I recently heard that cosmetic companies buy animal products from rendering plants and put them in cosmetics and skin care products.
I also heard that they are not required to put these ingredients on their labels.
Is this true? I am so grossed out!
2007-04-05 09:23:53 · 5 answers · asked by Casey66 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Makeup
Cosmetics companies are required to disclose their ingredients . However, not all animal derived ingredients are clearly recognizable or identified for the average consumer.
Here are a couple of sites to help you out:
http://www.caringconsumer.com/ has information about animal testing and cosmetic ingredients.
http://www.cosmeticscop.com/learn/dictionary.asp?TYPE=MAIN
This is a dictionary of cosmetic ingredients on www.cosmeticscop.com.
2007-04-05 09:29:25 · answer #1 · answered by Treadstone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is true that animal by-products are used in some cosmetics.
If you are worried by this - and you should be - (ugh) then use cosmetics from The Body Shop where there are no animal by-products used in manufacture!
2007-04-05 16:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by sue j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the PETA website and check out the list of companies that do NOT use any animal products...Its a big list!
2007-04-05 16:30:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it is true, and if you are grossed out, I suggest you don't use lipstick anymore, because every brand puts fish scales in the lip stick. From now on, you'd be safer to use gloss or chapstick!
2007-04-05 16:40:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arbonne discloses its ingredients (beauty and make-up), which are all natural and organic. They do NOT test on animals and proudly display the PETA bunny.
2007-04-05 19:09:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