidence in animal-free safety assessment of cosmetics and ingredients. This will support the development of new and safer products as well as robust safety decisions.


This free course is focused on safety assessment of cosmetics and cosmetic ingredients without new animal data. The 10-part course: 
  • Covers all aspects of the process for internal and regulatory safety assessments
  • Covers the spectrum of available risk assessment tools as well as some tools in development
  • Builds understanding about the information generated from the tools and how to use this information