What makes of beauty products don't so testing on animals?!
What makes of beauty products don't so testing on animals?
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7 months ago
I meant to say "do" testing on animals not "so" a typo fox watcher!
7 months ago
I heard that Body Shop had been bought by L'Oreal, don't know if this is true, L'Oreal are not beauty without cruelty
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7 months ago
I meant to say "do" testing on animals not "so" a typo fox watcher!
7 months ago
I heard that Body Shop had been bought by L'Oreal, don't know if this is true, L'Oreal are not beauty without cruelty
Whilst many if not most products do now suggest that they do not undertake testing on animals, there are certainly other issues you need to consider if you are seeking to become truly ethical in your beauty care buying habits.
Testing on animals is abhorrent and it is clear that it is often of little use for predicting the effect of chemicals on human beings - which further undermines its use as a method of assessing safety. One web site that features abundant information, plus details of products that contain absolutely NO ingredients that are tested on animals is http://www.saferalternative.com...
Man has introduced many tens of thousands of synthetic chemicals into our lives over the last half-century. Chemicals that never existed before in nature - and about which we have little, or no, knowledge about what their long-term impact on us, animals or the planet will be.
Every year the many millions of people in the developed world, at the mercy of billions of dollars of advertising are persuaded to buy and use beauty and personal care products that incorporate a vast array of worrisome chemicals.
Not only is it now known that many of these pose clear health threats - many products contain chemicals that are KNOWN to be associated with human cancers for example. We know that around 50% of the constituents of our beauty products, cosmetics may be absorbed directly into the body by through the pores of skin.
But possibly even worse than this is the largely unacknowledged, massive 'unofficial' animal and environmental 'testing' that goes on due to the gallons of these chemicals washed off our skins down the drain! The ecological damage is incalculable. Just because it is not taking place in a laboratory - ANY products that contain ANY chemicals of a synthetic and unnatural nature, must be suspect in respect of the huge threat their indiscriminate release down drains and into public waterways pose to our delicate eco-systems.
Humans are already picking-up-the-tab in terms of health problems thanks to the virtually uncontrolled use of a wide range of toxic chemicals throughout products we uses and come into contact with every day. Amongst worse offenders in terms of health threats are indeed so called beauty products, which contain many known, harmful toxic chemicals...with almost no real research to clarify the potential risks involved for people who use several layers of products on their skins daily.
The marketing men seem happy to 'beseech' us to keep plastering ourselves with toxic substances...because apparently 'we are worth it!!!!!'
The issue of animal testing is now relatively small in so far as it is widely recognized as being an unethical practice that carries huge negative media potential for any company that still employs it.
What we should be more worried about is the totally uncontrolled release of vicious, toxic chemical residues washed down our drains every day to the untold damage of our withering eco-systems...we ourselves may be long gone before our great-great-grandchildren start to pay the real price for our short-sighted behaviour…but this does NOT mean we should abdicate our responsibilities.
One of the world's only truly safe full ranges of beauty care that has not only been developed from a strict ethical perspective, but only uses pure, natural and as far as possible CERTIFIED organic ingredients (this means you can be assured of their organic provenance...NOT like many off the shelf items that have little or NO real organic qualities) is now provided by http://www.saferalternative.com...
(NOTE: there is also a great deal more comprehensive information on this web site that explains in more depth why you should be concerned about MORE than simply animal testing if you are truly trying to live a more ethical life - as well as full details about the extensive range of beauty products and all their 100% natural ingredients - NONE of which are tested on animals.)
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http://www.saferalternative.com...
http://www.ewg.org
body shop for starters
Avalon Natural Products
Kingfisher
Barry M Cosmetics
Liz Earle
Beauty Without Cruelty
Meadowsweet
Bio-D
Montagne Jeunesse
Clarins
Neal's Yard Remedies
Daniel Field
Urtekram
Honesty Cosmetics J
ason Natural Cosmetics
Body shop
Plenty of products aren't tested on animals, as has been mentioned above. But, watch out for ingredients - many of them have been tested on animals - it's easy for manufacturers to claim their product hasn't, when the ingredients have.
