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Who wants to support torture and nightmarish conditions with Belly Dance?
"Not I", said the mouse.
There is a solution! www.leapingbunny.org will help you find cruelty-free cosmetics. Here's their list of companies that don't test on animals, and who will not purchase tested materials:
Color Cosmetics
Arbonne
Autumn-Harp
Avalon Natural Products
Beauty Without Cruelty
Biogime Skin Care
Body Dharma
Body Shop, The
Borlind of Germany
Candy Kisses/Beautycology
Christine Valmy Inc.
Color My Image
Dirty Kitty Vegan Soapworks
Earth Science
Earth's Beauty
FACE atelier
Gabriel Cosmetics
Joe Blasco Cosmetics
Kiss My Face
Mary Kay
Nature Clean
Nature's Soap Dish
Neways International
ONLY YOURx Skin Care
Organic Make-up Company, Inc.
Renee Rouleau Skin Care
Soap Opera, The
Sombra Cosmetics
Studio Magic
Tony & Tina
Too Faced
Urban Decay
Warm Earth Cosmetics
They have links to all of these companies on their site.
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Who wants to support torture and nightmarish conditions with Belly Dance?
"Not I", said the mouse.
There is a solution! www.leapingbunny.org will help you find cruelty-free cosmetics. Here's their list of companies that don't test on animals, and who will not purchase tested materials:
Color Cosmetics
Arbonne
Autumn-Harp
Avalon Natural Products
Beauty Without Cruelty
Biogime Skin Care
Body Dharma
Body Shop, The
Borlind of Germany
Candy Kisses/Beautycology
Christine Valmy Inc.
Color My Image
Dirty Kitty Vegan Soapworks
Earth Science
Earth's Beauty
FACE atelier
Gabriel Cosmetics
Joe Blasco Cosmetics
Kiss My Face
Mary Kay
Nature Clean
Nature's Soap Dish
Neways International
ONLY YOURx Skin Care
Organic Make-up Company, Inc.
Renee Rouleau Skin Care
Soap Opera, The
Sombra Cosmetics
Studio Magic
Tony & Tina
Too Faced
Urban Decay
Warm Earth Cosmetics
They have links to all of these companies on their site.
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Re: Cruelty Free Make-Up!
Mon, November 21, 2005 - 1:04 PMShouldn't MAC be on the list? I sure hope so. They told me they don't test on animals. Although, don't buy their brushes, they are made from horse hair, which they tried to give me some lie story about it being ethical...Mass producing any product, when it comes to animals (even their hair) can not possibly be okay. -
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Sun, November 27, 2005 - 10:27 PMthe brushes might be the reason they aren't on the list.
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Tue, December 6, 2005 - 1:03 AMDo they use hair gotten from the horse's body or is it from the horse's tail or mane?
Some horse breeds, like the mustangs, have to have their tail hair cut regularily because otherwise they grow so long that they drag on the floor and the horse will often trip/step all over it and gnash it all out in chunks which is very painful....sooo such horses get a trim on their tails often...if that hair is used, then I guess I could be okay with it...but I'm guessing it's not! -
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Wed, December 7, 2005 - 8:45 PMWell, I have dealt with horses for many years, and I kinda doubt the use of horse hair for cosmetics brushes. Horse body hair is too short (even in winter) for brushes. And, mane and tail hair is way too coarse for a cosmetics brush. Defoiliating - maybe ;-)
And, no, mustangs don't need to have their hair cut, they live wild without vet or blacksmith (!) or any other care. Mother nature takes care of their hair quite nicely. Working horses typically get groomed - for practical reasons or for vanity.
