Cosmetic Testing
Every year, millions of animals suffer and die in painful tests to determine the "safety" of cosmetics and household products. Substances ranging from eye shadow and soap to furniture polish and oven cleaner are tested on rabbits, rats, guinea pigs, dogs, and other animals, despite the fact that test results do not help prevent or treat human illness or injury.
In these tests, a liquid, flake, granule, or powdered substance is dropped into the eyes of a group of albino rabbits. The animals are often immobilized in stocks from which only their heads protrude. They usually receive no anesthesia during the tests.
After placing the substance in the rabbits' eyes, laboratory technicians record the damage to the eye tissue at specific intervals over an average period of 72 hours, with tests sometimes lasting 7 to 18 days. Reactions to the substances include swollen eyelids, inflamed irises, ulceration, bleeding, massive deterioration, and blindness.
During the tests, the rabbits' eyelids are held open with clips. Many animals break their necks as they struggle to escape.
The results of eye irritancy tests are questionable, as they vary from laboratory to laboratory-and even from rabbit to rabbit.
Acute toxicity tests, commonly called lethal dose or poisoning tests, determine the amount of a substance that will kill a percentage, even up to 100 percent, of a group of test animals.
In these tests, a substance is forced by tube into the animals' stomachs or through holes cut into their throats. It may also be injected under the skin, into a vein, or into the lining of the abdomen; mixed into lab chow; inhaled through a gas mask; or introduced into the eyes, rectum, or vagina. Experimenters observe the animals' reactions, which can include convulsions, labored breathing, diarrhea, constipation, emaciation, skin eruptions, abnormal posture, and bleeding from the eyes, nose, or mouth.
The widely used lethal dose 50 (LD50) test was developed in 1927. The LD50 testing period continues until at least 50 percent of the animals die, usually in two to four weeks.
Like eye irritancy tests, lethal dose tests are unreliable at best. Says Microbiological Associates' Rodger D Curren, researchers looking for non-animal alternatives must prove that these in vitro models perform "at least as well as animal tests. But as we conduct these validation exercises, it's become more apparent that the animal tests themselves are highly variable." The European Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods' Dr Michael Ball puts it more strongly: "The scientific basis" for animal safety tests is "weak."
No law requires animal testing for cosmetics and household products. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires only that each ingredient in a cosmetics product be "adequately substantiated for safety" prior to marketing or that the product carry a warning label indicating that its safety has not been determined. The FDA does not have the authority to require any particular product test. Likewise, household products, which are regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency that administers the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), do not have to be tested on animals. A summary of the CPSC's animal-testing policy, printed in the Federal Register, states, "t is important to keep in mind that neither the FHSA nor the Commission's regulations require any firm to perform animal tests. The statute and its implementing regulations only require that a product be labeled to reflect the hazards associated with that product."
Testing methods, therefore, are determined by manufacturers. The very unreliability of animal tests may make them appealing to some companies, since these tests allow manufacturers to put virtually any product on the market. Companies can also use the fact that their products were tested to help defend themselves against consumer lawsuits. Others believe that testing on animals helps them compete in the marketplace: Consumers demand products with exciting new ingredients, such as alpha-hydroxy acids, and animal tests are often considered the easiest and cheapest way to "prove" that new ingredients are "safe."
Such arguments carry little weight with the more than 500 manufacturers of cosmetics and household products that have shunned animal tests. These companies take advantage of the many alternatives available today, including cell cultures, tissue cultures, corneas from eye banks, and sophisticated computer and mathematical models. Companies can also formulate products using ingredients already determined to be safe by the FDA. Most cruelty-free companies use a combination of methods to ensure safety, such as maintaining extensive databases of ingredient and formula information and employing in vitro tests and human clinical studies.
Tom's of Maine went one step further. For seven years, the cruelty-free company petitioned the American Dental Association (ADA) to grant its seal of approval to Tom's of Maine toothpastes. Other toothpaste companies unquestioningly conducted lethal tests on rats in order to be eligible for the ADA seal (researchers brush rats' teeth for more than a month, then kill the animals and examine their teeth under a microscope). But Tom's of Maine worked with researchers to develop fluoride tests that could safely be conducted on human volunteers. The ADA finally accepted the results of these tests and granted its seal to several of the company's toothpastes in 1995. The groundbreaking effort by Tom's of Maine to find a humane alternative to accepted-but cruel-practices sets a precedent that other manufacturers can follow in the future.
For more information on cosmetic testing: American Anti-Vivisection Society Physicians Committe For Responsible Medicine
Repeat after me . "I will no longer give my hard-earned dollars to companies that torture animals" Below, you will find a fairly comprehensive list of companies that still test their products on animals. If you do not care that some poor animal was tortured for your eye shadow or toothpaste, then feel free to continue to support these companies.
As a consumer, you can help by avoiding their products (eg,) in favor of companies that do not test. Believe it or not, that list is actually far more comprehensive than the below list and includes several big names.
CHECK IT OUT!
~Thank You~
Posted by: One Voice
Here is a list of companies
that test on animals.
Let them know how u feel!
Arm & Hammer (Church & Dwight), PO Box 1625, Horsham, PA 19044-6625; ..
