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One of our most important values here at The Body Shop is to seek alternative testing methods for our products. For more than 30 years we’ve established a firm stance against the use of animal testing for our products.
Now you can show your support to ban animal testing, too. Grab this badge to support efforts to transform the world of beauty from animal to alternative testing.
I thought you were now owned by L’Oreal, they test on animals. I know this for a fact, your company is not being hypocritical is it? Please let me know before I inform my family and friends and anyone else I can tell that you are not testing on animals. Thats not very nice!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by sandy — December 26, 2008 @ 7:34 pm
Hi Sandy,
You are correct that The Body Shop is now part of the L’oreal family. Since The Body Shop officially became part of L’Oréal in 2006, The Body Shop principles have not altered. Tackling the issue of animal testing for cosmetic purposes is a fundamental part of The Body Shop DNA.
We are very proud of our record on animal welfare. We do not test or commission others to test any of our ingredients or finished products on animals - we never have and we never will.
The Body Shop remains approved under the industry leading Humane Cosmetics Standard, which is run by British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, BUAV. We intend to continue to demand that all of our suppliers adhere to our standards, and our strict audit systems will remain in place to safeguard the integrity of our Against Animal Testing Policy.
At the start of 1989, L’Oréal ended all animal testing for assessing its finished products before putting them on the market, and has invested massively, since the 1990s, in developing tissue engineering and methods other than animal testing, in particular on reconstructed skin and tissues.
Over 100 scientists are working on these areas within Advanced Research, half of whom are engaged in the processes of developing, producing
and standardising these reconstructed systems. In 2007, 20% of the Advanced Research budget was invested in tissue engineering.
L’Oréal has developed reconstructed skin and tissue models as alternative test media to animal experiments. Episkin (epidermis and skin) and SkinEthic (epithelia, including the human cornea, mucous membrane, etc.) produce and place at the service of the scientific community reconstructed tissue kits. Some models are undergoing validation and others, approved by the ECVAM (Episkin), are awaiting legal approval by the various responsible authorities.Since 2006, skin irritation and eye irritation by all L’Oréal’s raw materials have always been assessed on Episkin and SkinEthic reconstructed systems.
You can read more in the annual L’Oréal Sustainable DevelopmentReport: http://www.loreal.com/_en/_ww/dev_dur/realisation.aspx
I hope this helps address your concerns!
Comment by admin — December 29, 2008 @ 10:09 am