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Thu, December 8, 2005 - 1:00 AMSorry Steffi, what I meant was that "in the wild Mustangs often "groom themselves through Mother Nature" " by steppng on their own tails and gnashing it out in often bloody chunks (which apparently is merely an inconvenience). In captive therefore, to prevent this often painful inconvenience, their tails need to be cut to prevent them from tearing it out- this is often for practical as well as health reasons. Not generally vanity! It does however, improve the appearance of these horse's behinds! :-)
So where do you suggest they get horsehair from if not their bodies or tail or mane?!! I'm curious to know...perhaps their whiskers? But then their whiskers really are that- whiskers...quite similar in look, feel and function to human whiskers. -
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Thu, December 8, 2005 - 5:53 AMWe have had horses for many, many years; I doubt that any cosmetics brushes are made from horse hair at all - I don't know how often you have been around horses, but their whiskers are scarce - no brushes from that for large commercial scale. Horse hair has been used to make brooms in the past - that should give you an indication for its consistency. Animals that have a longer fur are just more cost-effective for soft brushes. Also, smaller animals tend to be more cost-effective. I don't know where the hair for brushes typically comes from - maybe fur farms in Russia or China.
And, you can guess where horsehair comes from - equestrians don't collect hair, you can assume fairly safely that it comes from slaughterhouses. -
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Thu, December 8, 2005 - 4:57 PMohhhhhhh....thats true!
The government rounds up a certain # of wild horses every year and tries to sell them...those that are left over are slaughtered!! :-( Slaughtered to keep the population down!
The Japanese government is also slaughtering whales to keep the population down..why don't governments slaughter humans....there are 7 billion humans! Far more of the human species than anyother animal I assume! (I'm not saying humans should be killed...but you get my point?)
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Fri, December 9, 2005 - 7:51 PMWell, wild horses are a complex issue - these horses aren't a native species, and don't have natural predators (thanks to the effects of "population control" on wolves and mountain lions) - that can cause trouble. And, they are not all that attractive to be sold (handling a horse grown-up in the wild is not something I'd dare taking on - I ain't Monty Roberts). So, it's a difficult topic. Kinda like deer in Pennsylvania - where deer reproduce like crazy, and the #1 predator is the car.
If you wanna be freaked out about the treatment of horses, check the use of mares for hormone replacement - the urine of pregnant mares is used for making hormone treatments. The foals are typically destined for dog food, and the mares aren't exactly happy :-(
www.equineadvocates.com/premarin.html
Given that this is an issue for many women one day - we should all know about this problem, and that there are synthetic alternatives for many of us.
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Sat, December 10, 2005 - 7:00 AMIn response to Steffi ("I doubt that any cosmetics brushes are made from horse hair at all"):
MAC employees admitted to me that their brushes are made from horse hair. I don't know why they would make that up. -
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Sat, December 10, 2005 - 5:36 PMAnethyst, I love Raquy and the cavemen! That girl rocks my socks with her amazing drumming skills!! :)
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Sat, December 10, 2005 - 6:27 PMJust thought about that - and gee, I betcha that brow and eyelash brushes would be quite nicely made of horse hair. That's where stiff, but not too stiff fibers would work quite well to shape human body hair. So, that may be it. Still - you'd have trouble for a powder or eyeshadow brush made from horse mane/tails.
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Fri, November 25, 2005 - 11:52 AMWhat about MAC Makeup??
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Re: Cruelty Free Make-Up!
Tue, December 6, 2005 - 12:07 AMLet's all write to them. They so need to get with it!
Sheesh, I mean let's free-associate here...Mary Kay: big hair, the pink ladies from Texas, pink cadillacs and frosted lipstick....and they're on the list for heaven's sake!
Shame on MAC- bellydancers the world round love them to death- surely that couldn't be because of their animal testing. Here's where to go:
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Thu, December 8, 2005 - 1:39 AMAmy, thanks for posting the link. I wrote to them, told them there are many online discussions about them, and asked if they test on animals or use any animal ingredients in their cosmetics. I also asked about their brushes, and said that I can't imagine mass production of any animal hair or product being cruelty-free. I'll let you all know what they say when they respond.
I've heard over and over that they do not test on animals.
I buy their cosmetics but not the brushes!!!
