Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Cosmetics that have been produced without any testing on animals are sometimes known as "cruelty-free cosmetics". [4] Some popular cruelty-free beauty brands include: E.L.F., Charlotte Tilbury, Farsali, Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Glow Recipe and others. The website "Cruelty-Free Kitty" was created to assess which brands are cruelty-free.
Beauty Without Cruelty - India was established by Diana Ratnagar in 1974 as an educational charitable trust, initially focusing on the commercial exploitation of animals for fashion, beauty and household goods. Over the years it has expanded its activities to cover animal cruelty in the name of food, medicine, entertainment, trade, genetic ...
In 1959, Dowding founded Beauty Without Cruelty which aimed to eliminate the use of animal ingredients in cosmetics, abolish animal testing in the cosmetics industry and discourage the wearing of furs. The fundamental purpose was to demonstrate that alternatives to clothing and cosmetics free from all animal cruelty were easily obtainable.
In the animal rights movement, cruelty-free is a label for products or activities that do not harm or kill animals anywhere in the world. Products tested on animals or made from animals are not considered cruelty-free, since these tests are often painful and cause the suffering and death of millions of animals every year.
The negative stigma of men wearing makeup in countries such as the United States has weakened over the years, with the number of men using makeup increasing in the 21st century. [16] Cosmetics brands have increasingly targeted men in the sale of cosmetics, with some products targeted specifically at men. [17] [18]
Cruelty Free International is a British animal rights and advocacy group that campaigns for the abolition of all animal testing. It organises certification of cruelty-free products which are marked with the symbol of a leaping bunny .
Castor oil and its derivatives are found in many cosmetics as it is "non-comedogenic" (does not exacerbate or contribute to acne). [3]Cerebrosides (cells from the nervous systems of cattle or swine) were once used in some high-end skin-care products to increase moisture retention and to create a smooth skin surface, [4] however the BSE controversy has put an end to this practice.
In 1837 the novelist Catherine Grace Godwin (1798–1845) described in her novel Louisa Seymour an incident where two leading female characters were aghast at the behaviour of a driver abusing a horse pulling a carriage that they subsequently discussed the problem of cruelty with other characters one of whom, called Sir Arthur Beauchamp ...