Animal Testing
Animal Testing ? Animal Testing “Beauty without cruelty” is the outcry that can be heard from animal right activists around the world. The FDA does not require companies to perform tests on animals but if the cosmetic product contains chemicals that can be seen as toxins, testing becomes a necessity. ... Anti-testing activists deem these unnecessary and consider them to be cruel. ... This test is considered to be the most cruel of the tests and can only determine how much of a chemical substance is needed to kill a small animal not a human being. In the skin irritancy test the chemical is applied directly onto the shaved skin of a animal. ... This test is also inconclusive in the skin makeup of an animal differs greatly from that of a human. ... Many companies such as Avon, Revlon, and Estee Lauder have completely stopped the use of animals in testing their products.