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Thu, December 8, 2005 - 1:42 AMI love love love Rachel Brice. I also found out Raquy from Raquy and the Cavemen is vegan!!! I looooove when I find out people I'm a fan of are vegan or vegetarian atleast! Makes me sooo happy. -
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Thu, December 8, 2005 - 6:31 PMRachel is not vegetarian. i think she goes back and forth eating primarliy veg, but also nonveg.
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Wed, December 14, 2005 - 1:15 AMAnd Carolena is vegan too....yay for veg belly dance mentors! It's so inspiring when the teachers and performers who we look up to are also veggies/vegans who rock.
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Tue, January 3, 2006 - 8:13 PMDid they write back? Below is what they said to me, if you all would like to read it. To be fair, I used the "shame on you" tone of voice (well, email) and said they should be at least as hip to animals as Mary Kay....The response sounded a bit shady to me, though they do say they don't test ingredients or final products on animals, or ask others to do so.
Well, that's great, but what about the dead cow goo in my ex-lipstick, man? Sounds like they're basically saying that, while they don't torture cute little bunnies in the lab, their products wouldn't be safe or meet industry standards if they knock off the rest of the animal cruelty resulting from the use of animal ingredients. Not to mention the fact that it's super gross to rub dead animals on your eyelids and stuff- ewww! But I'll write to her to see if any of their makeup is free from animal ingredients, just in case.
OK, here it is....
"Thank you for taking the time to contact us, and for your interest in The
Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Consumer safety has always been a top priority at The Estée Lauder
Companies Inc. Therefore, our product safety evaluation procedures require
collaboration of efforts and expertise across several biological and
dermatological sciences. To ensure the greatest possible safety of all
products brought to market by The Estée Lauder Companies, formulations and
packaging must meet the exceedingly high Company standards for ingredient
preservation and stability, product efficacy, and compatibility.
Our extensive Research and Development teams use state-of-the-art
laboratories to assess the safety of our product formulas against our
ongoing quality assurance and global safety evaluation standards,
continuously referencing current peer-reviewed scientific research as well
as international regulatory guidelines.
All Estée Lauder Companies products are evaluated for irritancy and allergy
using in-vitro biological assays and clinical tests. We do not test our
ingredients or finished products on animals, nor do we ask others to
conduct animal testing on our behalf.
We are proud of the enviable safety record The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
has sustained since our company was founded in 1946, and of our continued
commitment to producing quality products that comply with regulations and
laws everywhere in the world where we do business.
We trust that the above addresses your concern directly. Please do not
hesitate to contact us again if we can be of further assistance.
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Wed, January 4, 2006 - 12:00 AMSome of this is the same as the response they sent to you...I guess they send the same response to people, but mine had some other info in it which yours didn't...
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Thank you for taking the time to contact us, and for your interest in The
Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Consumer safety has always been a top priority at The Estée Lauder
Companies Inc. Therefore, our product safety evaluation procedures require
collaboration of efforts and expertise across several biological and
dermatological sciences. To ensure the greatest possible safety of all
products brought to market by The Estée Lauder Companies, formulations and
packaging must meet the exceedingly high Company standards for ingredient
preservation and stability, product efficacy, and compatibility.
Our extensive Research and Development teams use state-of-the-art
laboratories to assess the safety of our product formulas against our
ongoing quality assurance and global safety evaluation standards,
continuously referencing current peer-reviewed scientific research as well
as international regulatory guidelines.
All Estée Lauder Companies products are evaluated for irritancy and allergy
using in-vitro biological assays and clinical tests. We do not test our
ingredients or finished products on animals, nor do we ask others to
conduct animal testing on our behalf.
We are proud of the enviable safety record The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
has sustained since our company was founded in 1946, and of our continued
commitment to producing quality products that comply with regulations and
laws everywhere in the world where we do business.
We kindly request that you provide us with the exact product names and
shades of the M.A.C products that are of interest so that we may be of
better assistance. Upon receiving this information from you, we will then
contact our chemist in order to provide you with additional information on
whether or not your products of interest contain any animal derivates.
In response to your concern, we use goat, pony, or synthetic hair for our
brushes. The goat and pony hair is obtained by shearing, with no harm to
the animals.
