What are the safe choices in the world of animal testing?

I talked about animal testing the other day and i explained as to what is tested on animals, but the fact is i never told you what you could use instead, so thanks to Mishka this is my first line of business this morning...

Right Phew i dunno where to start umm...ok lets go by category -

Facial care - You can have expensive or cheap options in this category, some people find it necessary to use the best and most expensive and others would like just a simple face cream :) the options really suit the person let me give you a few examples -

Dermologica -                 i love their face creams...the textures of their stuff is amazing
Clinique -                        i actually started off on this house when i first started using face cream and
                                       if you look
                                      at Legally blond the first one, she uses their products too :)
La Mer -                        If your really coughing up...try this
Clarins -                         There face creams are very rich ( moisturizing) so watch out
Estee Lauder -               They are as safe as a button
Essie -                           Yes they make cosmetics, plus their nail polish is safe too.

 

Make up - It is essential to most ladies....except for my friend Candice, but for me i cannot go a day with out foundation, plus i love creating art on my face and enhancing different facial features, it's fun :) Lets have a look what is caring -

M.A.C -                         This is my favourite product, I've been using this for years! However i don't use
                                       their foundation.
Revlon -                          Now i use their foundation, colour stay, it's perfect for full coverage :)
Almay -                           This is also a good choice, I've never used it though.
Avon -                             If you have ever seen those cute ladies with their brochures, they would be
                                        great to target, plus their good are very affordable.
Bobbi Brown -                This is M.A.C's competition...

 



Body goodies -               I love creams and lotions and bath goodies, a good exfoliate goes all the way
                                      for me, so when i heard about all these nasty products i freaked and thought i
                                      would NEVER have a good scrubby again :( ...but there's loads of hope.

Nivea -                          I use their body cream, they also have a facial range too.
Crab Tree & Evelyn -    They have loads of stuff and their store is huge in Sandton, but keep in mind
                                      that they are pricey.
Disney Princesses -        They have them at Dischem and i love the bubble bath, it smells so nice :)
Mitchum -                      They have great anti-persperant's and they give such good coverage.
Paul Mitchel -                I've never used their shampoo but i heard its good, i get my shampoo from Carlton
                                     they have a great organic range by Davines but they are pricey...R 100 and
                                     something for the shampoo, i feel it's necessary to splash out since I've gone
                                     back to being blond - it's very high maintenance!
Aquafresh -                   My boyfriend Matthew is obsessed with getting a new toothbrush every 2 months
                                     and he loves the vibrating ones, we use this brand.
Piz buin -                      This sun cream is a little pricey but boy does it give you an amazing tan.

 

House hold cleaning goods - These were the most difficult to find, we went through EVERYTHING and then thanks to Pick 'N Pay we found all our replacements, we started of with a few ranges and then eventually settled for the organic goods from PnP, I'm also a green peace freak so this was right up my alley.The only thing i cannot find is furniture polish so if any one find some please tell what the brand is!

PnP Green Range -     I LOVE THIS RANGE!! They have cute green bottles and they keep with the
                                  colour scheme through out their range, they have EVERY cleaning product
                                  imaginable.
Ajax -                        We started off on this range and loved it, it was guilty free instead of Sunlight liquid.
Max -                         They only produce soap powder but it's great stuff!

 


Right that's all i can think of, the trick to all of this is -

1. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE OTHER PRODUCTS OUT THEIR THAT ARE MAYBE BETTER THAN THE ONE YOU USE! TRY SOMETHING NEW.

2. DON'T GET SUCKED INTO ADVERTISEMENTS, ITS THEIR JOB TO MAKE THEIR PRODUCT LOOK APPEALING, HOWEVER IT'S NOT THEIR JOB TO TELL YOU THE SUFFERING THAT IS INVOLVED IN MAKING IT.


3. TAKE THE LIST OF THE COMPANIES THAT TEST ON ANIMALS WITH YOU TO THE SHOPS.

4. IT'S YOUR RIGHT AS A CONSUMER TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS IN A PRODUCT AND WHO MAKES IT, HOWEVER PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN TO LOOK THEY JUST BELIEVE WHAT ADVERTISING TELLS THEM, LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE PRODUCT, THE NAME OF THE COMPANY IS USUALLY AT THE BOTTOM OF ALL THE WRITING.

5. DON'T GET LOST, VISUALIZE THE SUFFERING WHEN YOU PICK UP THAT PALMOLIVE SOAP, IT'LL MAKE YOU STAY CLEAR...HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK, STICK WITH IT AND SOON IT'LL BE YOUR NEW HABIT.

This is all simple...I'm not going to tell you its a breeze it takes a lot of persistence but it really will help save millions of innocent lives, you have the power to do that.

The other thing that is very easy is going to Vegan stores, keep in mind that all of the products in these stores are organic....look at my guilty free shopping places on the side of my posts, it has a few places you can get goods from.

Go to the bottom of my blog and do the animal testing cruelty page :)
Well i hope that helps...remember if you need anything more let me know...

Kindness and Hope
Kelly-Leigh