Today’s animal testing differs from how it was back in the day. It’s typically done on a specific ingredient rather than a finished product, and there are often regulatory requirements based on ...

During an interview with a cosmetic chemist, I was shocked when they told me that "cruelty-free is just a marketing tactic; animal testing does not exist in the industry anymore." They did cite ...

Animal testing of cosmetic products and ingredients, and the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics, would be phased out under legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The ...

While the use of animals to test the safety of cosmetic products in the U.S. is legal, a number of states have brought in laws to ban the practice. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notes that ...

Legislation was reintroduced Tuesday in the U.S. House that would end safety testing of cosmetic products on animals. The Humane Cosmetics Act would also prohibit the sale of products developed using ...

I have been an avid user of cosmetics since the age of 10, when I would scour through my mother’s cosmetics trying to test different products on my face. Growing up, I was oblivious to the dark side ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being urged to halt a set of Food and Drug Administration rules requiring that some cosmetics and sunscreens be tested on animals, considered an outdated and harmful practice ...