Your Cosmetic Label Tells You There Is No Animal Testing, But Is This True?

Creating your own beauty products appeal to the concerns of animal lovers and vegetarians. You can be certain not been testing performed on animals, and there are no animal products in your lotions and creams.



You may not know it, but you may be applying animal products on your skin when you are purchasing off- the- shelf creams and lotions.



This is why:



In the commercial soapmaking industry, almost all of the soap available is made with sodium tallowate (known as beef fat).



Glycerin is a by-product of soap making. When the commercial soap is produced, the glycerin is removed from the soap. This is a very valued product of soap making and is actually more valuable than the soap itself. It is removed and sold as an ingredient to cosmetic companies. That explains why the glycerin that has been extracted, is almost certainly from animal fat.



Generally consumers are unaware that there is certainly animal based glycerin within their products. The label does not need to specify the place that the glycerin came from, or whether it's animal or vegetable.



Unless you are buying an actual Vegan or Vegetarian cosmetic, likelihood is your cosmetic has animal glycerin in it.



One other reason why it is best to create your own personal product is because of animal testing.



When you see a label on a cosmetic product saying "this product has not been tested on animals", then you certainly feel better about what you will be buying.



Stop for just a minute and think it over. The finished product has not been tested on animals, that's great, but why don't you consider the ingredients?



The preservative within the product has probably been tested on animals, the other synthetic ingredients have probably been tested on animals too.



Regretably, animal testing is inexpensive and easy.



It is really difficult to know if a manufacturer uses animal testing. Chances are, if the ingredient has been developed in a lab(synthetic), it is probably tested on animals.



It is also smart to look into the company you're purchasing the ingredient from. I check their supply list, and if I see they also supply animal cages and restraints, I won't do business with them.



When you make your own personal beauty products, you get to choose both what you put on your skin and also the suppliers you will support.



The very best and easiest method to start changing how your skin looks and feels, is to begin with handmade soap. You can be sure you have no animal products in your soap, it has not been tested on animals because you are using natural oils and are not adding any harsh chemicals such as the commercial soap companies do.



You'll have magnificent, silky, healthful skin since the precious glycerin remains intact.



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