609-683-5900; 800-524-1328; www. armhammer. com
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ttBic Corporation, 500 Bic Dr, Milford, CT 06460; 203-783-2000; www. bicworld. com
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Boyle-Midway (Reckitt Benckiser), 2 Wickman Rd, Toronto, ON M8Z 5M5
Canada; 416-255-2300
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Chesebrough-Ponds (Faberg, Ponds, Vaseline), 800 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; 800-743-8640; www. pondssquad. com
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Church & Dwight (Aim, Arm & Hammer, Arrid, Brillo, Close-up, Ladys
Choice, Mentadent, Nair, Orange Glo International, Pearl Drops), PO Box 1625, Horsham, PA 19044-6625; 609-683-5900; 800-524-1328; www. churchdwight. com
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Clairol (Aussie, Daily Defense, Herbal Essences, Infusium 23, Procter & Gamble), 1 Blachley Rd, Stamford, CT 06922; 800-252-4765; www. clairol. com
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Clorox (ArmorAll, Formula 409, Fresh Step, Glad, Liquid Plumber, Pine-Sol, Soft Scrub, S.O.S., Tilex), 1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612; 510-271-7000;
800-227-1860; www. clorox. com
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Colgate-Palmolive Co (Hills Pet Nutrition, Mennen, Palmolive, SoftSoap, Speed Stick), 300 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022; 212-310-2000; 800-221-4607; www. colgate. com
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Cover Girl (Procter & Gamble), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202; 513-983-1100; 800-543-1745; www. covergirl. com
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Dial Corporation (Dry Idea, Purex, Renuzit, Right Guard, Soft & Dri), 15101 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste 5028, Scottsdale, AZ 85254-2199; 800-528-0849; www. dialcorp. com
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Helene Curtis Industries (Salon Selectives, Thermasilk, Unilever), 800 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; 800-621-2013; www. helenecurtis. com
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Johnson & Johnson (Aveeno, Clean & Clear, Listerine, Lubriderm, Neutrogena, Rembrandt, ROC), 1 Johnson & Johnson Pl, New Brunswick, NJ 08933; 732-524-0400; 800-526-3967; www. jnj. com
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Lever Bros (Unilever), 800 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; 212-888-1260; 800-598-1223; www. unilever. com
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LOral USA (Biotherm, Cacharel, Garnier, Giorgio Armani, Helena
Rubinstein, Lancme, Matrix Essentials, Maybelline, Ralph Lauren
Fragrances, Redken, Soft Sheen, Vichy), 575 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10017;
212-818-1500; www. loreal. com
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Max Factor (Procter & Gamble), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202; 513-983-1100; 800-543-1745; www. maxfactor. com
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Mead, 10 W Second St, #1, Dayton, OH 45402; 937-495-6323; www. meadweb. com
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Melaleuca, 3910 S Yellowstone Hwy, Idaho Falls, ID 83402-6003; 208-522-0700; www. melaleuca. com
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Mennen Co (Colgate-Palmolive), 191 E Hanover Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960-3151; 973-631-9000; www. colgate. com
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New Dana Perfumes, 470 Oakhill Rd, Crestwood Industrial Park, Mountaintop,
PA 18707; 800-822-8547
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Noxell (Procter & Gamble), 11050 York Rd, Hunt Valley, MD 21030-2098;
410-785-7300; 800-572-3232; www. pg. com
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Olay Co/Oil of Olay (Procter & Gamble), PO Box 599, Cincinnati, OH 45201;
800-543-1745; www. oilofolay. com
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Oral-B (Gillette Company), 600 Clipper Dr, Belmont, CA 94002-4119;
415-598-5000; www. oralb. com
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Pantene (Procter & Gamble), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202;
800-945-7768; www. pantene. com
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Pfizer (BenGay, Desitin, Listerine, Lubriderm, Plax, Visine), 235 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017-5755; 212-573-2323; www. pfizer. com
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Physique (Procter & Gamble), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202; 800-214-8957; www. physique. com
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Playtex Products (Banana Boat), 300 Nyala Farms Rd, Westport, CT 06880; 203-341-4000; www. playtex. com
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Procter & Gamble Co (Clairol, Cover Girl, Crest, Gillette, Giorgio, Iams, Max Factor, Physique, Tide), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202; 513-983-1100; 800-543-1745; www. pg. com
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Reckitt Benckiser (Easy Off, Lysol, Mop & Glo, Old English, Resolve, Spray N Wash, Veet, Woolite), 1655 Valley Rd, Wayne, NJ 07474-0943; 973-633-3600; 800-232-9665; www. reckittbenckiser. com
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Richardson-Vicks (Procter & Gamble), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202; 513-983-1100; 800-543-1745; www. pg. com
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Sally Hansen (Del Laboratories), 178 EAB Plz, Uniondale, NY 11556; 800-645-9888; www. sallyhansen. com
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Schering-Plough (Bain de Soleil, Coppertone, Dr Scholls), 1 Giralda Farms, Madison, NJ 07940-1000; 201-822-7000; 800-842-4090; www. sch-plough. com
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SC Johnson (Drano, Edge, Fantastik, Glade, OFF!, Oust, Pledge, Scrubbing Bubbles, Shout, Skintimate, Windex, Ziploc), 1525 Howe St, Racine, WI 53403;
800-494-4855; www. scjohnson. com
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SoftSoap Enterprises (Colgate-Palmolive), 300 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022; 800-221-4607; www. colgate. com
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Suave (Unilever), 800 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; 212-888-1260;
800-782-8301; www. suave. com
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Unilever (Axe, Dove, Helene Curtis, Lever Bros, Suave), 800 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; 212-888-1260; 800-598-1223; www. unilever. com
Legend
t The company is currently observing a moratorium on animal testing.