We trust that the above addresses your concern directly. Please do not
hesitate to contact us again if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Jessica Conti
Global Consumer Communications
2,247,503
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Then, I wrote...
Amethyst
to MAC
12/17/05
Hello Jessica Conti,
In response to:
>>"We kindly request that you provide us with the exact product names and
shades of the M.A.C products that are of interest so that we may be of
better assistance. Upon receiving this information from you, we will then
contact our chemist in order to provide you with additional information on
whether or not your products of interest contain any animal derivates."<<
I use such a wide variety of MAC products, and I don't always buy the same shades or products. Mostly, I use various eye shadow shades, but I do also use other MAC products as well. Also, my inquiry was not only for myself, but for a whole list of people who have been asking such questions, and they may use a wide variety of MAC products as well. I'd like to avoid limiting the products we can buy to only those I ask about.
Would you mind contacting the chemist to request a full list of which particular products are vegan (contain no animal derivatives)? It would be very helpful, and I could post the list in vegan forums and e-mail it out to all of my vegan friends and vegan mailing list, to promote your vegan products, encouraging many more (otherwise unsure) people to buy the products that I love. I am a professional dancer, and would also share the information with my many concerned co-workers.
In response to:
>>"In response to your concern, we use goat, pony, or synthetic hair for our
brushes. The goat and pony hair is obtained by shearing, with no harm to
the animals."<<
Thank you for the response, but my question still isn't fully answered. Why does MAC have ponies and goats? What else are the animals used for? If the animals are not in MAC's posession, but the hair is purchased from another company, how can MAC be certain these animals are not harmed? Many companies who sell animal products send out letters and propaganda to create a clean image of their use of animals--an image that is most often incorrect. Mass-producing any animal ingredient usually involves behind-the scenes cruelty which is kept secret by the employees of the company.
Also, if the hair is obtained in a safe way, the animals still may be harmed for other purposes, killed when they are finished being used, harmed during transportation, etc. I need to know more about why these animals are in captivity, what else they are used for, and what company owns them.
Some other companies sell only synthetic hair brushes, and as of now, all of my contacts only buy brushes from those companies. It would be nice to add MAC to the list of companies whose cosmetic brushes we can buy, but we'd most likely only do that if MAC would decide to sell only synthetic brushes (which, don't be fooled, MAC is completely able to make top-quality synthetic brushes). I realize that MAC may be obligated by a contract to purchase the animal hair for a particular amount of time, but if that's the case, options do exist such as cancelling the contract, or making the decision to not re-sign the contract at it's end.
I know for sure, that if MAC is able to provide me with a full list of which products are vegan, many more people will be informed and purchase your products, supporting your company.
Also, IF MAC were to decide to sell only (Truly) Cruelty-Free (synthetic) cosmetic brushes, many more people would be informed and purchase even more of your products.
You have my sincere thanks for taking the time to respond to my inquiries, and I'll be sure to pass along any helpful information to a large number of people, to help promote the products I love!
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Fri, January 6, 2006 - 12:49 AMAw yeah! They later wrote me the same bit about listing the exact products I want to know about- since they're ever so forthcoming, I was thinking *evil me* about spending 20 minutes grabbing as many product names and colors as I can get from their site, and emailing them to her, just to see what happens.
The fact that thay have a whole slew of form letters for this type of question almost bothers me more than them snipping the hairs off probably dead goats for us to brush across our eyelids!
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Wed, August 8, 2007 - 5:12 PMHI - I am new to this tribe and this discussion, and after reading everyone's posts, I have a question that is related, but may start a new thread.
