Animal
Testing
Companies
Various companies that support cruelty free and companies that still animal allow testing
During the research process, it's been a very shocking eye opener to see companies that still allow this type of barbaric testing on animals. For makeup and skin products id normally purchase from my local store, have actually been tested on animals as by law, it is a duty they must carry out in order for it to be safe for us to you, does that make it right to test it on animals?
Some tests are standard practice for such companies and brands, and other animal tests are carried out because of local laws in importing countries (such as China) that require all beauty products to be tested on animals before they are allowed to be sold in that country. So some companies and brands may state that they don't support animal testing, but they would not be on the cruelty-free list because they choose to sell their products in countries that require animal testing.
The list below shows companies that use animal testing as well as particular brands that are tested on animals:
Cosmetics & personal care
Andrew Collinge
Anna Sui
Aramis
Aveeno
Avon*
Band-Aid
Biotherm
Bobbi Brown
Bonjela
Braun
Cacharel
Cashmere Bouquet
Chapstick
Clairol
Clean & Clear
Clearasil
Clinicare
Clinique
Colgate
Covergirl*
Crest
Decore
Disprin
Dolce & Gabbana
Donna Karan
Dove
Dufour
Durex
Elizabeth Arden
Estee Lauder
Eulactol
Fruitrience
Garnier
Gillette
Giorgio Armani
Gucci Fragrances
Head & Shoulders
Herbal Essences
Hugo Boss
Impulse
Johnson & Johnson
Jurlique*
Kerastase
Kiehl's
Lacoste
Lancome
Lemsip
Listerine
L'Occitane*
L'Oreal*
Lux
Lynx
MAC
Mary Kay*
Max Factor
Maybelline
Michael Kors
Missoni
Mum
Nair
Neutrogena
Nice 'n Easy
Nurofen
Olay
Old Spice
Optrex
Oral B
Palmolive
Pantene
Pearl Drops
Pears
Pert
Plax
Ponds
PPS
Radox
Ralph Lauren Fragrances
Reach
Redken
Revlon
Rexona
Rogaine
Sanex
Saturn
Savlon
Scholl
Sensodyne
Shiseido
Shu Uemura
Simple
SK-II
Speed Stick
St Ives
Stayfree
Steradent
Strepsils
Tampax
Tom Ford
Tommy Hilfiger
Tony & Guy
TREsemme
Vaseline
Veet
Venus
Vicks
Vidal Sasson
Viktor & Rolf
V05
Waxeeze
Wella
Wella Balsam
Zest
Brands....
*This brand has a 'no animal testing' policy in the make and manufacture of their cosmetics, however they have chosen to sell in markets that require (by law) animal testing on their products before they are cleared to sell in those markets. This means that their end products are tested on animals in some markets (for example, China).
Here are some of many products I use to use before discovering that these products are testing on. The chances are, if any product has no information to state that it hasn't been tested on, the liklihood is that the product has been tested on, but hasn't been labelled " cruelty free" ,
Household
3M
Aeroguard
Air Wick
Ajax
Ambi-Pur
Armor All
Autan
Baygon
Bloo
Brasso
Calgon
Castle
Clorox
Cold Power
Comfort
Crisp
Cuddly
Dawn
Dettol
Domestos
Drano
Drive
Duck
Dynamo
Easy-Off BAM
Exit Mould
Fab
Fabulon
Fairy
Febreze
Fiesta
Finish
Fluffy
Freedom
Glad
Glade
Glen 20
Gumption
Handy Andy
Harpic
Hurricane
Jeyes
Jif
Kiwi
Kwit
Marveer
Mortein
Mr Muscle
Mr Sheen
Napisan
Nifti
Nu-Clenz
Off!
Omo
Oust
Pea-Beau
Pine O Cleen
Pledge
Preen
Raid
Sard
Scotch-Gard
Silvo
Soft Soap
Spree
Steelo
Vanish
Windex
It's quite surprising how many popular products and cosmetics that are well known, are supportive of the testing on animals.
I know that products have to be tested on in order to go through the correct procedures if anything were to go wrong at home, but many companies within the industry are able to sell products that are cruelty free, so why can't the entire world turn to it as well?
Cruelty - Free Companies
Some of these products are also well known, but also quite pricey, maybe the reason why they aren't as popular as the companies that support the testing. I do however shop in some of the stores above, but not very often. But you can see the difference between how many companies still test on animals, or mention on their products they aren't tested on, when in fact they are tested before shipped in to the uk.
