Is there animal fat in your blusher? Why vegan makeup is on the rise

If you avoid meat, dairy and animal derivatives such as wool and leather, why would you want to tolerate animal cruelty in the products you put on your face?

Sali Hughes: the 50 best ethical beauty buys

The Guardian’s beauty editor picks the best vegetarian, vegan and cruelty-free products

The end of animal testing? Human-organs-on-chips win Design of the Year

They may look like humble little blocks, but these miracle devices could end animal testing, revolutionise the development of new drugs – and lead us into a world of entirely personalised medicine

Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage to call for US ban on animal tests for cosmetics

Peter Dinklage Joins Cruelty Free International to Call for US ban on Animal Tests for Cosmetics Animal tests for cosmetics involve rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and rats who can be injected, gassed, force-fed and killed for cosmetics. Animal tests for new cosmetics are now banned in the European Union and in March, new animal tests … Read more

No cruel cosmetics in Europe: cosmetics testing on animals finally banned by EU

Starting March 11, the European Union bans the cosmetic products that were either tested on animals or contain ingredients that were tested on animals. The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) has been at the forefront of the European campaign to end animal testing for cosmetics for 23 years. It has been a long … Read more

The Perfume Foundation: Babies perfume need better regulation

The Perfume Foundation asks the EU Commission to review the Cosmetic Directive for babies perfume The Perfume Foundation, Europe’s first association dedicated to the protection of consumer health in proposing new global standards for perfumes, cautions that the perfumes for babies need better regulation. The Perfume Foundation asks the EU Commission to review the Cosmetic … Read more