Why do cosmetic companies still
test on animals? They aren't required by the FDA to do so. Typically, animal tests
for cosmetics include skin and eye irritation tests, where chemicals
are rubbed onto the shaved skin or dripped into the eyes of rabbits;
repeated oral force-feeding studies lasting weeks or months to look for
signs of general illness or specific health issues, such as cancer or
birth defects; and even widely condemned “lethal dose” tests, in which
animals are forced to swallow massive amounts of a test chemical to
determine the dose that causes death. These tests can cause considerable
pain and distress. Pain relief is not provided and at the end of a test
the animals are killed, normally by asphyxiation, neck-breaking or
decapitation
More than 500 cosmetics companies—including Younique, LUSH, JASÖN and Kiss My
Face—have sworn off animal testing, yet still produce new, safe and
fabulous beauty products. They do so by choosing combinations of the
thousands of existing cosmetic raw ingredients that have already been
established as safe for human use, instead of purchasing newly developed
chemicals that will also have been newly animal-tested. In addition,
the safety of new product formulations made from these existing
ingredients can be assured using available state-of-the-art non-animal
tests.
There is NO REASON for cosmetic companies to test on animals!
