Animal Testing. Vegan? Updated:(NEW LINKS! 1/28/16)

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I have always been an animal lover since I was a kid, and did not know that animal testing even existed until I was in middle school.  For some reason it's like people just seem to find loopholes into making excuses for their actions when it comes to making money and I know it is sometimes necessary because they would rather have medicines and such tested on animals than humans but to just know such things exist for the better is really difficult.

So as a makeup junkie it really does help to know that some companies would rather not test on animals.  If other cosmetic companies can do it why can't all of them?  It is simply because of expansion, the Chinese market won't let companies sell unless they do test on animals so to be in a larger market of course most make the decision to test.

I am aware that some of my makeup isn't cruelty free and I am willing to make a change simply because I want to support the companies that preferred not to test.  I've been trying to do so by not purchasing from certain companies anymore and that is my initial first step.  It may not make a huge difference but maybe in the long run it will.  Peta provides updated lists of companies that do and don't test on animals. Below are the lists that have been recently updated. Thank you for reading and hopefully I've somehow changed your mine and convinced you to also take the plunge and stop supporting companies that test on animals and prefer the cruelty free brands. I do understand that most of these brands that don't are on the expensive side but do your research as well to what affordable brands don't like NYX, ELF & WET N WILD.

Even though being cruelty free is good vegan cosmetics are better just because it is for sure animal friendly since it doesn't contain animal by products either that sometimes may need a death of an animal to get.

TO SEARCH FOR SPECIFIC BRANDS AND DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE LIST
CLICK BELOW:
http://features.peta.org/cruelty-free-company-search/cruelty_free_companies_company.aspx?

Companies that DO TEST:
http://www.mediapeta.com/peta/PDF/companiesdotest.pdf

Companies that DON'T TEST:
http://www.mediapeta.com/peta/PDF/companiesdonttest.pdf

If you also get on http://www.paulaschoice.com/beautypedia/ you can search a product and it will tell you when you click on it if it is tested on animals or not because at times they are not on the peta list!

Personal favorite brands that DON'T: (I WILL UPDATE THESE ALL THE TIME, you can email companies to ask but if I'm personally not sure and I've emailed and they've replied with a shady not so straight no then they will not be here)

Anastasia Beverly Hills
Too Faced Cosmetics
Jordana
Josie Maran
First Aid Beauty
Dollar Shave Club
Lumene
CeraVe
Say Yes To (carrots,tomatoes,blueberries) they have a bunch
Wet N Wild
NYX
Milani
ELF
Smashbox
Becca
Tarte
Urban Decay
IT Cosmetics
Bath and Body Works
Dickinson's (skincare line with witch hazel)
Physicians Formula
Dr. Bronner's
Hard Candy
Burt's Bee's
Kat Von D

Personal favorite brands that DO :(  (I WILL UPDATE THESE ALL THE TIME)

Almay
Aveeno
Caudalie
Benefit
Crest
Dolce & Gabbana
Escada
Fekkai
Gilette
Giorgio Armani
Guerlain
Jurlique
Rimmel
Kiehls
Origins
Mario Badescu
Estee Lauder
Neutrogena
Olay
Nioxin
Pantene
Melaleuca (natural products)
Pond's
Redken
Shu Uemora
Stila
Mary Kay
Sinful Colors
St. Ives
Suave
Revlon
MAC
Bobbi Brown
Clinique
Sephora Brand
Covergirl
Shiseido
Cetaphil
L'oreal
Maybelline
Herbal Essence
Head and Shoulders
Tom Ford
Victorias Secret
Wella
Vidal Sasson
Veet
Tresemme