...i'm not as up to date as what I should be!!
L'Oreal brought The Body Shop....
L'Oreal is one the biggest users of animals for cosmetic and toiletry purposes in the world.
I checked Benefits website (as I used to love their make up) and this is what they have written:
Q, Does Benefit Cosmetics test on animals?
A, No...Benefit does not test our products on animals. We love our furry friends and think the 'no makeup' look suits them best!
Q, Does Benefit use ingredients tested on Animals?
A, It is impossible to use only ingrediants that have never been tested on animals at some point in the past, In conformity with European rules, test on ingrediants are not done on animals when other methods exist to ensure the safety of those ingredients.
Okay. Anyone want to enlighten me as to what the hell that really means? Lush has (not to my knowledge!) tested ingredients on animals...I checked out their website, which has a bit more info:
Lush's Policy
Lush are firmly committed to a policy which not only precludes testing its products and ingredients on animals, or engaging with third-party suppliers to do so on their behalf, but we will also not buy any ingredient from any supplier that tests any of its materials on any animals for any purpose. This policy is unique in its field and is pioneering a new way to stop animal tests for cosmetics.
Lush runs its own Supplier Specific Boycott Policy. There are clear benefits to this policy, which is different and distinct from the Fixed Cut-off Date policy employed by the Humane Cosmetics Standard (Leaping Bunny logo).
Can the ingredients Lush use be tested for other purposes, but still used in cosmetics?
While some other policies only preclude the use of ingredients tested on animals for use in cosmetics, the Lush policy means the company will not do business with any supplier that is engaged in any animal testing for any purpose, be it cosmetics, food, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, etc.
All of Lush’s suppliers have to sign a statement saying that they adhere to this policy, and the statements are resent to suppliers on an annual basis and reiterated and signed for with each purchase order for ingredients. In addition, the entire supply chain is audited by an independent consultant to ensure that suppliers are in compliance with the policy.
