Pros of Testing Cosmetics on Animals
Have you worried about going blind from your mascara? Luckily, you don’t have to because of the animal testing that makes sure there is no potentially harmful ingredients in your cosmetics. Although we don’t have to worry about this today, people did before animal testing was so huge. About dozen women really did go “blind in the 1930’s because of a Lash Lure mascara that had chemicals which burned the skin” (Animal Research Cures). This shows how important animal testing is to the safety of humans. This form of testing is also very important because there is no other method that shows such accurate results. Also, there are not very many animals being killed by this form of testing. Some might say that animal testing is bad because it is killing innocent animals. Although this is true, the animals that are being killed are saving the lives of many humans that could be the ones being harmed by those products. In the end, there are so many reasons why cosmetic testing on animals is beneficial. Testing cosmetics on animals saves human lives. In the past, products have been harmful to humans that were not tested beforehand. This is being avoided now by this form of testing. As previously mentioned, when products like mascara are not tested before they are sold to the public, they can end very tragically and in this case with blindness. Another scenario where there was a tragic outcome is with cough syrup. In 1937 there was a new cough syrup called Elixir Sulfanilamide which ended up killing over 100 people. There no recent cases of problems like this because there are animals to help prevent problems like these. These few extreme examples show how …show more content…
ProCon, 27 Aug. 2015. Web. 09 Nov. 2015. .
"Why Do Companies Test Cosmetics or Other Products on Animals?" Why Do Companies Test Cosmetics or Other Products on Animals? The American Physiological Society, 2013. Web. 09 Nov.
Have you worried about going blind from your mascara? Luckily, you don’t have to because of the animal testing that makes sure there is no potentially harmful ingredients in your cosmetics. Although we don’t have to worry about this today, people did before animal testing was so huge. About dozen women really did go “blind in the 1930’s because of a Lash Lure mascara that had chemicals which burned the skin” (Animal Research Cures). This shows how important animal testing is to the safety of humans. This form of testing is also very important because there is no other method that shows such accurate results. Also, there are not very many animals being killed by this form of testing. Some might say that animal testing is bad because it is killing innocent animals. Although this is true, the animals that are being killed are saving the lives of many humans that could be the ones being harmed by those products. In the end, there are so many reasons why cosmetic testing on animals is beneficial. Testing cosmetics on animals saves human lives. In the past, products have been harmful to humans that were not tested beforehand. This is being avoided now by this form of testing. As previously mentioned, when products like mascara are not tested before they are sold to the public, they can end very tragically and in this case with blindness. Another scenario where there was a tragic outcome is with cough syrup. In 1937 there was a new cough syrup called Elixir Sulfanilamide which ended up killing over 100 people. There no recent cases of problems like this because there are animals to help prevent problems like these. These few extreme examples show how …show more content…
ProCon, 27 Aug. 2015. Web. 09 Nov. 2015. .
"Why Do Companies Test Cosmetics or Other Products on Animals?" Why Do Companies Test Cosmetics or Other Products on Animals? The American Physiological Society, 2013. Web. 09 Nov.