I want to say first, that I agree with the stance against animal testing and/or using hair from animals who may be harmed in any way in the process. It seems that for the moment we have all learned a great deal more about this than we collectively had known before. Yet there is one issue that no-one mentioned and about which I feel very uninformed, so I will ask, and hope that NO-ONE thinks I am trying to say i am FOR animal testing or possession by cosmetic companies of animals for hair brushes. OK, caveat/disclaimer etc. finished! Here's my question: If companies stop using animal hair completely (to rule out possibility of maltreatment) and only use synthetic brushes, what would be the negative effect on our environment? Of what are synthetic brushes actually composed? How are they produced? Are any harmful chemicals created/ released in the process? Does any one know? Please accept my question as it is intended- I just don't know enough about this, and y'all seem very good at finding out this sort of info. Incidentally- I LOVE LAVERA, Arbonne, Aubrey, Gabriel and other companies on the list- I shop at our California natural foods stores constantly and am always trying to increase my awareness and personal responsibiltiy to our planet and ALL life on it! Thankfully, there is so much more information available to a concerned public and many better options for us than ever before( at least since the obsession with artificiality began.) Blessings to you all on your journeys!
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Mon, August 13, 2007 - 12:36 PMSarah, you bring up a great question! Often when becoming vegan or vegetarian we consume/buy synthetics (some which are harmful) products that try to mimic the feel and look of animal products. This has come up mostly in the shoe and bag area, but it applies here as well. I believe that it's a question that as caring consumers we all grapple with from time to time. And it's very difficult because it's so pervasive in our society. I feel that we should not support manufacturers (even if they're vegan) that utilize PVC or any other toxic contaminates because they ultimately effect the health of all of us (animals, our environment, the workers in the factories... everyone). I encourage anyone who is interested to see Blue Vinyl (it's on DVD). As for alternatives to make up brushes, I haven't bought one in a really long time. I just use a cloth or cotton balls. I know perhaps it's not the most professional way. But it gets the job done for me. -
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Tue, August 28, 2007 - 9:23 PMI've been rethinking about what I put on my face too! Thanks everyone!
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Mon, April 17, 2006 - 5:42 AMhere is a similar and longer list.
the dutch text reads "animal free costmetics"; and the companies have signed an international 'animal test free" arrangement
www.gaia.be/nl/faq/donttest.html
equally usefull, this is a list of some well known companies that DO test, or buy ingredients that were tested on animals.
www.gaia.be/nl/faq/dotest.html
i did not realise MAC was Estee Lauder, they are not test-free. i was sorry to see yves rocher on the list too
nivea used to be in the 'inbetween' fase (they had stopped testing or something) but seem to be on the bad list again. same goes for all l'oreal brands. damn.
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Mon, April 17, 2006 - 8:25 AMI was also suprised to see Aveda in the do test list - they market their products as being natural and holisitic, and the whole vibe they try to emit just doesn't mix with animal testing. Hmmm. -
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Mon, April 17, 2006 - 9:15 AMwell, that is what i had to learn with some other brands too
"natural" , and other such talk does not nec mean no animal testing.
and there's the problem of using ingredients they bought from labs that do test
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Mon, April 17, 2006 - 3:40 PMIt's just that Aveda's parent company is Estee Lauder, and has other companies within them that do test. I do know that Aveda doesn't test. It's a shame that Aveda felt they had to sell out. -
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Mon, April 17, 2006 - 3:56 PMIt's the same with our vegetarian processed foods:
Santa Cruz organics owned by J.M. Smucker
Silk owned by Dean foods
Boca burgers by Kraft foods
Light life by ConAgra
On the cosmetic front I use Aubrey (mostly vegan and organic/natural) and Eco Bella. Both companies staying strong independently!
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Wed, April 19, 2006 - 7:48 AMYeah, I know what you mean about veggy processed foods. Especially Schneider's stuff. I admit I have tried it and it's damn tasty, but who wants to buy veggie stuff from a meat company? that's just twisted. Besides, how would you really know if it's totally veg? -
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Sun, April 23, 2006 - 2:44 AMHiya, not sure if it's available to everyone but I recently found a new range of make up that is made from all-natural ingredients, many of which are organic and is cruelty free...they're called LAVERA - naturkosmetik (german).
