Cosmetic Animal Testing Cruelty

The good news is that today a multitude of cruelty free cosmetics and household products are not tested on animals.

Cosmetic brands top 10. Check out petas database of companies that dont test on animals and request a free copy of petas global cruelty free shopping guide to find cruelty free versions of all the products that you could ever need. According to the humane society factsheet on cosmetic testing during experimentation chemicals are rubbed on shaved skin or dripped into the eyes without any pain relief. They also dont sell their products where animal testing is required by law.

Michelle thew from cruelty free international explains why animal testing of cosmetics is still going on and what you can do to campaign against it. Using animal testing in cosmetics development might involve testing all the ingredients of the. The european union introduced a ban on the testing of finished cosmetic products shampoo make up toothpaste etc on animals in 2004.

According to cruelty free international animal testing is pretty pointless. It cosmetics is owned by loreal a company that is not cruelty free. Our highly experienced and passionate team has made real progress around the globe for the countless animals suffering in cruel tests for cosmetics through our positive.

They dont test finished products or ingredients on animals and neither do their suppliers or any third parties. This brand has confirmed that it is truly cruelty free. Cosmetic animal testing is a kind of animals testing that is used to confirm the hypoallergenic properties and safety of cosmetics before being introduced in the market.

It cosmetics is cruelty free. Cosmetic animal tests are archaic chemical poisoning experiments devised more than half a century ago such as rodent lethal dose tests 1920s rabbit eye and skin irritation tests 1940s and guinea pig skin allergy tests 1950s. The science of it is ineffective as animals dont develop the same diseases humans do.

Cruelty free international leads the largest global campaign dedicated to ending the use of animals to test cosmetics and other consumer products throughout the world. Thanks to increased demands for brand transparency and non animal testing technological innovations cruelty free beauty is becoming the norm. As for cosmetic testing the potential reactions of animals could be completely unrelated to humans.

Today many industries use animal testing for different products including cosmetics medications household goods and pesticides.