Cosmetics Testing
The cosmetic industry continues to compose a large part of society for several centuries, dating all the way back to the ancient Egyptians. The $160 billion-a-year global industry encompasses products such as make-up, skin and hair care, fragrances, cosmetic surgery, health clubs, and diet pills. With the recent surge of both affordable and luxury products flooding the markets, “Americans [are] [spending more each year on beauty than they do on education,” allowing distributors, such as Sephora, to turn a large profit (The Economist). Nevertheless, many of these state-of-the-art products are subjects of animal testing. Animal testing for cosmetics products allows distributors to carry innovative products and high-demanded
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Sephora commenced the trend of the beauty-retail concept of stocking a variety of companies’ products, in addition to Sephora’s own private label. But, what exactly is Sephora’s animal testing policies? Tashina Combs, the founder and editor in chief of the famous beauty blog, Logical Harmony, and “beauty guru” of over six years, investigated further into Sephora’s animal testing requirements. In Tashina’s article, Sephora Collection Cosmetics are No Longer Cruelty Free, she reveals a statement from Sephora stating that Sephora, “does not test Sephora Collection or Sephora Original products on animals... unless it is required by law,” referring to countries, such as China, that necessitate animal testing (Combs). Sephora claims to be cruelty-free, but animal-rights activists disagree due to their animal-tested products in countries such as China. Organizations, such as PETA, feel that since Sephora possess factories in China, where animal testing is required, Sephora does in fact test on animals and cannot be considered a complete cruelty-free brand. Furthermore, a fanbase of 4.4 million on facebook causes PETA’s influence to affect a large collection of people. Although biased, PETA appeals to a large portion of Sephora’s cruelty-free makeup consumers, which can affect Sephora’s sales. PETA proves to be against makeup distributors, likewise to Sephora, when claiming that that the best way to stop companies from testing on animals is to, “refuse to purchase their products,” and refrain from associating with the company or distributor
In this paper there are three main topics that are going to be covered. They are alternatives to animal testing, animal testing in cosmetics, and the news in the cosmetic industry related to animal testing. For this paper there were four sources that were evaluated. All of them had a few things in common and through that it was easy to link them together through three different subtopics that will be evaluated later in this paper. The first source that I will be using is “The Science of Dermocosmetics and Its Role in Dermatology”. This article was written by Dreno, B., E. Araviiskaia, E. Berardesca, T. Bieber, J. Hawk, M. Sanchez- Viera, and P. Wolkenstein. The second article that will be effective in this essay is “New
Imagine being born, only to live a life of torture. You are brought to a lab, and cruelly tested on against your will. Toxins poured into your eyes, painful injections to your skin, then left to die when you’re no longer useful. Although many do not realize it, people use products tested on animals in their everyday lives. For girls, many of your favorite makeup brands, such as Estee Lauder, Makeup Forever, and Maybelline take part in animal testing. Products such as toothpaste, cologne, deodorant, laundry detergent, razors, and even band-aids aren’t tested innocently, either. As a makeup enthusiast, I am passionate about how the products I use daily are tested. Today I will help you understand what animal testing is and how it started, how it’s currently affecting animals around the world, and what organizations are doing to help make a difference in the future. To begin, I will explain the history of animal testing. An animal test is any scientific experiment or test in which a live animal is forced to undergo something that is likely to cause them pain, suffering, distress, or lasting harm.(https://www.crueltyfreeinternational.org/why-we-do-it/what-animal-testing) Animal experiments are not the same as taking your animal to the vet. Animals used in laboratories are harmed, not for their own good, and usually killed at the end of an experiment. Animal experiments include injecting or force feeding animals with potentially harmful substances, exposing animals to radiation,
Introduction, animals that are being tested safety of their products that’s been a subject of an intense debate for over 10 years. While, a lot of people that alleged animals, the remained animals are being subjugated by the research cosmetics companies all over the country/all over the world. Even though, the scientists frequently profit from animal research, I don’t think all the suffering, the pain, and the animals dying are worth just trying find out the human benefits from the products.
Everyday cosmetic products that many people use, such as lipsticks, shampoo, face wash, etcetera, are verified to be safe using animal testing. Chemical burns and other short term ailments are very serious concerns that plague Americans and the knowledge that the products they use will not harm them and their families is possible because of animal testing. Also long term effects, such as cancer, have been discovered through animal product testing and promptly stopped saving countless lives. “NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS YOU’RE THE GUINEA PIG” (Source C). Living day to day with the risk that the products trusted to use on your children and yourself is enough to validate
When was the last time you bought makeup? Or even more specifically when was the last time you bought makeup that was tested on animals? Each year in Australia alone, over 100 million animals will die from exposure to commercial animal testing or in simpler terms, animal cruelty that is commonly disregarded as it is just ‘’science’’. However, product testing on animal is extremely unethical and is pure cruelty. Here is why we need to stop this mistreatment immediately.