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* Allergan Inc.
* Alcon Labs
* Applewoods [ROLLING PLAN]
* Arm & Hammer (Church & Wright) [per PETA]
* Astley Dye & Chemical Company (ACDO) [ROLLING PLAN]
* Andrew Jegens Co. (Ban, Bior, Curl) [per NAVS]
* Aziza
* Bay House Aromatics [ROLLING PLAN]
* Baush & Lomb (Curel, Soft Sense, Clear Choice)
* Betterware [ROLLING PLAN]
* BioForce UK [ROLLING PLAN]
* Bic Corp. [MORATORIUM] [per PETA]
* Blistex, Inc.
* Block Drug Co. (Sensodyne, Carpet Fresh, Lava, Polident) [per PETA]
* The Body Shop Int'l (L'Oreal)
* Boots Plc *Tests through BASF
* Boyle-Midway (Reckit Benckiser, Coty, Jovan, Lancaster) [per PETA]
* Brodie & Stone [ROLLING PLAN]
* Braun (Gilette Co) [MORATORIUM]
* Breck [MORATORIUM]
* Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Clairol, Ban, Final Net, Redmond, Herbal Essences, Sea Breeze, Aussie, Keri)
* Bronnley [ROLLING PLAN]
* Burberry *Because of Fur promotion or marketing
* Calvin Klein (Unilever)
* Carabay Seaweed [ROLLING PLAN]
* Carlonina Herrera
* Chesebrough-Ponds (Aziza, Faberg, Cutex, Oil of Olay, Vaseline) [per PETA]
* Chanel Inc. *Because of Fur promotion or marketing
* Church & Dwight (Arm & Hammer, Arrid, Lady's Choice, Nair, Pearl Drops) [per PETA]
* Clarion (Sea Breeze)
* Clairol Inc. (Proctor & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Clorox (Pine Sol, Armor All, Tilex, S.O.S., 409, SoftScrub, Fresh Step) [per PETA]
* Colgate-Palmolive Co. (SoftSoap, Palmolive, Ajaz, Speed Stick, Mennen, Hill's Science Diet {sadly!}) [per PETA] [MORATORIUM]
* Consumer Value Stores *House brands
* Corine de Farme [per Uncaged]
* Cosme Decorte
* Coty (Davidoff, Joop!, Jovan, Lancaster, Rimmel, Stetson) [per PETA]
* Color Me Beautiful [ROLLING PLAN]
* Cover Girl (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Crimpers Pure [ROLLING PLAN]
* Dana Perfumes
* Del Laboratories (Sally Hansen, Natural Glow, Naturistics, Flame Glow, Commerce Drug) [per PETA]
* Dial Corp. (Purex, Renuzit) [per All for Animals]
* Dome Cosmetics [ROLLING PLAN]
* Donna Karan Beauty Company *Because of Fur promotion or marketing
* DowBrands (Glass Plus, Fantastik)
* Dracket Products Co. (S.C. Johnson & Son) [per PETA]
* Dolce & Gabbana [IT] *Because of Fur promotion or marketing
* EcoLab Inc.
* Eli Lilly & Co.
* El Sanofi Inc. (Oscar de la Renta)
* Elizabeth Arden (Unilever)
* Enamelon Inc.
* Erno Laszlo [per PETA]
* Este Lauder Cos. (Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Origins, MAC, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Tommy Hilfiger, Jane, Donna Karan, Aveda, Stila, Jo Malone, Bumble and bumble, Kate Spade, Darphin, Michael Kors, Rodan & Fieldsr) *Because of Fur promotion or marketing
* Ettusais
* Faberge
* Fendi (Elizabeth Arden)
* Fernsoft [ROLLING PLAN]
* Flame Glow
* Fort James [ROLLING PLAN]
* Gallery Cosmetics [ROLLING PLAN]
* Gehe UK [ROLLING PLAN]
* Gillette Co. [per NAVS]
* Givaudan-Roure [per PETA]
* GWP Group [ROLLING PLAN]
* Helene Curtis Industries (Finesse, Unilever, Suave) [per PETA]
* Henkel (Schwarzkopf, Dep) [per PETA]
* IAMS (SHOCKING!) *Please Boycott!
* Intimate Brands *Bath & Body Works tests ingredients, Veronica's Secret sells fur
* ISO
* IPSA
* JCB Developments [ROLLING PLAN]
* Jhirmack (Playtex)
* Jergens, Andrew Co. (Bior) *Parent Company (KAO) tests
* Johnson & Johnson (Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, Roc) [per PETA]
* Johnson Products Co.
* Jovan (Quintessence)
* KAO Cosmetics (John Frieda, Jergens, Bior)
* Kanobe
* Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Kleenex, Scott Paper, Huggies) [per PETA]
* Kinarese (Valeant Pharmaceuticals)
* Kingsmill Cosmetics [ROLLING PLAN]
* KMS Research Labs [ROLLING PLAN]
* Kose
* Laboratoires Garnier (Ambre Solaire, Maybelline, Synergie, Movida, Fructis, Nutralia) *Have adopted policy against testing, however for now, NAVS lists them as "questionable" and no other group seems willing to endorse them
* LaCoupe Salon [per own reply]
* Lamaur (Willow Lake, Colorsoft) [per PETA]
* L & F Products
* Lever Brothers [per PETA]
* Lifestyles [ROLLING PLAN]
* Lloyds Chemists [ROLLING PLAN]
* L'Oral (Anais Anais, Biotherm, Body Shop Int'l, Cacharel, Cosmair, Gemey, Giorgio, Gloria Vanderbitl, Inn, Helena Rubenstein, Jade, Kiehl's Since 1851, La Roche Posey, Lancme, Lanvin, L'Oral, Matrix, Ombrelle, Phas, Polo, Ralph Lauren, Redken, Soft Sheen, Vichy)
[per AAVS] *May Still be Testing Ingredients
* LPI Cosmetics [ROLLING PLAN]
* Manetti & Roberts
* Mars Candy (Snickers, M&M's, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Starburst, Dove, Skittles) Yes, the candy company is conducting all sorts of hideous experiments!
