Category Archives: Responsible Choices

May 19 2013

Dr. Brant Animal Testing Policy

RESEARCH: Regarding animal testing
ANSWERS: They do not test on animals and do not commission animal testing
RESULT: Classified as cruelty-free

Dr. Brandt is a well known skin care brand and is very popular for their pores no more product. It is great for those with larger pores as it minimizes the look and mattifies the skin. So I decided to look into the animal testing policy and was happy to find that they are a cruelty-free company. I don’t know if their products are vegan though.

dr. brandt® skincare is proud to say that we do not engage in animal testing or use animal derived ingredients in our products. As a cruelty-free-oriented organization, this is certainly one of our main commitments. At the time we choose our ingredients, we obtain all of the testing methodology to ensure that our suppliers provide us only with ingredients that are tested in vivo and in vitro. These facilities have a R&D staff of chemists whose main role is to develop products using these ingredients for testing, and then measuring results by high tech machinery, never on animals.

Dr. Brandt is an animal lover and annual contributor to the Humane Society.

He has three dogs he absolutely adores. (April, 2013)

Source: Dr. Brandt FAQ page

May 12 2013

Ben Nye Animal Testing Policy

RESEARCH: Regarding animal testing
ANSWERS: They do not test on animals and do not commission animal testing
RESULT: Classified as cruelty-free

Getting in contact with Ben Nye Cosmetics has been on my to-do list for a while and I kept procrastinating as they don’t post an email anywhere and I would have to call in. Thankfully a fellow cruelty-free blogger (and real life cruelty-free makeup artist) Gayle from Cruelty Free Kit called in, got an email address and received the following statement from Ben Nye.

Ben Nye does not test ingredients, formulations or finished products on
animals, nor do we direct others to conduct animal testing on our behalf.
We have no future plans to test products on animals.

All products manufactured in our facility are evaluated through non-animal
methods. We rely on various tests, including human volunteer testing, to
ensure the safety, stability and effectiveness of our products.

For a list of animal testing policies by companies I’ve contacted, check out the list here: List of Animal Testing Policies by Companies.

May 9 2013

Laura Mercier Updates Their Animal Testing Policy To Include Law-Enforced Animal Testing

More heartbreaking news for the cruelty-free community and animals. Laura Mercier, who used to not test on animals, has updated their animal testing policy to state that they will do so when required by law. This probably means they are expanding into a country that requires animal testing, such as China, and have to update their animal testing policy accordingly.

For the updated policy, check out Logical Harmony’s post, Laura Mercier is No Longer Cruelty Free.

For a list of animal testing policies by companies I’ve contacted, check out the list here: List of Animal Testing Policies by Companies.

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