I recently saw a post written by Ellie from https://thediaryofellie.com/ all about animal testing and going cruelty free and it has inspired me to write a post about why I have chosen to only buy cruelty free makeup products from now on. Its shocking how many companies within the cosmetic industry STILL test on animals and I have decided to no longer support those companies as I believe that their are so many alternatives.
Many companies try hard to make their consumers believe that they do not test on animals, however, if their products are sold in China then they have to have been tested on animals as China has specific rules for these companies. Although they may state that the products sold to other countries are not cruelty free, the company overall, does use animals to test their products on. I have included an image below from PETA which shows some of the companies which test their products on animals to ensure that they can be sold in China. Some of these companies really shocked me as I had previously assumed them to be cruelty free.
I will admit, I do already own a good few products from some (most) of these brands and I’m quite dissapointed in to the fact that I believed some of them were cruelty free. I will not be throwing out all of the makeup which I currently have in my collection that isn’t cruelty free, however, once a certain product has run out, I will not be re-purchasing it, no matter how much I loved it. I feel that it would definitely be more of a waste me throwing away some products which are reasonably full as I have already bought them now.
PETA is a very useful website for finding out information on this subject and so is Cruelty Free Kitty. So if you are looking for some reliable information then definitely check them out! Cruelty Free Kitty also provides a page which shows many of the places where you can shop cruelty free for makeup and skincare products.
As you may already know, The Body Shop and LUSH are very well known for being cruelty free and have even got petitions which you can sign to help end animal testing. The Body Shop has always been somewhere that I would shop but I had never tried their makeup products before. After seeing so many people love their foundation, I decided to give it a try and have now been using it for months after swapping my Revlon Colorstay for it. As far as I’m aware, Revlon do sell in China so they are not a cruelty free company and I was glad to be able to make this change! I’m very excited to find alternatives which turn out to be even better than what I had originally used!
I know that it may take some time for me to be able to find cruelty free products that live up to the same quality as some of my old favourites such as the Maybelline Lash Sensational, the MAC Prep and Prime, the MAC lipsticks and so many more, but I know that I will be able to make these changes as long as I do research on reliable websites. It is also very helpful that I have many fellow bloggers that I follow that are cruelty free as I can always take inspiration from them!
If you buy from cosmetic companies that do test on animals then that is completely your decision and I won’t try and tell you otherwise but this is my decision and I’m excited to try out new products and know that I am not harming a living creature by what I’m putting on my face. If you do, however, see a non cruelty free product in any of my future posts then it may be because I am using it up or maybe I haven’t done good-enough research (in that case them please inform me).
The image below shows the symbols in which you would find on cruelty free products, I will definitely be looking out for these from now on when makeup/cosmetic shopping.
Finally, I have included a below a list that I found which contains the name of many cruelty free brands which are available in most countries.
Thank you so much for reading this post! I really hope that you enjoyed and that it possibly was an eye-opener in to the cosmetic industry. If anything that I have stated is wrong then I do apologise, I am still learning but please inform me in the comments! Please also check out Ellie’s post here.
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Beth X
Going cruelty free has made a positive impact on my life! I have convinced some of the people I know to join me, which gives me a huge feeling of satisfaction 🙂
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I’m so excited to begin the journey and hopefully it will have a positive impact on mine too! Thanks so much for reading Xxx
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So useful to actually have a list of cruelty free brands! Loved this post and go you for going cruelty free! X
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Thank you so much! I always find them useful but it’s so hard finding ones which are fully true haha Xxx
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Yeah it is so difficult, you hear so many different things now xxx
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Yes definitely! Xxx
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Firstly, im so happy that i’ve inspired you to take this journey of going cruelty free i’ll definitely send you a message and see how you’re getting on! Secondly i totally agree that in my post too im not forcing my views on people im just wanting to share my journey because it’s exciting! Lastly, is the body shop foundation full coverage? I’m not having much luck with finding an alternative foundation!xx
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Thanks so much gal, we can definitely do this together and help each other out along the way!! Some people tend to take posts like this the wrong way so I really felt that I had to state that I wasn’t being forceful haha. I’d say it’s more of a medium coverage but it’s very buildable, I definitely think that you’d really like it! Xxx
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Which bodyshop foundation is, really tempted to buy one of them!xx
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It’s called the Body Shop Matte Clay foundation! Xxx
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Thank you!XX
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I have just started moving towards all cruelty free products and it is a minefield. What is your opinion of brands like Urban Decay who are cruelty free but are owned by companies that test, it’s a tough one. I am finding that more drugstore are cruelty free as opposed to high end also.
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Completely agree! It’s quite difficult to be honest because in some ways I guess you are still supporting the owners who decide to test but at the same time the actual brand don’t! Yes, there seems to be many good drugstore options available which is great, I feel like there are less high end brands to be honest and they have the money the find alternative ways which is so annoying!
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Hey thanks for bringing those brand into my notice as well. I too assumed that such brands are cruelty free… Will note avoid using purchasing much of products from them 👍😊
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Thanks for reading! It’s shocking how many are but don’t make it apparent to consumers!
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Indeed. But ill definitely be careful from now onwards and try and spread more awareness for the same 👍😊
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Will you do a review of your cruelty free products? Love to know how you’re getting on x
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Yes I would love to do that! They will be coming up over the next few weeks Xx
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I’ll keep my eyes peeled 😊
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Well done on going cruelty free! It is such a long but rewarding journey 😍
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Thank you so much!❤️
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Great post it’s amazing how much you notice is tested on animals once you open your eyes to it! I posted about how cruel was my makeup bag about a year ago and I’d love to go back and revisit it again after a year of trying to swap products for cruelty free items x
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It’s crazy isn’t it! I’m planning on doing some posts like that too, I feel like they are so interesting X
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Such a great and informative post! Thank you for also sharing a break down of what brands are cruelty free, there is so much variety out there, we should do more to care for the safety of animals <3!!!
Serene xoxo
http://www.iamserenel.com
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Thank so much for reading! Yes I completely agree! Xx
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PETA, although resourceful, are extremists, hypocrites and not a good representation for the cruelty-free community (I made a post about it here: https://bit.ly/2BfGsON). I suggest using them as little as possible. I recently read Animal Liberation by Peter Singer and going further than cosmetics, he talked about medicine and how the most effective testing is done on humans in clinical trials and animal tests are pretty superfluous these days. Tragic it still goes on. It’s messed up how we justify eating animals because they’re “different from us” but justify animal testing because “they’re similar to us.”
Rachel || anotherstationanothermile.com
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Thank you so much for informing me of this, I will definitely take on your advice . Thanks again.
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Wow it’s shocking how many brands still test on animals. I always try to buy cruelty free products but next time i’m out shopping i’ll definitely check and do my research first. Loved reading this xxx
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It’s awful isn’t it:( yes me too! Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed and thanks for reading Xxxx
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Going cruelty-free is a great step, and thankfully easier now than ever! The next step is to watch out for nasty toxic ingredients–it’s easier than you may think!
Please check out my non-toxic beauty blog for healthy, toxin-free living: https://nicelynontoxic.wordpress.com
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Thanks so much! X
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Thanks for sharing such an informative post! It’s something I am attempting to do at the moment so this was very helpful 🙂
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Awh thanks for reading! I’m glad it was helpful x
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