* Marlene Klein Cosmetics
* Marshall Pet Products *Make pet products, while selling animals to research labs!
* Max Factor (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Mead [per PETA]
* Melaleuca Inc. (Nicole Millers) [per PETA]
* Mennen Co. (Colgate-Palmolive) [per PETA]
* Micol Direct [ROLLING PLAN]
* Miss Selfridge [ROLLING PLAN]
* Murphy Phoenix Co. (Colgate-Palmolive) [MORATORIUM]
* Nalgene *Water bottle maker, imports lab animal restraints!
* National Trust [ROLLING PLAN]
* Natural Eco Trading [ROLLING PLAN]
* Nature's Sunshine Products [ROLLING PLAN]
* Naturelle
* Neoteric Cosmetics (Alpha Hydrox) [per PETA]
* Neutrogena
* Noxell (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Olay Co./Oil of Olay (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Oral-B (Gillette Co.) [per PETA] [MORATORIUM]
* Original Additions [ROLLING PLAN]
* Pantene (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Parfums Givenchy SA (Givenchy, Extravagance, Amarige) [FR]
* Parfums International (White Shoulders) [per PETA]
* Parker Pens (Gillette Co.) [per PETA] [MORATORIUM]
* Pennex
* Perrigo
* Pfizer Inc. (Bain de Soleil, Visine, Plax, BenGay, Viagra!) [per PETA]
* Phoenix Brands LLC (Fab, Dynamo, RIT Dye) [per NAVS]
* Playtex Products Inc. (Banana Boat, Woolite, Baby Magic) [per PETA]
* PPR Group/Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Boucheron, Sergio Rossi, Printemps, Redcat) *No known policy
* Prada Group (Fendi) *No known policy Thanks *PETA
* Prince Matchiabelli
* Procter & Gamble Co. (Secret, Crest, Vidal Sassoon, Tide, Cover Girl, Max Factor, Old Spice, Hugo Boss, Wella) [per PETA]
* Publix Super Markets
* Purex Corp. [MORATORIUM]
* Quintessence
* Reckitt Benckiser (Coty, Lysol, Mop & Glo, Resolve, Spray 'N Wash, Woolite) [per PETA]
* Redmond Products (Part of Bristol-Myers Squibb)
* Reflect. com (P&G Spinoff)
* Richardson-Vicks (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Rimmel (supplied by Unilever)
* Ronson International [ROLLING PLAN]
* Sara Lee [ROLLING PLAN] *However, Sara Lee, is reportedly planning to divest it's personal care division, and, on a positive note, working with animal groups to stop the cruel animal experiments sponsored by March of Dimes.
* Sally Hansen (Del Laboratories) [per PETA]
* Schering-Plough (Coppertone, Ban de Soleil, Dr. Scholl's) [per PETA]
* Schick (Warner-Lambert)
* Scott Paper Co.
* Scottish Fine Soaps [ROLLING PLAN]
* S.C. Johnson & Son (Pledge, Drano, Windex, Glade)
* Seven Seas [ROLLING PLAN]
* Shiseido Company Ltd.
* SmithKline Beecham (AquaFresh, Contac, Tums) [per PETA]
* Sofina
* Softsoap Enterprises (Colgate-Palmolive)
* Sterling Drug
* Suave [per PETA]
* Sunshine Makers (Simple Green)
* Sun Star
* 3M (Scotch, Post-It) [per PETA]
* Tom's of Maine (Colgate-Palmolive) This was once a GREAT company, and unfortunately, is no longer. Colgate's even gone so far as to start putting Fluoride into their toothpastes which were free of it. AVOID.
* Unilever (ALL detergent, Lever Bros., Calvin Klein, Elizabeth Arden, Helene Curtis, Ben & Jerry's, Aim, Close-Up, Dove, Finesse, Salon Selectives, Pond's, Vaseline, Sure, Pepsodent, Mentadent) [per PETA]
* Vidal Sassoon (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Victoria's Secret *Sell fur products at stores
* Viktoria Apothekere (Phas)
* Virgin Vie [per Uncaged]
* Vogue International (hair care)
* Warner-Lambert (Lubriderm, Listerine, Schick) [per PETA]
* Wellbeing [ROLLING PLAN]
* Westwood Pharmaceuticals
* Whitehall Laboratories
* Xynergy Health Products [ROLLING PLAN]
* Yves Rocher Group (Stanhome, Petit Bateau, Pierre Ricaud, Le Monde de Parfum, Kiotis, Sante Naturelle) [per Uncaged]
* Yvonne Gray [ROLLING PLAN]
Every year, millions of animals suffer and die in painful tests to determine the "safety" of cosmetics and household products. Substances ranging from eye shadow and soap to furniture polish and oven cleaner are tested on rabbits, rats, guinea pigs, dogs, and other animals, despite the fact that test results do not help prevent or treat human illness or injury.
