Having been brought up as a vegetarian (my mum was really into the yogic way of life) I was taught to respect animals. I can’t fathom eating meat because I am very much aware of where it comes from – and the amount of suffering which the animal experiences during the process.
Everyone seems to have an opinion on vegetarian VS carnivorous diets but I hardly ever hear animal testing being discussed. I don’t support ANY company that tests on animals, whether it’s a component or the finished product. Many beauty companies won’t share their supplier information so they don’t get the cruelty free seal of approval so it’s hard to figure out who does what.
Luckily though PETA comprised a list of companies that DO test on animals so at least the majors are named and shamed.
I ask you to BOYCOTT all companies that cause pain and suffering to animals.
Please don’t buy products which are born out of pain and murder. Beauty should be about compassion.
I admit, being wooed by PR companies – getting free products, going to events – feels fantastic. I have made a rule that I don’t write about anyone who tortures and kills for profit. That’s my bottom line and I hope that you draw yours there as well.
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PETA’s list of companies that test on animals
The following beauty and household product companies either test on animals or pay a laboratory to conduct tests on animals.
- 3M
- Acuvue (Johnson & Johnson)
- Aim (Church & Dwight)
- Air Wick (Reckitt Benckiser)
- Alberto-Culver (Unilever)
- Always (Procter & Gamble)
- Ambi (Johnson & Johnson)
- Aquafresh (GlaxoSmithKline)
- Arm & Hammer (Church & Dwight)
- Armor All (Clorox)
- Arrid (Church & Dwight)
- Aussie (Procter & Gamble)
- Aveeno (Johnson & Johnson)
- Avon Products, Inc.
- Axe (Unilever)
- Bain de Soleil (Schering-Plough)
- Band-Aid (Johnson & Johnson)
- Bic Corporation
- Biotherm (L’Oreal)
- Blue Buffalo
- Braun (Procter & Gamble)
- Cacharel (L’Oreal)
- Calgon (Reckitt Benckiser)
- Carefree (Johnson & Johnson)
- Chapstick (Pfizer)
- Christina Aguilera Perfumes (Procter & Gamble)
- Church & Dwight (Arm & Hammer)
- Clairol (Procter & Gamble)
- Clean & Clear (Johnson & Johnson)
- Clearasil (Reckitt Benckiser)
- Clorox
- Close-up (Church & Dwight)
- Colgate-Palmolive Co.
- Comfort (Unilever)
- Coppertone (Schering-Plough)
- Crest (Procter & Gamble)
- DDF (Procter & Gamble)
- Dial Corporation
- DOLCE & GABBANA (Procter & Gamble)
- Dove (Unilever)
- Downy (Procter & Gamble)
- Drano (S.C. Johnson)
- Dry Idea (Dial)
- Dunhill Fragrances (Procter & Gamble)
- Easy-Off (Reckitt Benckiser)
- Escada Fragrances (Procter & Gamble)
- Estée Lauder
- Ever Clean (Clorox)
- Fantastik (S.C. Johnson)
- Febreze (Procter & Gamble)
- Fekkai (Procter & Gamble)
- Finish (Reckitt Benckiser)
- Formula 409 (Clorox)
- Fresh Step (Clorox)
- Garnier (L’Oreal)
- Gillette Co.(Procter & Gamble)
- Giorgio Armani (L’Oreal)
- Glad (Clorox)
- Glade (S.C. Johnson)
- Green Works (Clorox)
- Gucci Fragrances (Procter & Gamble)
- Halo (Procter & Gamble)
- Head & Shoulders (Procter & Gamble)
- Helena Rubinstein (L’Oreal)
- Herbal Essences (Procter & Gamble)
- Hoyu
- Hugo Boss (Procter & Gamble)
- Iams (Procter & Gamble)
- Ivory (Procter & Gamble)
- Johnson & Johnson
- Johnson’s (Johnson & Johnson)
- Joy (Procter & Gamble)
- K.Y. (Johnson & Johnson)
- Kaboom (Church & Dwight)
- Kerastase (L’Oreal)
- Kiehl’s (L’Oreal)
- L’Occitane
- Lacoste Fragrances (Procter & Gamble)
- Lancôme (L’Oreal)
- LaRoche Posay (L’Oreal)
- Liquid Plumr (Clorox)
- Listerine (Johnson & Johnson)
- L’Oreal USA
- Lubriderm (Johnson & Johnson)
- Lux (Unilever)
- Lysol (Reckitt Benckiser)
- Mary Kay
- Matrix Essentials (L’Oreal)
- Max Factor (Procter & Gamble)
- Maybelline (L’Oreal)
- Mead
- Melaleuca
- Mentadent (Church & Dwight)
- Merck
- Mizani (L’Oreal)
- Mr. Clean (Procter & Gamble)
- Nair (Church & Dwight)
- Natural Instincts (Procter & Gamble)
- Nature’s Source (SC Johnson)
- Neutrogena (Johnson & Johnson)
- Purell (Johnson & Johnson)
- Purex (Dial)
- Purpose (Johnson & Johnson)
- Raid (S.C. Johnson)
- Ralph Lauren Fragrances (L’oreal)
- Reach (Johnson & Johnson)
- Reckitt Benckiser
- Redken (L’Oreal)
- Rembrandt (Johnson & Johnson)
- ReNu (Bausch + Lomb)
- Renuzit (Dial)
- Resolve (Reckitt Benckiser)
- Rid-X (Reckitt Benckiser)
- Right Guard (Dial)
- ROC (Johnson & Johnson)
- Rogaine (Johnson & Johnson)
- S.C. Johnson
- S.O.S. (Clorox)
- Savlon (Johnson & Johnson)
- Schering-Plough (Merck)
- Scoop Away (Clorox)
- Scope (Procter & Gamble)
- Scrubbing Bubbles (S.C. Johnson)
- Sebastian Professional (Procter & Gamble)
- Secret (Procter & Gamble)
- Sensodyne (GlaxoSmithKline)
- Shiseido Cosmetics
- Shout (S.C. Johnson)
- Shower to Shower (Johnson & Johnson)
- Shu Uemura (L’Oreal)
- Signal (Unilever)
- SK-II (Procter & Gamble)
- Skin ID (Johnson & Johnson)
- Soft & Dri (Dial)
- Soft Scrub (Dial)
- SoftSheen (L’Oreal)
- Spray ’N Wash (Reckitt Benckiser)
- Stayfree (Johnson & Johnson)
- Suave (Unilever)
- Sunlight (Unilever)
- Sunsilk (Unilever)
- Swiffer (Procter & Gamble)
- Tide (Procter & Gamble)
- Tilex (Clorox)
- Unilever
- Vaseline (Unilever)
- Veet (Reckitt Benckiser)
- Vichy (L’Oreal)
- Vicks (Procter & Gamble)
- Vidal Sasson (Procter & Gamble)
- Viktor & Rolf (L’Oreal)
- Walgreens
- Windex (S.C. Johnson)
- Woolite (Reckitt Benckiser)
- Zest (Procter & Gamble)
Are there any that you’re surprised by? Will you be boycotting these companies from now on?
Let me know your thoughts.
Vanja xx
































