Many people might say that animal testing has proven results for the safety of beauty products and cosmetics. Although, in some cases it is helpful, why would you want to use such an old outdated method of research in 2017 many more methods have opened up due to advanced technology. Animal testing dates back to the 1900’s and yet in the 21st-century companies are still doing this even though it is more costly than alternative methods.
Animal testing is still done by cosmetic companies even though it is unethical and scientifically inaccurate. The various tests carried out on animals is not a guarantee for using cosmetics on our skin since animals react differently to certain chemicals as compared to humans. Cosmetics companies kill millions of animals every year in pursuit of profit. The animals that suffer and die in these laboratories range from rabbits to mice. According to companies that perform such tests, they are done to establish the safety of products and ingredients. However, no law requires that cosmetics products be tested on animals. The Food and Drug
Many of America’s favorite go-to skin care products and cosmetics are tested on animals. Despite that, there are products on the market that use alternative testing procedures yet are still considered safe and effective. In the article titled Animal Testing on Cosmetics written by author Ian Murnaghan, the controversy of animal testing in cosmetics is referred to when he says, “The practice is particularly controversial because animals may experience discomfort, suffering and ultimately die, all in the name of aesthetics and 'looking good.’”. Much of what he says in this quote can be applied to extremely popular cosmetic brands like Sephora , Almay, and Revlon who all use animal testing to build their products to maximum use. Brands that compare to these are ELF, Too Faced, and Physicians Formula who all claim to using alternative procedures to show the importance of being
I have been in the past blind to the issue of animal-testing, yet since choosing to use only cruelty-free brands have been forced to conduct research into the world of animal testing; since researching on the internet cruelty-free brands I have become more and more convinced that I’ve made the right choice as various websites highlight both the benefits as a consumer buying cruelty free and the unseen atrocities of behind the scenes animal testing. I feel passionate that the practice of cosmetic testing on animals is both immoral and unethical and believe that as an often overlooked epidemic of questionable ethics we should all be doing our part to stop it.
This claim does not resonate well with the real situation on the ground that many new products are developed and no available information about them exists. The dynamic cosmetics market calls for the development of new products, and they have to be subjected to testing before releasing them. In medical fields, new deadly infections are reported annually, and new treatments and drugs are needed to manage these deadly diseases. Animal testing is necessary, and our responsibility is to administer the animal testing and create the balance of their suffering and the benefits that come
A lot of people buy cosmetic products being ignorant to the fact that, that one product has killed a lot of animals. How would you like being sprayed with poisonous liquids, taking poisonous eye drops?, or being fed toxic substances? Cosmetic factories have been doing these inhumane things and more to innocent animals for years.
Millions of animals are being unneedlessly tested on for cosmetics, even though there are plenty of alternatives available and most of the results are unreliable or not applicable to humans. Although the fight against animal testing has made huge progress recently, America has yet to stop this cruel practice and chooses to torture animals while other countries are making a stop to the testing (“Animal Testing 101”).
The creation of a new product, should not cause animals to suffer and die. Because humans want a new lip color or a new type of eyeliner, does not mean that numerous animals should be immensely tortured and at times to death. Many argue that in order to ensure the safety of a product, animal testing is necessary. However, in today’s scientific world, this is not true. Many people argue that animal testing is cheaper, but according to Consumers ' Research Magazine writer Beatrice Hunter, it costs 500,000 dollars per product to test something using animals, as opposed to alternatives, which cost on average 50 dollars per product.
One of the leading industries in the United States is the cosmetics business. When cosmetics started up people were applying all different types of product to their bodies. While using the products, people were starting to acquire serious injuries to their skin and hair. This forced make-up producers to figure out a way to test the products before it hit the market. In the 1940s, scientists started to use animals for testing purposes. In recent years, testing on animals has decreased because producers use safer ingredients in their products. Even though there are safe ingredients, people continue to experiment with new chemicals and dyes. To avoid major lawsuits, companies still experiment on animals to prove the product is safe. With all these new products, the Food and Drug
Consumers are concerned about product safety and the use of animal testing by cosmetic companies.