In these tests, a liquid, flake, granule, or powdered substance is dropped into the eyes of a group of albino rabbits. The animals are often immobilized in stocks from which only their heads protrude. They usually receive no anesthesia during the tests.
After placing the substance in the rabbits' eyes, laboratory technicians record the damage to the eye tissue at specific intervals over an average period of 72 hours, with tests sometimes lasting 7 to 18 days. Reactions to the substances include swollen eyelids, inflamed irises, ulceration, bleeding, massive deterioration, and blindness.
During the tests, the rabbits' eyelids are held open with clips. Many animals break their necks as they struggle to escape.
The results of eye irritancy tests are questionable, as they vary from laboratory to laboratory-and even from rabbit to rabbit.
Acute toxicity tests, commonly called lethal dose or poisoning tests, determine the amount of a substance that will kill a percentage, even up to 100 percent, of a group of test animals.
In these tests, a substance is forced by tube into the animals' stomachs or through holes cut into their throats. It may also be injected under the skin, into a vein, or into the lining of the abdomen; mixed into lab chow; inhaled through a gas mask; or introduced into the eyes, rectum, or vagina. Experimenters observe the animals' reactions, which can include convulsions, labored breathing, diarrhea, constipation, emaciation, skin eruptions, abnormal posture, and bleeding from the eyes, nose, or mouth.
The widely used lethal dose 50 (LD50) test was developed in 1927. The LD50 testing period continues until at least 50 percent of the animals die, usually in two to four weeks.
Like eye irritancy tests, lethal dose tests are unreliable at best. Says Microbiological Associates' Rodger D Curren, researchers looking for non-animal alternatives must prove that these in vitro models perform "at least as well as animal tests. But as we conduct these validation exercises, it's become more apparent that the animal tests themselves are highly variable." The European Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods' Dr Michael Ball puts it more strongly: "The scientific basis" for animal safety tests is "weak."
No law requires animal testing for cosmetics and household products. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires only that each ingredient in a cosmetics product be "adequately substantiated for safety" prior to marketing or that the product carry a warning label indicating that its safety has not been determined. The FDA does not have the authority to require any particular product test. Likewise, household products, which are regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency that administers the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), do not have to be tested on animals. A summary of the CPSC's animal-testing policy, printed in the Federal Register, states, "t is important to keep in mind that neither the FHSA nor the Commission's regulations require any firm to perform animal tests. The statute and its implementing regulations only require that a product be labeled to reflect the hazards associated with that product."
Testing methods, therefore, are determined by manufacturers. The very unreliability of animal tests may make them appealing to some companies, since these tests allow manufacturers to put virtually any product on the market. Companies can also use the fact that their products were tested to help defend themselves against consumer lawsuits. Others believe that testing on animals helps them compete in the marketplace: Consumers demand products with exciting new ingredients, such as alpha-hydroxy acids, and animal tests are often considered the easiest and cheapest way to "prove" that new ingredients are "safe."
Such arguments carry little weight with the more than 500 manufacturers of cosmetics and household products that have shunned animal tests. These companies take advantage of the many alternatives available today, including cell cultures, tissue cultures, corneas from eye banks, and sophisticated computer and mathematical models. Companies can also formulate products using ingredients already determined to be safe by the FDA. Most cruelty-free companies use a combination of methods to ensure safety, such as maintaining extensive databases of ingredient and formula information and employing in vitro tests and human clinical studies.
Tom's of Maine went one step further. For seven years, the cruelty-free company petitioned the American Dental Association (ADA) to grant its seal of approval to Tom's of Maine toothpastes. Other toothpaste companies unquestioningly conducted lethal tests on rats in order to be eligible for the ADA seal (researchers brush rats' teeth for more than a month, then kill the animals and examine their teeth under a microscope). But Tom's of Maine worked with researchers to develop fluoride tests that could safely be conducted on human volunteers. The ADA finally accepted the results of these tests and granted its seal to several of the company's toothpastes in 1995. The groundbreaking effort by Tom's of Maine to find a humane alternative to accepted-but cruel-practices sets a precedent that other manufacturers can follow in the future.
For more information on cosmetic testing: American Anti-Vivisection Society Physicians Committe For Responsible Medicine
Repeat after me . "I will no longer give my hard-earned dollars to companies that torture animals" Below, you will find a fairly comprehensive list of companies that still test their products on animals. If you do not care that some poor animal was tortured for your eye shadow or toothpaste, then feel free to continue to support these companies.
As a consumer, you can help by avoiding their products (eg,) in favor of companies that do not test. Believe it or not, that list is actually far more comprehensive than the below list and includes several big names.
CHECK IT OUT!
~Thank You~
Posted by: One Voice
Here is a list of companies
that test on animals.
Let them know how u feel!
Arm & Hammer (Church & Dwight), PO Box 1625, Horsham, PA 19044-6625; ..
