I heard herbal esences shampoo is but would really like to know if this is true. I am not against animal testing on medicines as they are really dangerous but it is not nessecary for cosmetics. Somebody told me about how the animals lose all their hair and are really traumitised and I don't think its right when its not nessesary. Do you agree? Can I find out is this true?
2006-10-19 10:02:51 · 19 answers · asked by ciaragw 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Makeup
thanks every one who has answered so far thats really helpful. i'll promise i'll pick a best answer but not yet cos there's so many good ones, i'll have to think about it!
thanks again
2006-10-21 10:20:52 · update #1
herbal essence is tested on animals it is made by proctor and gamble and this is what they say
P&G admit that guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, ferrets, rats and mice are among the animals used in their ‘product safety research’, as well as cats and dogs in pet food experiments. Uncaged’s investigations continue to reveal disturbing examples of P&G’s ongoing involvement in painful and lethal animal tests.
Procter & Gamble exist for one reason, and one reason only - to make as much money as possible. P&G test on animals because of their desire to get new chemical ingredients on to the market. This allows them to claim that their new hair dye, skin cream or washing powder etc. is ‘new, improved’, in the hope of increasing sales. But with many companies producing similar consumer products without carrying out animal tests, it shows that P&G’s cruelty is motivated by greed.
you will find a full list here
2006-10-19 10:14:26 · answer #1 · answered by sugarplum9903 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most products that don't test on animals have a pair of rabbit ears or some animal icon on the back.
They don't wash the animals in the shampoo but they put it in their eyes as they can't cry to remove it. It's sickening. Any animal testing, medical or cosmetic, is sickening. You've seen what medical testing can do to humans but you say it's ok to do it to animals that can't cry out to show how much pain they are in.
All companies that test on animals
Avon Cosmetics
Jeyes
Beiersdorf
Johnson & Johnson
The Body Shop/
L’Oreal+ Lancome
Chanel Lever
Fabergé
Christion Dior
L’Oreal/Nestlé
Clinique
Miners Cosmetics
Colgate Palmolive PZ Cussons
Coty
Reckitt Benckiser
Ecover*
Revlon
Estée Lauder
SC Johnson
FCUK
Virgin Vie
Garnier
Yardley
Givenchy
Yves Rocher
GlaxoSmithKline
Yves Saint Laurent
Helena Rubenstein
Unilever
Proctor & Gamble
or are afiliated with animal testing such as Natwest Bank (Huntingdon Life Sciences). They make a fortune from what they bank.
Companies that don't test on animals
Avalon Natural Products
Kingfisher
Barry M Cosmetics
Liz Earle
Beauty Without Cruelty
Meadowsweet
Bio-D Montagne
Jeunesse
Daniel Field
Neal’s Yard Remedies
Faith In Nature
Urtekram
Green People
Weleda
Honesty Cosmetics
Woods of Windsor
Jason Natural Cosmetics
Yaoh
2006-10-20 04:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by Tabbyfur aka patchy puss 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I pretty much go by the rule that if a product doesn't say whether it tests on animals or not, then it probably does. Companies who don't test on animals tend to have a message on their products shouting it out.
I've looked at the website, and Herbal Essences is produced by a huge company called Proctor and Gamble, who produce a hell of a lot of products. This company DO test their products in animals. Look at their website and you will probably be shocked by the number of products that you use everday that are tested on animals. Are Pringles so important that hundreds of animals need to live in misery?
Animals are just seen by these companies as a tool for them to ultimately make more money out of their gimmicky (and probably crap and useless) products.
2006-10-19 10:22:10 · answer #3 · answered by apple84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish I knew as I always thought that they put a little sign on the packaging to tell you if it's been tested on animals or not. Personally I have a lot of allergies so normally if I use makeup that's been tested on them I no about it!!! I use herbal essence and did not know that, but it's really good for my hair!
2006-10-20 01:08:59 · answer #4 · answered by crazychicklisieloo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a book you can buy which tells you which companies test on animals and which other companies they are part of or own etc. I don't know what it's called but my friend has it. Basically, make up wise, you're talking Clarins olny! Most others test on them but shampoo I'm not sure. If you Google 'do Clairol test on animals?' it should give you a link to a document which will provide names of companies which do and don't.
2006-10-19 10:14:42 · answer #5 · answered by t11omo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Body Shop product
2016-05-22 03:05:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it ususally states on the product if it has been tested on animals. Personally I used herbal essence, thinking it would be lovely, but it was crap. Would never use it again. I don't think animals should be used for cosmetic testing.
2006-10-19 10:08:30 · answer #7 · answered by cherub 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yup i agree with you! Usually you can see if it has been tested on animalos by the bottom or side of the packaging, for example my charles worthington shampoo says it has been tested but not on animals. so i feel comfortable using it.
2006-10-19 22:04:59 · answer #8 · answered by $@Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the UK, there should be a little rabbit symbol on the packaging so show that no animal testing occurred.
2006-10-19 10:12:21 · answer #9 · answered by Stygian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read on the back of the product or write to the manufacturing company i think its usually proctor and gamble...look them up! or look up animal testing and see what rreally happens to the animals if your that worried about it
2006-10-19 22:11:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