Make conscious for 2022? So find out which brands no longer test their products on animals to become a conscious customer!
Technology is part of our daily lives and information reaches each of us via Whatsapp, Instagram, Tiktok and countless other applications. Basically, it's not that difficult for the conscious consumer to find out if the makeup she uses comes from brands that don't test on animals.
Therefore, knowing about the latest fashion trends and the best makeup products is information that influencers make available, just follow them. However, consumers aware of animal rights need to be careful about which products they use. Despite promoting the benefits of their products, the beauty industry does not usually tell you how they achieved the results.
But what are these tests?
Firstly, according to the Humane Society International, all procedures that are carried out on live animals are called tests. In other words, it doesn't matter whether to research and evaluate the effectiveness and safety of new products. By the way, it can be in any area: cosmetics, medicines, cleaning products, among others.
How did it start?
PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – a non-governmental organization founded in 1980, has been fighting for three decades to ban the use of animals for testing cosmetic products. Here in Brazil, the NGO PEA – Projeto Esperança Animal is taking on this fight, including certifying brands that do not test on animals in various sectors.
Results
As a result, every day, institutions, NGOs and animal advocates are concerned about renewing for you the list of brands that do not test their makeup products on animals.
Remembering that some of these companies still use honey and beeswax, milk, fat, etc. in their makeup. Therefore, only some of them are 100% vegan, without any ingredients of animal origin.
Advances in legislation on the subject in Brazil:
In Brazil since 2008 with Law No. 11,794 of 10/8/2008, the use of animals in teaching and scientific research activities is regulated by the National Council for the Control of Animal Experimentation – CONCEA created within the same law.
However, there is no federal law that prohibits testing, but due to pressure from civil society together with NGOs, mainly PEA, eight states no longer allow cosmetics to be tested on pets.
States that already have laws prohibiting brands that test on animals
Basically, it was São Paulo that first took the initiative with bill 777/2013. The project was then approved as a law in 2014, prohibiting experiments and testing on animals, cosmetic products, personal hygiene products, perfumes, and their components throughout the state.
The State of Mato Grosso do Sul sanctioned Law 4,538/14 which, in addition to the ban on animals being tested in the cosmetic industry, also allows the Public Power to reverse the values of the fines applied (art. 05, items I, II and III) to cover :
“actions, publications and public awareness about responsible ownership and animal rights”;
“animal institutions, shelters or sanctuaries;” or
“state population control programs through surgical sterilization of animals and other programs aimed at the protection and well-being of animals.”
Then, other states also passed laws that prohibited companies from testing on animals.
Amazonas – Law 289/2015, Paraná – Law 18,668/2015, Pará – Law No. 8361/2016, Rio de Janeiro – law 7,814/17, Minas Gerais – Law 23,050/18 and, Pernambuco – LAW No. 16,498/2018
Discover 10 brands that do not test on animals and have the Cruelty Free, Vegan or PEA seal
- QUEEN BEE
- ANITA
- BEFACTORY
- EUDORA
- HINODE GROUP
- JEQUITI
- COLOSSUS
- NATURE
- THE BOTICARIO
- RACCO
If your brand isn't among the 10, don't worry, you can search for companies that don't test their products on animals on the pea.org website. There you can also find companies that provide other types of products.
Fun facts about brands that don't test on animals
Makeup emerged in the Paleolithic period. However, it was not linked to aesthetics and beauty, but basically to differentiate the hierarchy within groups. Therefore, the chiefs adorned themselves with the claws and teeth of ferocious animals and the sorcerers and healers adorned their bodies with “magical” paintings.
By the way, men start to wear makeup to scare the enemy with war paint, some African, indigenous and aboriginal tribes still have this custom.
In Egypt, makeup was made from henna and natural waste. The Egyptians believed that the “eyes were mirrors of the soul”. That's why the charcoal base used on the eyes protected against evil. Furthermore, it was basically in Egypt that makeup became part of the beauty ritual.
In medieval times, makeup was used by nobles to hide health problems. Then, in the 20th century, makeup became popular and became available to everyone. Today, makeup is no longer just about beauty, for some brands it is about skin care and aging.
Did you know that in the period between the 18th and 19th centuries, women who wore makeup could be considered witches?
As a result, husbands could file for divorce if they thought that the makeup made their wife beautiful. Well, the Catholic Church at the time did not forgive female vanity and misogyny was very normal.
Anyway, did you enjoy understanding a little better about brands that don't test on animals? Then also read this: Do fish feel pain? Experts give their opinion on stimuli in animals
