Non-animal tested shampoo/bodywash?

mentaljessie

Well I have it on good authority thta beauty without cruelty cosmatics are being relaunched. A good alternative to the body shop in my IMHO.

urban_spirit

Some companies choose the wording in-store or on their packaging very carefully. For example:-

If they claim their products are not tested on animals that can mean that the ingredients of the products are tested on animals.

If they claim they do not test products or ingredients on animals that can mean that someone on their behalf does.

I alwyas check the BUAV booklet or any alterantive company that has the welfare of animals at the centre of its operations.

Hope this helps

s0198362

Any chemical which is released for public use (i.e. anything in your shampoo) has to undergo strict safety tests to ensure it is not dangerous to human health. The vast majority of bathromm products have chemicals in them which were developed so long ago when no one really gave a damn about animal testing. Therefore pretty much any of the body shop or what ever the replacement "ethical" brand products would have had their constituents tested at some point on animals.

shokadelika

s0198362 wrote:

Any chemical which is released for public use (i.e. anything in your shampoo) has to undergo strict safety tests to ensure it is not dangerous to human health. The vast majority of bathromm products have chemicals in them which were developed so long ago when no one really gave a damn about animal testing. Therefore pretty much any of the body shop or what ever the replacement "ethical" brand products would have had their constituents tested at some point on animals.

Not quite true if using food state ingredients they will never had to be tested on animals.Bronners soap consists of hemp oil,coconut oil,olive oil,jojoba oil tea tree oil.NO methylpapraben,parabens mineral oil foaming ingredients or any other uneccessary items.
The reason the recipie uses the centuaries old technique of saponifacation to make soap.
Most bar soaps use Tallowate which is animal fat and an alkali they need all the preservatives (chemicals) and false perfumes to stop the "lard" which it is effectively going off.
Pears soap is naturally made.
Real soap made with natural olive,palm oils etc should need little or no preservative.

rag_doll

Via email have just received the June edition from Naturewatch, lots in it, incl info on the first National Day of Protest Against The Body Shop. The link is www.naturewatch.org From this page if you click on Go to the campaign page... it will take you to a page with a link to Compassionate Shopper you can then download a pdf file, half way down the page are details of a 20% discount for Moom customers, Moom sell skincare, footcare & dipilatory products. :cool:

Gingham_Ribbon

I've been buying Body Shop hair products since I was a teenager. I will be buying them from Lush from now on. I'm using up some shampoo of my husband's at the moment, but I've already got a sore scalp. It's going to take a while to find the right product.

competitionscafe

Vegan Store is good:
http://www.veganstore.co.uk/bathtime_treats_index.html

Jason (US Brand) and Green People (UK) are both excellent - you can get them a bit cheaper than rrp (with free delivery) at:
http://www.discountvitaminsandherbs.com/system/module-search_page-brand_bid-7

Also good:

http://www.akamuti.co.uk/online%20shop.htm

http://www.simplysoaps.com

http://www.thinknatural.com/

http://www.trevarnoskincare.co.uk/

http://www.mybeingwell.com/shop/

http://www.avea.co.uk/aveashop/

http://www.mybeingwell.com

competitionscafe

Gingham_Ribbon wrote:

I've been buying Body Shop hair products since I was a teenager. I will be buying them from Lush from now on. I'm using up some shampoo of my husband's at the moment, but I've already got a sore scalp. It's going to take a while to find the right product.

You could try this brand (says for babies but fine for adults too - very gentle)

http://www.veganstore.co.uk/natracare_shampoo.html

http://www.ukorganics.co.uk/products/product-info.php?_ProductId=379

competitionscafe

shokadelika wrote:

DR Bronners 18 in 1 Magic Soaps are fantastic

They are good - especially the peppermint one (Very refreshing in hot summer weather!)

I get the larger size (better value) from:

http://www.waxnostalgic.co.uk/

http://www.21stcenturyhealth.co.uk/productlist.asp?category=Body+Care

rag_doll

This month's ecologist magazine has an advert for justskincare.co.uk, type ecolo1 in the promo code box for 20% discount, (strictly 1 per household.) :rotfl: