No matter how effective a product is and no matter how many people swear by it, I’ve got to tell you that I won’t put anything on my face or body that has been tested on animals – even if they’re rats. No exceptions here……..unless I didn’t know about it beforehand.
I was about to do a product review on a very well known product (they claim to sell this item every 20 minutes) by a very well known French company that’s been around for eons whose products claim to be all “plant” based. I decided to do a bit more research on it and found out to my surprise and shock that this particular product has indeed been tested on animals. What’s upsetting is that I’ve been using it and like it. To be fair, I read that it was animal tested on someone else’s beauty blog so just to be sure I contacted the company.
I just received an e-mail from them claiming that they no longer provide detailed product lists on animal testing and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. I’m confused.
So let me ask….if you’re a vegetarian and you’ve been eating a brand of veggie burgers that you loved and then found out that there was actual meat in the burger how would you react?
It goes on….”we do not conduct animal testing on our finished products or ingredients except in exceptional cases, when required locally by law. What law…..where??
The company’s commitment to the protection of animals is also the reason why testing on animals no longer takes place (was that before or after I bought this product?). The company supports the development and global acceptance of non-animal testing alternatives. Product safety control is carried out on cell culture in accordance with substitute in vitro methods that are internationally acknowledged and approved by experts.
Still confused, but to be on the safe side I won’t review this particular product because I’m still not sure if it is (or has been previously) tested on animals. But you would be astounded to find out which of the companies are still testing.
So I guess this post is about awareness of what you put on your skin. Which leaves me to want to research what goes in to “keeping” your cosmetics…because many people want to avoid chemical preservatives in beauty and personal care products. I’ll reserve this for my next beauty post.
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