Cosmetics are tested on animals so that they are safe for human use. But, are the tests accurate and really SAFE? Is the suffering we cause them really necessary? Are the tests really worth their LIFE!?

Testing of chemicals by applying it on their bodies and force feeding it directly into their mouths causes excruciating pain and death. It can easily be avoided if each individual would make the decision to buy products that are NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS and ARE CRUELTY FREE.

PERFUME: Civet musk is used as a base. The civet is shoved into a small cage where it cannot even raise its head. Every ten days it is whipped because when it is in pain, it secrets musk in its pouch. The pouch is then forced open and scraped with a spatula. This is done every 10 days till the animal dies. The timid Musk Deer, (endangered species ) is lured out of the dense Himalayan vegetation and caught in a gin trap with spiked teeth which bite into the foot. The animal lies there for days till it dies. Then, if it has musk (Kasturi) it is collected, if not it is thrown away as trash.

SHAMPOO: The rabbit’s head is clamped in a hutch and the eyes pegged open with metal clips. Concentrated shampoo is then dropped in as the rabbit cries out loud in its agony, struggling till it breaks its back (rabbits have no tear ducts).

SOAPS, LIPSTICKS, TALCUM POWDER, HAIR DYES, ROUGE, EYESHADOW and other cosmetic products: A tube is thrust down the throat of thousands of Squirrel Monkeys squashed together in cages and each item is fed in to find out at which dosage level the animal dies.

AFTERSHAVE lotion: A guinea pig is defuzzed by using adhesive tape which pulls the hair of each patch of skin. The Aftershave is splashed on and inspected days later for chemical burns. The same animal is defuzzed repeatedly till the aftershave mixture is just right or the pig dies.

BRUSHES: Shaving brushes, hair brushes, boot polish brushes, eyeliner and rouge brushes are made from the hair torn out of the handful while the animal (in most cases its the Squirrels) is still alive. For shaving brushes, the hog is the victim. Trussed to the ground, it screams while the labourer yanks out tuft after tuft of its hair.

ALTERNATIVES

Many companies now manufacture safe, gentle, effective products that are tested, not on animals, but through in vitro (test tube) studies, with sophisticated computer models, and on human skin (cloned or attached to volunteers!). Many companies are committed to using known-safe ingredients (there are now more than 600), rather than experiment with new chemical combinations.

Cosmetics made from best flower, herb and plant extract or from chemicals that have not used animals as their base, Herbal and Natural products are safe and harmless.