609-683-5900; 800-524-1328; www. armhammer. com
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ttBic Corporation, 500 Bic Dr, Milford, CT 06460; 203-783-2000; www. bicworld. com
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Boyle-Midway (Reckitt Benckiser), 2 Wickman Rd, Toronto, ON M8Z 5M5
Canada; 416-255-2300
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Chesebrough-Ponds (Faberg, Ponds, Vaseline), 800 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; 800-743-8640; www. pondssquad. com
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Church & Dwight (Aim, Arm & Hammer, Arrid, Brillo, Close-up, Ladys
Choice, Mentadent, Nair, Orange Glo International, Pearl Drops), PO Box 1625, Horsham, PA 19044-6625; 609-683-5900; 800-524-1328; www. churchdwight. com
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Clairol (Aussie, Daily Defense, Herbal Essences, Infusium 23, Procter & Gamble), 1 Blachley Rd, Stamford, CT 06922; 800-252-4765; www. clairol. com
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Clorox (ArmorAll, Formula 409, Fresh Step, Glad, Liquid Plumber, Pine-Sol, Soft Scrub, S.O.S., Tilex), 1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612; 510-271-7000;
800-227-1860; www. clorox. com
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Colgate-Palmolive Co (Hills Pet Nutrition, Mennen, Palmolive, SoftSoap, Speed Stick), 300 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022; 212-310-2000; 800-221-4607; www. colgate. com
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Cover Girl (Procter & Gamble), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202; 513-983-1100; 800-543-1745; www. covergirl. com
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Dial Corporation (Dry Idea, Purex, Renuzit, Right Guard, Soft & Dri), 15101 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste 5028, Scottsdale, AZ 85254-2199; 800-528-0849; www. dialcorp. com
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Helene Curtis Industries (Salon Selectives, Thermasilk, Unilever), 800 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; 800-621-2013; www. helenecurtis. com
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Johnson & Johnson (Aveeno, Clean & Clear, Listerine, Lubriderm, Neutrogena, Rembrandt, ROC), 1 Johnson & Johnson Pl, New Brunswick, NJ 08933; 732-524-0400; 800-526-3967; www. jnj. com
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Lever Bros (Unilever), 800 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; 212-888-1260; 800-598-1223; www. unilever. com
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LOral USA (Biotherm, Cacharel, Garnier, Giorgio Armani, Helena
Rubinstein, Lancme, Matrix Essentials, Maybelline, Ralph Lauren
Fragrances, Redken, Soft Sheen, Vichy), 575 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10017;
212-818-1500; www. loreal. com
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Max Factor (Procter & Gamble), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202; 513-983-1100; 800-543-1745; www. maxfactor. com
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Mead, 10 W Second St, #1, Dayton, OH 45402; 937-495-6323; www. meadweb. com
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Melaleuca, 3910 S Yellowstone Hwy, Idaho Falls, ID 83402-6003; 208-522-0700; www. melaleuca. com
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Mennen Co (Colgate-Palmolive), 191 E Hanover Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960-3151; 973-631-9000; www. colgate. com
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New Dana Perfumes, 470 Oakhill Rd, Crestwood Industrial Park, Mountaintop,
PA 18707; 800-822-8547
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Noxell (Procter & Gamble), 11050 York Rd, Hunt Valley, MD 21030-2098;
410-785-7300; 800-572-3232; www. pg. com
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Olay Co/Oil of Olay (Procter & Gamble), PO Box 599, Cincinnati, OH 45201;
800-543-1745; www. oilofolay. com
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Oral-B (Gillette Company), 600 Clipper Dr, Belmont, CA 94002-4119;
415-598-5000; www. oralb. com
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Pantene (Procter & Gamble), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202;
800-945-7768; www. pantene. com
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Pfizer (BenGay, Desitin, Listerine, Lubriderm, Plax, Visine), 235 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017-5755; 212-573-2323; www. pfizer. com
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Physique (Procter & Gamble), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202; 800-214-8957; www. physique. com
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Playtex Products (Banana Boat), 300 Nyala Farms Rd, Westport, CT 06880; 203-341-4000; www. playtex. com
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Procter & Gamble Co (Clairol, Cover Girl, Crest, Gillette, Giorgio, Iams, Max Factor, Physique, Tide), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202; 513-983-1100; 800-543-1745; www. pg. com
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Reckitt Benckiser (Easy Off, Lysol, Mop & Glo, Old English, Resolve, Spray N Wash, Veet, Woolite), 1655 Valley Rd, Wayne, NJ 07474-0943; 973-633-3600; 800-232-9665; www. reckittbenckiser. com
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Richardson-Vicks (Procter & Gamble), One Procter & Gamble Plz, Cincinnati, OH 45202; 513-983-1100; 800-543-1745; www. pg. com
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Sally Hansen (Del Laboratories), 178 EAB Plz, Uniondale, NY 11556; 800-645-9888; www. sallyhansen. com
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Schering-Plough (Bain de Soleil, Coppertone, Dr Scholls), 1 Giralda Farms, Madison, NJ 07940-1000; 201-822-7000; 800-842-4090; www. sch-plough. com
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SC Johnson (Drano, Edge, Fantastik, Glade, OFF!, Oust, Pledge, Scrubbing Bubbles, Shout, Skintimate, Windex, Ziploc), 1525 Howe St, Racine, WI 53403;
800-494-4855; www. scjohnson. com
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SoftSoap Enterprises (Colgate-Palmolive), 300 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022; 800-221-4607; www. colgate. com
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Suave (Unilever), 800 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; 212-888-1260;
800-782-8301; www. suave. com
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Unilever (Axe, Dove, Helene Curtis, Lever Bros, Suave), 800 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632; 212-888-1260; 800-598-1223; www. unilever. com
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t The company is currently observing a moratorium on animal testing.
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* Allergan Inc.
