Animal Rights Africa
Guide to Compassionate Shopping
UPDATED July 2009
There are already between 8 to 10 thousand safe ingredients available to cosmetics and household
products manufacturers. As a result continued testing on animals is unnecessary.
We recommend companies whose policies state that they do not test or commission others
to test on animals or that their money does not go to any company that carries out animal testing.
A responsible alternative is a ‘fixed cut off date’. This promises that a company only uses ingredients
produced before a fixed cut-off date and will not accept any ingredients tested on
animals since then.
FOLLOWING THE MONEY
The most important factor that affects whether a product is ‘cruelty-free’ is the animal testing policy of the manufacturing company. You have to ‘follow the money’.
Even if a particular product and its ingredients are not tested on animals, if the company that makes it performs animal tests in other areas, then purchasing any of their products promotes and supports cruelty to animals.
This also includes parent companies of subsidiaries. For example, purchases from The Body Shop will now line the pockets of animal testing cosmetics company L’Oreal. That’s why you should now boycott The Body Shop/L’Oreal.
We also encourage consumers to avoid animal-derived ingredients.
TWO kinds of tests are commonly performed in pre-market assessments of new cosmetics and
household products.
The company DOES NOT test final products or ingredients on animals, nor do any of its outside suppliers.
The company does not use any animal-derived ingredients in its products
While the company does not test its final products on animals, it has no agreement with its suppliers
stating that they do not test their ingredients on animals.
Company has a Five Year Rolling Rule Policy. They refuse to use any ingredients that have been tested on
animals in the last 5 years. SAAV does not endorse this policy as it means that ingredients tested today
can be used in just five years time. This policy will not put a stop to animal tests.
The company DOES test final products and/or ingredients on animals, or is owned by a company that does test
on animals and/or is involved in other forms of animal exploitation.
Annique
Bach Flower Remedies
Bioforce
Body Shop
Dead Sea Spa Magik
Dermalogica
Dr Hauschka
Duo 
Eco-Dent
Enchantrix
Endocil
Esse
Freeman
Innoxa
John Paul Mitchell
Kiss My Face
Like Silk
L'Occitane
Miss Wild
Montagne Jeunesse
Moor Spa Intl
Naturalwise skin care (www.naturalwise.co.za)
Nature's Gate
Naturoba
Reall Perfumes
Seventh Generation (household products)
Symphatone
The Victorian Garden
Thursday Plantation
Vanda
V’TAE
Weleda
Abercrombie & Fitch
Amway Corporation
Alexandra de Markoff
Ambre Solaire
Baudelaire
Blistex
Chanel Inc
Cosmair
Decleor USA
Drakkar Noir
Ecco Bella
Elysee
Georgio Armani
Gloria Vanderbilt
Goldwell
Guy Laroche
HERC
H2O Plus
Jean Gatineau
Jolen Creme Bleach
L’Oreal (now owns the Body Shop)
Mill Creek
Paloma Picasso
Plus-White Toothpaste
Redken
Schwarzkopf
Alberto-Culver
Almay
Aramis
Clinique
Donna Karan
Ecover
Elizabeth Arden
Elizabeth Taylor
Estee Lauder
KMS Research
MAC USA
Regis
Revlon
Sebastian Int'l
Tommy Hilfiger
Yardley
Allergan
Bausch & Lomb
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Calvin Klein
Chesebrough-Ponds
Clarins
Colgate-Palmolive
Faberge
Gilette
Hills Pet Nutition
Iams
Johnson & Johnson
Nestle Purina Petcare
Pedigree (pet food)
Pfizer
Piz Braun
Proctor & Gamble
Schick (Pfizer)
Smithkline Beecham
Warner Lambert
Wella
Unilever
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