Can Cosmetic Testing be 100% Cruelty Free?
Imagine this, your household pet such as a dog, rabbit, guinea pig, etc being put through horrific tests that are designed solely to inflict pain and determine how much damage one product is capable of. What you just imagined is not merely a figure of your imagination, but the harsh reality of cosmetic animal testing. Innocent animals are used everyday in laboratories to determine the level of toxicity, irritancy, and overall lethalness a cosmetic contains before entering the market. Would you be okay with your beloved pet being tortured all for a tube of mascara or deodorant? It is time for us to abolish the use of animals for testing cosmetic products completely, and turn to the alternative methods that are more accurate, inexpensive and completely cruelty free.
When analyzing cosmetic testing in general, one must understand the definition of a cosmetic product- any …show more content…
The FDA does not have an actual requirement that products must be tested before they enter the market, they can only take action if a company product receives negative attention. The U.S. currently has no restrictions on any form of animal testing, unlike Europe who recently banned all use of animal testing. When a product states that they are 100 percent cruelty free, do not be fooled, many companies will false advertise to promote the sales of their product. The only thing a cosmetic company must have on their product is a list of ingredients (Keville). Testing on animals for drug related purposes vs. cosmetic testing are complete opposites. When a new drug wants to enter the market they must test their product thoroughly, standard protocol is on animals, and then the FDA will give them the go ahead. Their purpose is to create a drug to better off mankind, whereas cosmetics is a much less significant use of testing on animals that can be avoided all
Imagine this, your household pet such as a dog, rabbit, guinea pig, etc being put through horrific tests that are designed solely to inflict pain and determine how much damage one product is capable of. What you just imagined is not merely a figure of your imagination, but the harsh reality of cosmetic animal testing. Innocent animals are used everyday in laboratories to determine the level of toxicity, irritancy, and overall lethalness a cosmetic contains before entering the market. Would you be okay with your beloved pet being tortured all for a tube of mascara or deodorant? It is time for us to abolish the use of animals for testing cosmetic products completely, and turn to the alternative methods that are more accurate, inexpensive and completely cruelty free.
When analyzing cosmetic testing in general, one must understand the definition of a cosmetic product- any …show more content…
The FDA does not have an actual requirement that products must be tested before they enter the market, they can only take action if a company product receives negative attention. The U.S. currently has no restrictions on any form of animal testing, unlike Europe who recently banned all use of animal testing. When a product states that they are 100 percent cruelty free, do not be fooled, many companies will false advertise to promote the sales of their product. The only thing a cosmetic company must have on their product is a list of ingredients (Keville). Testing on animals for drug related purposes vs. cosmetic testing are complete opposites. When a new drug wants to enter the market they must test their product thoroughly, standard protocol is on animals, and then the FDA will give them the go ahead. Their purpose is to create a drug to better off mankind, whereas cosmetics is a much less significant use of testing on animals that can be avoided all