* Alcon Labs
* Applewoods [ROLLING PLAN]
* Arm & Hammer (Church & Wright) [per PETA]
* Astley Dye & Chemical Company (ACDO) [ROLLING PLAN]
* Andrew Jegens Co. (Ban, Bior, Curl) [per NAVS]
* Aziza
* Bay House Aromatics [ROLLING PLAN]
* Baush & Lomb (Curel, Soft Sense, Clear Choice)
* Betterware [ROLLING PLAN]
* BioForce UK [ROLLING PLAN]
* Bic Corp. [MORATORIUM] [per PETA]
* Blistex, Inc.
* Block Drug Co. (Sensodyne, Carpet Fresh, Lava, Polident) [per PETA]
* The Body Shop Int'l (L'Oreal)
* Boots Plc *Tests through BASF
* Boyle-Midway (Reckit Benckiser, Coty, Jovan, Lancaster) [per PETA]
* Brodie & Stone [ROLLING PLAN]
* Braun (Gilette Co) [MORATORIUM]
* Breck [MORATORIUM]
* Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Clairol, Ban, Final Net, Redmond, Herbal Essences, Sea Breeze, Aussie, Keri)
* Bronnley [ROLLING PLAN]
* Burberry *Because of Fur promotion or marketing
* Calvin Klein (Unilever)
* Carabay Seaweed [ROLLING PLAN]
* Carlonina Herrera
* Chesebrough-Ponds (Aziza, Faberg, Cutex, Oil of Olay, Vaseline) [per PETA]
* Chanel Inc. *Because of Fur promotion or marketing
* Church & Dwight (Arm & Hammer, Arrid, Lady's Choice, Nair, Pearl Drops) [per PETA]
* Clarion (Sea Breeze)
* Clairol Inc. (Proctor & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Clorox (Pine Sol, Armor All, Tilex, S.O.S., 409, SoftScrub, Fresh Step) [per PETA]
* Colgate-Palmolive Co. (SoftSoap, Palmolive, Ajaz, Speed Stick, Mennen, Hill's Science Diet {sadly!}) [per PETA] [MORATORIUM]
* Consumer Value Stores *House brands
* Corine de Farme [per Uncaged]
* Cosme Decorte
* Coty (Davidoff, Joop!, Jovan, Lancaster, Rimmel, Stetson) [per PETA]
* Color Me Beautiful [ROLLING PLAN]
* Cover Girl (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Crimpers Pure [ROLLING PLAN]
* Dana Perfumes
* Del Laboratories (Sally Hansen, Natural Glow, Naturistics, Flame Glow, Commerce Drug) [per PETA]
* Dial Corp. (Purex, Renuzit) [per All for Animals]
* Dome Cosmetics [ROLLING PLAN]
* Donna Karan Beauty Company *Because of Fur promotion or marketing
* DowBrands (Glass Plus, Fantastik)
* Dracket Products Co. (S.C. Johnson & Son) [per PETA]
* Dolce & Gabbana [IT] *Because of Fur promotion or marketing
* EcoLab Inc.
* Eli Lilly & Co.
* El Sanofi Inc. (Oscar de la Renta)
* Elizabeth Arden (Unilever)
* Enamelon Inc.
* Erno Laszlo [per PETA]
* Este Lauder Cos. (Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Origins, MAC, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Tommy Hilfiger, Jane, Donna Karan, Aveda, Stila, Jo Malone, Bumble and bumble, Kate Spade, Darphin, Michael Kors, Rodan & Fieldsr) *Because of Fur promotion or marketing
* Ettusais
* Faberge
* Fendi (Elizabeth Arden)
* Fernsoft [ROLLING PLAN]
* Flame Glow
* Fort James [ROLLING PLAN]
* Gallery Cosmetics [ROLLING PLAN]
* Gehe UK [ROLLING PLAN]
* Gillette Co. [per NAVS]
* Givaudan-Roure [per PETA]
* GWP Group [ROLLING PLAN]
* Helene Curtis Industries (Finesse, Unilever, Suave) [per PETA]
* Henkel (Schwarzkopf, Dep) [per PETA]
* IAMS (SHOCKING!) *Please Boycott!
* Intimate Brands *Bath & Body Works tests ingredients, Veronica's Secret sells fur
* ISO
* IPSA
* JCB Developments [ROLLING PLAN]
* Jhirmack (Playtex)
* Jergens, Andrew Co. (Bior) *Parent Company (KAO) tests
* Johnson & Johnson (Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, Roc) [per PETA]
* Johnson Products Co.
* Jovan (Quintessence)
* KAO Cosmetics (John Frieda, Jergens, Bior)
* Kanobe
* Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Kleenex, Scott Paper, Huggies) [per PETA]
* Kinarese (Valeant Pharmaceuticals)
* Kingsmill Cosmetics [ROLLING PLAN]
* KMS Research Labs [ROLLING PLAN]
* Kose
* Laboratoires Garnier (Ambre Solaire, Maybelline, Synergie, Movida, Fructis, Nutralia) *Have adopted policy against testing, however for now, NAVS lists them as "questionable" and no other group seems willing to endorse them
* LaCoupe Salon [per own reply]
* Lamaur (Willow Lake, Colorsoft) [per PETA]
* L & F Products
* Lever Brothers [per PETA]
* Lifestyles [ROLLING PLAN]
* Lloyds Chemists [ROLLING PLAN]
* L'Oral (Anais Anais, Biotherm, Body Shop Int'l, Cacharel, Cosmair, Gemey, Giorgio, Gloria Vanderbitl, Inn, Helena Rubenstein, Jade, Kiehl's Since 1851, La Roche Posey, Lancme, Lanvin, L'Oral, Matrix, Ombrelle, Phas, Polo, Ralph Lauren, Redken, Soft Sheen, Vichy)
[per AAVS] *May Still be Testing Ingredients
* LPI Cosmetics [ROLLING PLAN]
* Manetti & Roberts
* Mars Candy (Snickers, M&M's, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Starburst, Dove, Skittles) Yes, the candy company is conducting all sorts of hideous experiments!
