So they purchase chemicals that are tested on animals, which they then add to their own ingredients???
2007-02-07 04:44:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
yes it is true
2007-02-07 06:46:51 · answer #1 · answered by Eric C 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, that is not true. The Body Shop is a great company. Although some companiess use this ploy, the Body Shop is not one of them.
According to the Body Shop:
"The Body Shop is against animal testing on cosmetic products and ingredients. We do not test our products or ingredients on animals. Nor do we commission others to do so. We never have and never will."
According to PETA:
"The Body Shop ... (was) acquired by (a) large multinational companie: L'Oréal... The Body Shop assur(ed) us that the company's no-animal-tests policy will not change and that all its products will remain cruelty-free"
If you want to know which companies are cruelty free, get a free PETA's Cruelty-Free Pocket Shopping Guide by visiting:
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2007-02-08 16:40:21 · answer #2 · answered by Penguin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check the wording carefully. If it says "This product..." or "Final product not tested on animals," then it's possible that one or more ingredients were.
However, there are few "new" ingredients out there. So, the chances that they decided to re-test a particular ingredient is low.
However, at one point, the supplier may have tested that ingredient on animals.
So, if you're against testing on animals, then be aware that, at some point, some ingredient in the product you're using may well have been tested on an animal. You should check with the company to ensure that they require all suppliers to not test on animals. And that THEIR suppliers don't test on animals. And so on.
If this matters to you, it's best not to use any products from commercial companies. At some point, animal testing likely occurred. You'll need to "grow your own."
And, while we're at it, fruits and veggies from commercial farms may have involved the "abuse" of animals. So, don't buy from farms.
2007-02-07 05:04:38 · answer #3 · answered by Jay 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My understanding of the Body Shop is that they do not test on animals, and the products they use must be two-generations free from animal testing. Example:
Substance 1 is tested on animals.
S1 is sold to another company and goes into Mixture 2. This is tested on animals.
M2 is sold to another company and goes into Liquid 3. This is not tested on animals.
L3 is sold to another company and goes into Ingredient 4. This is not tested on animals.
I4 is sold to the Body Shop and used to create Final Product 5. This is not tested on animals.
The Body Shop would sell this product because they didn't test it on animals, and they can go back two generations of the manufacturing process and show that those weren't tested on animals either.
2007-02-07 11:02:33 · answer #4 · answered by Jetgirly 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I haven't heard this about the body shop and I thought they were good about not testing on animals. I know however there a some stores out there, such as bath & body works, which sell products that say "this finished product is not tested on animals". I don't like that because it's sneaky and I bet the situation that you describe is what is occurring with those products.
2007-02-07 05:02:06 · answer #5 · answered by akivi73 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Im not sure but ive heard they do not test on animals, but it might just be the "final product not tested" or theyve been tested before. The only sure fire way to know you are not buying this stuff that has or highly likely been tested is to follow the company. The best one I know of is Arbonne (http://www.arbonne.com/) they tell you how they are completly organic in nature and have no harmful chemicals for you and were not tested in any way. They are a bit more expensive that store brands but the makeup is such a better makeup its well worth it.
2007-02-07 06:00:29 · answer #6 · answered by Tavia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they don't attempt on animals, yet as they don't prefer to inform the Vegan Society (or each person else for that count) even if their products are animal-derived or not, that's probably that they do use animal-derived substances in a minimum of a few of their products. Their refusal to be prematurely about their substances also signifies that they are not as moral or animal-pleasant as their PR branch may like you to imagine they are.
2016-11-25 23:49:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ridiculous...
Do you think they have to test chemicals all the time?? Whatever chems are put into Body Shop products are already well known chemicals. they've been extensively tested in the past. There is no need to continue testing them. They buy it and add it to their products... no animals harmed.
2007-02-07 04:54:40 · answer #8 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I can't fully confirm this but I will tell you that a lot of companies that say they don't test animals don't but the chemicals obtained for their products may be. It is pretty tough to confirm product chemical tests.
Check these out about Body Shop
http://www.mcspotlight.org/beyond/companies/bs_ref.html
http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/press/msc2of2_16mar98.html
http://fading-hope.blog-city.com/console/comments/index.cfm?bid=1670988
http://www.students.yorku.ca/~martyv/bodyshop.htm
2007-02-07 04:55:19 · answer #9 · answered by Michaela 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I won't rehash what others have already answered with, but do be aware that even though a product (or finished product) may not have been tested on animals, it still probably contains animal by-products. (You'd be surprised at what some of those "scientific-sounding" names really are!)
2007-02-07 05:41:06 · answer #10 · answered by spiryl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
L'Oreal have taken over the Body Shop and they no longer make the anti-animal testing claims that they did before the take over.
2007-02-07 05:13:29 · answer #11 · answered by topsyandtimbooks 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