The Body Shop is the only one that I can be certain of, both for testing policies and for excellent quality, up-to-date colours. And their prices are darned reasonable, too!
Forever Living Products. we use and test on our self's. since we know the product is natural. mostly all Aloe-Vera. look up under F.L.P. on your search engine. and find a distributor near you. or contact me for details
The organic Pharmacy
Totally organic and no animal testing
Certain skin care products/hair colours are tested on monkeys and other animals.The concept of beauty of animal and human beings are different.There is no common case for comparison.
Virgin Vie. They test everything on prisoners. I went to a Virgin Vie party 2 weeks since and the lady who presented the party informed us of that little gem.
There are many as listed above.
Unfortunately its not as simple as that. What they say is they don't test thier product an animals..thats true. But what they don't say is the ingredients they use to make up thier products DO get tested on animals.
If you ask then which of thier products contain only ingredients that haven't been tested on animals then you'll get a different answer.
Shame, people try to do the right thing but its mainly marketing hype by the sellers.
Unfortunately this is also true of our favourite British icon - The Body Shop
Good question though, keep asking them the probing questions and use your money in the right place.
There is information and links on this website : http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk/toilet...
A lot of places like the Body Shop don't test specifically on animals, however they buy product / materials that have been tested on animals, so it is a bit like a mine field. I worked for a while with a company that bred animals for biomedical industry, there ethics were very high and they refused to release animals to any company that a) could not justify there research in terms of value to human life, and clinical development, and b) encouraged or engaged in any kind of cosmetic testing on animals. Some of the product testings is both unnecessary and physical horrible. In short most products somewhere down the line have tested on animals, the best way to ensure least animal suffering is to use reputable large company brands that are regulated and work with the Home office in terms of animal testing, this ensure that minimal suffering and least severity is always applied.
The Peta websites have lists of companies that do not test on animals. They also have a list of companies to avoid because they admit to testing.
The best is Dr Haushka. You could also try Beauty Without Cruelty and Lush.
Lush and the Body Shop are my fave shops
i wont shop in body shop anymore because they are now owned by L'Oreal, i buy all my products online from either Animal Aid or Dr Hadwen Trust, they only sell animal friendly cosmetics and beauty products. Lush are also good.
The company Aveda has a nice philosophy. They care about the environment... I like them. But I agree. You should get the cruelty free company from peta.org. That way you are safe.
I use Dr Hauschka, Dermalogica and Lush and Aveda for my hair.
L'Oreal now owns the Body Shop and Nestle is the major share holder of L'Oreal. Nestle being one of the most unethical corparations on the planet with their baby milk and the 3rd World. So if you do care then please don't give money to The Body Shop.
didnt know Loreal tested on animals.that has really put me off buying their products.hate animal testing.
A body shop rep at a party i went to the other week said that they don't test on animals as a rule but do when it is necessary (not sure what that means but sounds like some testing is going on).
I thought that The Body Shop was the only one, but now i am confused, if LOreal has bought them out..
You are asking the wrong question as some of the manafacturers do not test them on animals due to the ingredients already been tested.
So if they claim not to test on animals for cosmetics then ask yourself why not? You will find a lot of strange things used to mis-inform the general public.
Just check labels it should always say,,,,
usually on the package of ur products it says this product is not tested on animals.. if it doesn't say that chances are they do
the Body Shop and Lush
Try the BUAV site, and look out for anything that has the BUAV's rabbit & stars logo, that's usually a good indicator.
There's some info published on iVillage as well (2nd link).
I think the body shop is the best place to go sweetheart.
well avon doesnt so to shop avon go to www.avon.com and there are alot like at wal-mart or target and on the back it should say if its tested on animals or not
i am glad you ask that question i asked it a couple of weeks ago and did not get nearly as many response that you did..i am still looking for products my self which is why i responded it make it easier for me to back track and see what the answer are..sorry i dont have a answer for you
The Body Shop on the High Street
As someone else has said there are quite a few brands that sell under the canopy of not tested on animals but, that means the finished product not the individual ingredient's!
Also, when thinking about these things you have to consider other products such as toothpaste, I heard a long time ago that Colgate do test on animals.