Did you know I’m vegan? No. Do you care? Ultimately, maybe not.
But, I’m sure most of you can agree that testing cosmetics on animals is unnecessary and wrong. Did you know that some of the biggest brands in the world still test on animals? Making them neither cruelty free or vegan.
I have been vegan for 5 years and in that time I have been transitioning my products from those that unnecessarily poison and harm animals to ones that don’t. Over the next year and I am working on moving towards products that are in the category of clean beauty. Products that not only do they not test on animals, but they contain no animal derived ingredients and aren’t full of harmful chemicals that can disrupt our endocrine systems and can cause damage to our bodies. Some ingredients in our day to day products can include parabens, sulphates and unnecessary fragrances that serve no purpose in a moisturiser.
Some major names that test on animals or pay to have their products tested on animals are:
Estee Lauder
MAC
Armani
Benefit
Bobbi Brown
By Terry
Clarins
Clinique
Dior
Chanel
Lancome
Laura Mercier
Maybelline
Nars
Tom Ford
YSL
These are just a few of them. There are hundreds more. There are many who may not directly test their products on animals but will pay for a third party to test for them, especially in countries such as China where it is a legal requirement to sell there.
The term cruelty-free is not regulated by any government agency and many companies list themselves that way when they aren’t. It is currently up to the individual companies to label themselves how they see fit which leads to a misuse of the word.
To find a list of some of my favourite vegan and cruelty free eyeshadow palettes, click here and stayed tuned for my next blog listing a few of my favourite cruelty free and vegan cosmetic brands.
My favourite source for all things cruelty free can be found here.