Comments on: How to Live a Cruelty-Free Life

on 10/10/2008 Going cruelty-free is not hard at all, it's a matter of changing the way you buy things and being aware of things you buy. Cruelty-free Shampoos, makeup, household products, and personal products are not available in most stores such as Trader Joe's and Wholefoods. Why put products on your body or in your house that's loaded with chemicals? IT'S BAD FOR your health and skin as well as it's killing animals! Live a Cruelty-free life!

on 5/27/2007 I've said it before in a comment on the article 'How to be a Vegan', the internet is a great place to find products (food and toiletries, etc.) suitable for people wishing to live a cruelty-free life. Try putting in a search engine something like 'vegan organic toiletries' and you will get lots of results. Make sure the webshop you browse round can take your currency and ship to your country - there's nothing worse than putting loads of stuff in your cart and then finding out you can't have it.

on 3/11/2007 Avoid ALL Procter & Gamble products (like olay, herbal essences, fairy liquid etc) as they are very much into animal testing. Check the back of products for their name. Visit their website for the full list of what to avoid. Visit BUAV- (The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection)this organisation has a list of companies in the UK, EU and US that don't test on animals. Web address is www.buav.org.

on 8/9/2006 Eucerin may not be tested on animals, but it sure has a animal derived product, it's called Urea, which is cow urine. So if you see that on the back included in ingredients, you might want to rethink about what you are really putting on your face.

on 12/12/2005 Living cruelty-free is sometimes a conscious decision to live with a bit more inconvenience for the sake of the greater good. Is your convenience in buying a down sleeping bag worth all the animals that suffer and die to produce such products? There are many great synthetics that are at least as warm and light as down, if you care enough to look for them.

While on the subject, if you camp, hike, or climb, do so responsibly! For example, choose a smaller peak to climb and carry all your gear (and your garbage) with you. Not only is it better for the environment, the wildlife on the mountain, and the climbers who come after you, but you'll feel great knowing you climbed a mountain with no one else's help. See the website of Clif Bars for more information on friendly hiking practices (no, I don't work for them).

on 11/22/2005 To go cruelty-free we need to stop wearing silk. Silkworms (while they are alive in their shell) are boiled to death just for a shiny yarn to make a beautiful but shameful fabric for fashion. So stop wearing silk!

on 11/22/2005 PETA has a GREAT list of products that are cruely-free. You would be surprised to see how many everyday products that you use are tested on animals, and you would also be surprised to see how many great options there are that are not tested on animals. M.A.C., Revlon, Almay, Eucerin, Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works, The Body Shop, Chanel, Nivea, and Paul Mitchell are only a tiny handful of the major brands out there that do not test on animals.

on 11/22/2005 Products for your hair and cosmetics are not that hard to find. For example, some Tresemme produts are not tested on animals. The Body Shop also has fantastic products.

on 11/22/2005 Generally, in matters such as sleeping bags, it is better to get synthetics, because they are ALMOST as warm and light as down but do not lose their warming capabilities when wet, as down does. They are also often hypo-allergenic. But down is still quite a bit warmer and lighter, and packs smaller.

on 11/22/2005 Revlon, Maybeline, Mary Kay, Almay, Avon all oppose animal testing for personal care and cosmetic items. Even though they do not list this on their products, they are cruelty free. PETA offers a pocket booklet of cruelty-free companys that you can carry when choosing your products.