twt@uicsl.UUCP (02/28/84)
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uicsl!twt Feb 27 17:49:00 1984
Something I picked up at my friendly neighborhood humane society.
(Champaign County Humane Society.)
The cosmetic industry uses four basic tests on animals. They are:
eye irritation or Draize test, shampoos and cosmetics are put into
rabbits eyes which are fastened open. The chemical causes
blistering, swelling and blindness. The pain often becomes so
intense that the rabbit breaks its back trying to get away from
it. Skin irritation test, the test animal has an area of its back
stripped of fur and the test product repeatedly rubbed into the
bare skin area causing rash, pain and swelling. LD/50 test
(Lethal Dose 50% die), cosmetics are force fed to test animals to
determine the amount necessary to cause 50% of them to die in
severe agony from such things as organ blockage, toxic reaction
and convulsions. Inhalation test, animals are placed in small
boxes and sprayed repeatedly in the face for a 2 1/2 hour period,
then killed and their tissues examined. Remember this when you
purchase cosmetics and select a brand that doesn't test on live
animals.
The following list of cosmetic companies has been compiled by the
Animal Protection Institute of America. Use it when purchasing
cosmetics and other possible animal tested products such as
toothpaste, shampoo, mouthwash, talcum, hand lotion, lipstick, eye
cosmetics, face creams, hair conditioners, perfumes and colognes.
If the product is on the list of animal tested products below
don't buy and tell your dealer why and then take time to write the
company and tell them also.
COMPANIES WHICH DO NOT TEST COMPANIES WHICH TEST EXTENSIVELY
ON LIVE ANIMALS &/OR USE ANIMAL PRODUCTS
Barth's Alberto Culver
Beauty Without Cruelty Almay Corporation
British-American Cosmetics, Amway Corporation
Ltd. Elizabeth Arden
Campana Corp, Ltd. Avon Products, Inc.
Comfort Manufacturing Co. Ayerst Laboratories
Compton & Knowles Co. Bonne Bell
Con-Stan Industries, Intl. John H. Breck
Cosmetic Creations, Inc. Bristol-Meyers
Dodge Chemical Co. Carter-Wallace, Inc.
Duke Laboratories Catteu Drug and Chemical
Fashion Twenty-Two Charles of the Ritz
Dorothy Gray Chesebrough-Ponds Co.
Hain Pure Food Co. Clairol, Inc.
Hickok - A Man's Company Clinique Laboratories, Inc.
Houbigant, Inc. Coty Products
Humphreys Pharmacal, Inc. Helene Curtis Industries
Lander Co., Inc. Dana Perfumes, Inc.
Melton International, Inc. Estee Lauder, Inc.
Mennen Corp. Mary Kay Cosmetics
Mohawk Brush Co. Max Factor
Shaklee Products Gillette Co.
Roberts-L.E.Robert Co Inc Andrew Jergens Co.
Velvet Products Co. Jhirmack
Vitabath, Inc. Johnson & Johnson
Yardley LaMaur, Inc.
Lanvin
Maybelline
Mem Co., Inc.
Noxell Corporation
Olay Co.
Redken
Revlon, Inc.
Roche Laboratories
Helena Rubinstein
Warner Lambert
Zotos International
Just thought you might like to know.
Mary