And in case it hasn't already been touched upon The Body Shop have now been taken over by Lóreal so buying from them is just supporting another rubbish company. Boo :( -
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Sun, April 23, 2006 - 2:45 AM..just in case that last message reads wrong...they're completely cruelty free!! Not just in parts :-S
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Mon, March 19, 2007 - 6:29 AMSpeaking of Aveda, I wrote them an email last month asking about which products are vegan, and I never received a response. Besides that, I don't like going into their stores anymore. The vibe (and the prices) has definitely changed since I used to shop there.
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Sat, April 29, 2006 - 10:23 AMAvon should be on the cruelty-free list as well...
My sister recently started selling Avon and asked them about animal testing for me.
Here is their reponse:
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Avon doesn't test any of its products on animals. The safety of our consumers is a primary concern at Avon. We're committed to selling only safe products. We use only safe ingredients in our cosmetics products, and comply with applicable regulations in every country where our products are sold.
Here are some other relevant facts:
- On June 2, 1989, Avon announced a permanent end to all animal testing of our products, including testing done in outside laboratories. We were the first major cosmetics company in the world to end animal testing.
- Our approach to safety evaluation uses data from in vitro (test tube/cell culture) or clinical tests (on human volunteers). We also reference existing animal-testing data. So, the Company doesn't conduct animal testing on any products or raw ingredients. In addition, we don't require suppliers of raw ingredients and finished products produced for Avon to conduct animal testing on our behalf.
- Avon will conduct animal testing only when required by law, at the request of government health or medical authorities. This will be done only after having first tried to persuade the requesting authority to accept non-animal test data.
We've been at the forefront of the development and implementation of alternative test methods since the 1980s. Our efforts were recognized in 1993 at the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences: Education, Research and Testing. In 1993, the Company was also presented with a Recognition Award from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing. We received this Award for our commitment and dedication to the principles of the 3 Rs (refinement, reduction, replacement), and the use of alternative tests for safety evaluation.
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Avon... who knew??? ;)
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Sun, March 18, 2007 - 7:57 PMI'm not sure if this is the place to mention this....
I just talked with the owner of Ben Nye makeup this past weekend. Ben Nye is largely a theatrical makeup supplier. He assured me their products are not tested on animals, nor is anything (to his knowledge) that they buy to put in their products. He seemed genuinely concerned about the issue and thanked me for bringing it up.
He also said their products don't contain animal ingredients, with the exception of the white base, which contains beeswax.
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thank you Sugati!!
Thu, August 30, 2007 - 2:58 PMI appreciate your response- it is true that living a conscientious life in this world has become increasingly complex. Thank you, everyone, for all of the information, insights and inspiration!!!
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Mon, May 4, 2009 - 11:45 AMI have to say there seems to be alot of people banding about false information on here. Avon dont test their own products but they test their ingredients so they are NOT cruelty free. The very fact that they attest to thefact that the most important thing to them is OUR safety - our safety equals money so the animals dont even factor into it.
Body Shop are a huge no-no as they are owned by L'oreal. So buying from them is tantamount to handing L'oreal your purse and saying take it, it's yours!
Please dont buy from MAC cosmetics either as they do test on animals and are not on any of the cruelty free lists I have researched.
For the truth about Proctor & Gamble go to proctorandgamblethetruth.page.tl/H...tm for a list of P&G products to boycott and the Iams gallery of Cruelty
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Wed, June 3, 2009 - 10:40 AMPerhaps I'm mistaken, but there is a difference between "doesn't test on animals" and "cruelty free". A company can avoid all animal testing and still have a lot of cruelty in the form of animal-derived ingredients. So, hooray for Avon for not testing on animals, but I believe they still use animal ingredients. A lot of companies do this, and its so confusing and misleading!
Also "Herbs of Grace" is a great small business selling mineral makeup, and last I checked they're vegan. They have some great eyeshadows. There is a line of synthetic brushes at Walgreens with bamboo handles, recycled metal parts and synthetic bristles that are pretty great and got Carolena's stamp of approval in one of her vegan email list letters. I have them, and I'm pleased. Just thought I'd share. Namaste!