* Marlene Klein Cosmetics
* Marshall Pet Products *Make pet products, while selling animals to research labs!
* Max Factor (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Mead [per PETA]
* Melaleuca Inc. (Nicole Millers) [per PETA]
* Mennen Co. (Colgate-Palmolive) [per PETA]
* Micol Direct [ROLLING PLAN]
* Miss Selfridge [ROLLING PLAN]
* Murphy Phoenix Co. (Colgate-Palmolive) [MORATORIUM]
* Nalgene *Water bottle maker, imports lab animal restraints!
* National Trust [ROLLING PLAN]
* Natural Eco Trading [ROLLING PLAN]
* Nature's Sunshine Products [ROLLING PLAN]
* Naturelle
* Neoteric Cosmetics (Alpha Hydrox) [per PETA]
* Neutrogena
* Noxell (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Olay Co./Oil of Olay (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Oral-B (Gillette Co.) [per PETA] [MORATORIUM]
* Original Additions [ROLLING PLAN]
* Pantene (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Parfums Givenchy SA (Givenchy, Extravagance, Amarige) [FR]
* Parfums International (White Shoulders) [per PETA]
* Parker Pens (Gillette Co.) [per PETA] [MORATORIUM]
* Pennex
* Perrigo
* Pfizer Inc. (Bain de Soleil, Visine, Plax, BenGay, Viagra!) [per PETA]
* Phoenix Brands LLC (Fab, Dynamo, RIT Dye) [per NAVS]
* Playtex Products Inc. (Banana Boat, Woolite, Baby Magic) [per PETA]
* PPR Group/Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Boucheron, Sergio Rossi, Printemps, Redcat) *No known policy
* Prada Group (Fendi) *No known policy Thanks *PETA
* Prince Matchiabelli
* Procter & Gamble Co. (Secret, Crest, Vidal Sassoon, Tide, Cover Girl, Max Factor, Old Spice, Hugo Boss, Wella) [per PETA]
* Publix Super Markets
* Purex Corp. [MORATORIUM]
* Quintessence
* Reckitt Benckiser (Coty, Lysol, Mop & Glo, Resolve, Spray 'N Wash, Woolite) [per PETA]
* Redmond Products (Part of Bristol-Myers Squibb)
* Reflect. com (P&G Spinoff)
* Richardson-Vicks (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Rimmel (supplied by Unilever)
* Ronson International [ROLLING PLAN]
* Sara Lee [ROLLING PLAN] *However, Sara Lee, is reportedly planning to divest it's personal care division, and, on a positive note, working with animal groups to stop the cruel animal experiments sponsored by March of Dimes.
* Sally Hansen (Del Laboratories) [per PETA]
* Schering-Plough (Coppertone, Ban de Soleil, Dr. Scholl's) [per PETA]
* Schick (Warner-Lambert)
* Scott Paper Co.
* Scottish Fine Soaps [ROLLING PLAN]
* S.C. Johnson & Son (Pledge, Drano, Windex, Glade)
* Seven Seas [ROLLING PLAN]
* Shiseido Company Ltd.
* SmithKline Beecham (AquaFresh, Contac, Tums) [per PETA]
* Sofina
* Softsoap Enterprises (Colgate-Palmolive)
* Sterling Drug
* Suave [per PETA]
* Sunshine Makers (Simple Green)
* Sun Star
* 3M (Scotch, Post-It) [per PETA]
* Tom's of Maine (Colgate-Palmolive) This was once a GREAT company, and unfortunately, is no longer. Colgate's even gone so far as to start putting Fluoride into their toothpastes which were free of it. AVOID.
* Unilever (ALL detergent, Lever Bros., Calvin Klein, Elizabeth Arden, Helene Curtis, Ben & Jerry's, Aim, Close-Up, Dove, Finesse, Salon Selectives, Pond's, Vaseline, Sure, Pepsodent, Mentadent) [per PETA]
* Vidal Sassoon (Procter & Gamble) [per PETA]
* Victoria's Secret *Sell fur products at stores
* Viktoria Apothekere (Phas)
* Virgin Vie [per Uncaged]
* Vogue International (hair care)
* Warner-Lambert (Lubriderm, Listerine, Schick) [per PETA]
* Wellbeing [ROLLING PLAN]
* Westwood Pharmaceuticals
* Whitehall Laboratories
* Xynergy Health Products [ROLLING PLAN]
* Yves Rocher Group (Stanhome, Petit Bateau, Pierre Ricaud, Le Monde de Parfum, Kiotis, Sante Naturelle) [per Uncaged]
* Yvonne Gray [ROLLING PLAN]
Great blog - I signed a petitionn against this at Warped tour this year . Some thing tthat may also be helpful would be a list of company's and product;s that do not and or never have done animal testing
I know I would be intersted in that ! ?