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Sun, October 14, 2007 - 7:19 AMOK... this is very late into the topic but cruelty-free doesn't necessarily guarantee that there isn't animal products/biproducts in the ingredients. If you want to go one step further and check the ingredients for potential animal product ingredients, here are some (but not all) ingredients watch.
Vitamin A, which can come from egg yolk or fish liver
Animal Fat, which can be found in soap
Beeswax
Bristle, which is animal hair used to make brushes – often for make up brushes
Chitin, comes from the hard shells of insects or crustaceans (like crab or shrimp) and is used in moisturisers and shampoos
Collagen is used in moisturisers and is derived from animal connective tissue
Elastin is a protein found in the muscles of animals and is used in cosmetics
Fish oils are sometimes used in cosmetics
Glycerine (Glycerol) can come from sugar fermentation but is sometimes derived from animal fats. It’s used in some toothpastes.
Honey is sometimes used in cosmetics
Keratin is often used in shampoos and conditioners. It’s a protein found in fur, feathers, hair, hooves and horns.
L’Cysteine Hydrochloride is derived from chicken feathers or hair. It’s sometimes found in shampoo, but can be manufactured synthetically.
Lactose is used in some cosmetics. It’s milk sugar, usually from cows.
Lanoline is the fat extracted from sheep wool, often used in cosmetics
Musk, used in perfume. It comes from oil harvested from a gland taken from musk deer, civet cats and beaver.
Oleic Acid is used in soap and other cosmetics. It’s a fatty acid that can come from vegetable or animal fats.
Oleostearin is a solid fat derived from tallow and is found in soaps
Oestrogen is used in creams and other cosmetics. It is the female sex hormone and usually comes from horse urine or cow ovaries.
Progesterone is another sex hormone found in creams and comes from animal tissue
Propolis, comes from bee hives and sometimes found in toothpastes and other toiletries
Royal Jelly, which comes from bees and is used in cosmetics
Sable is the fur of the Sable Marten and used in make up brushes
Shellac is used in hair spray and lip sealer for shine. It is an insect secretion.
Sponge is often artificially produced but can come from the skeletons of sea animals
Squalene comes from shark liver and is used in cosmetics and toiletries
Stearic Acid, also used in cosmetics and toiletries is derived from the fat of sheep, cows or pigs, though a synthetic alternative is available
Spermaceti Wax is found in toiletries and cosmetics and is a waxy oil that comes from the head of the sperm whale and also from dolphins
Tallow is a hard fat taken from the kidneys of sheep and cattle. It’s used in soap and other cosmetics.
Urea is fairly common in creams and other cosmetics. It comes from the livers of various farmed animals.
Wax is used in some cosmetics and can come from plants or animals
Also, the leapingbunny.org has added additional cruelty-free products and I have found that this list is not all encompassing. There are Vegan Cosmetics (you can do a search on the web) that also have a logo and link to the leapingbunny.org site but that are not included on this list. I am pretty sure that some of the companies on this list have products that may or may not be OK for vegetarians or vegans.
Abra Therapeutics, Inc.
Afrumos
Alba Botanica
Allens Naturally
Anna Marie's Aromatherapy
Arbonne International
Aroma Bella
Aroma Crystal Therapy
Ashambri Skincare
Aubrey Organics, Inc.
Aunt Bee's Skin Care
Auromère Ayurvedic Imports
Austin Rose
Australasian College of Health Sciences
Avalon Natural Products
Badger Balm
Beauty Without Cruelty
Belisama Bath & Body
Bésso de Natúra
Better Botanicals
Biogime International
Biokleen
Bio Pac
Blooming Lotus
Body Bistro
Body Butter Factory
The Body Shop
Bonicca
Bronzo Sensualé
Bug Off (802-860-1680)
Cactus & Ivy
California North
CamoCare
Caswell Massey Co., Ltd.
Christine Valmy Inc.
Citra Solv
Clean Kids Naturally
Clear Conscience, Inc.
Clearly Natural
Color My Image
Comforts for the Mind, Body and Spirit
Crazy Rumors
Cuccio Naturalé
Daisy Blue Naturals
Deodorant Stones of America (DSA)
Dermalogica
Desert Mermaid
Devita Natural Skin Care Systems
Dickinson Brands
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps
Dr. Goodpet
Dr. Ken's (Floss & Go)
Duchess Marden
Earth Alive
Earth Dance Botanical Bodycare
Earth Friendly Products
Earth's Beauty
Earth Solutions
Eco-DenT
Elara
Elemental Herbs
Elizabeth Van Buren Essential Oil Therapy, Inc.
ELON Essentials
EO Products/Small World Trading Company
FACE atelier
Fleabusters
Forever New International
Freeman
French Transit
Gabriel Cosmetics
Glad Rags
The Good Home Co.
Gourmet Body Treats
GratefulBody
Green Girl Basics
Greenridge Herbals
Greenwood Naturals
Grime Eater Products
Halo, Purely for Pets
Hard Candy
Hawaiian Resources Company
HC Pain Spray
Healthy Times Baby's Herbal Garden
Heather's Natural & Organic Cleaning Products
Hoke 2
Hugo Naturals
Infinite Aloe
Inky Loves Nature
Innersense
ISH Ionic Rescue
JR Liggett
Jacki's Magic Lotion
Jason Natural Cosmetics
Jess' Bee Natural Lip Balm
Joe Blasco Cosmetics
Juice Beauty
Kirk's Natural Products
Kiss My Face
KSA Jojoba
Lakon Herbals
Lather, Inc.
Lip-Ink International
Little Forest Natural Baby Products
Lobob
Lotus Moon
Louise Bianco Skin Care
Maggie's Pure Land Products
Magick Botanicals
Mary Kay
Max Green Alchemy
Mère Cie
Method Products
Mi Amore Skincare, LLC
Mia Rose Products
Mountain Green of Arizona
Mountain Ocean Ltd.
My Lip Stuff
Mystic Wonders, Inc.
Nadina's Cremes
Naikid
Nail Aid
NakedHerbs, LLC
Naturade, Inc.
Nature Clean
Nature's Gate
Nature's Soap Dish
Naturopathica
New Vision
NutriBiotic
ONLY YOURx Skin Care
Oracle Organics
Orange-Mate
Organic Health and Beauty
Organix-South, Inc. (TheraNeem)
Orjene Organics
Osea International
Parissa
Paul Mitchell
Pittstown Soapworks
Planet, Inc.
Pro-Tec Pet Health
Pure Touch
PureOlogy
Queen Helene
Rachel Perry
Recycline
Rejuvi Laboratory, Inc.
Renée Rouleau Skin Care
SaltWorks
SanRe Organic Skinfood
Sappo Hill Soap Works
Scandia Spa
Sea Chi Organics
Sedona Spa Products
Seventh Generation
Sewing Expressions, LLC.
Shaman Earthly Organics
ShiKai
Simplers Botanical Company
Simply Soap
The Soap Opera
Soapworks
Sombra Cosmetics
Sonoma Soap
Sound Earth, LLC
Spasome Balms & Intelligent Pure All Natural Therapeuticals
Spring Rain Botanicals
St. John's Herb Garden
Suki
Sunfeather Natural Soap Company, Inc.
Tom's of Maine
Too Faced Cosmetics
Unicure
Un-Petroleum Lip Care
Urban Decay
V'TAE Parfum & Body Care
Vermont Soapworks
Warm Earth Cosmetics
Well In Hand
Whole Spectrum Aromatherapy
Wholefood Farmacy
Xeno Company
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Re: Cruelty Free Make-Up!
Fri, October 19, 2007 - 5:41 AMyeah creepy!
After reading a list like this in the past though, I specificly questioned Aveda staff on finding Squalene listed in one of their products I was given as a gift, they checked with their higher ups, who confirmed that the squalene they use was not animal derived, but comes from olive oil, im glad I asked.
Itd be so much easier if they just listed animal guts, pig hooves, human fetus, all that kind of stuff, instead of masking reality. I mean, who would knowing wash their face or smother it in that kind of stuff?!!
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