Cruelty free products are Affordable and Easily Available
I switched to cruelty free personal care products after I
realized that there was cruelty involved in every product I used. This was the
easiest step I took towards reducing my cruelty towards innocent animals.
There are two different ways of cruelty involved in making
almost every personal care product.
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The second is the usage of products derived
using extremely cruel means such as:
The good news is
that both these cruel practices are unnecessary. The bad news is that most people are unaware of this good news.
When I wanted to switch over to cruelty free products, I
googled for an easily available list. I found some articles with a list of
exorbitantly priced products. So, was being cruelty free not for me and other
frugal people?
I decided to check the supermarket aisles in my
neighborhood. I finally found some cruelty free products at very affordable
prices. Moreover, these products are available at almost all the stores. So, I
can continue to buy a soap for Rs.50 or a shampoo for Rs.100. I don’t have to
beg, borrow, or steal to turn cruelty free.
Here are some of my findings:
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Reputed
companies such as Vicco, Himalaya and others which we have been trusting for
decades offer cruelty free products.
This convinced me that animal testing and animal derived products are
unnecessary.
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All products
from Vicco Laboratories like
Vicco turmeric cream and their oral care products are certified cruelty free and vegan by Peta. The best part here is people have been using Vicco
products for decades. I am yet to hear of anyone who has suffered by using
Vicco products.
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There are more
brands which do not test on animals and contain animal only plant based
ingredients such as:
§ Ayur Herbals
§ Lotus Herbals,
§ Dhathri Dheedhi
§ Yardley
§ VLCC
§ Akshara Herbals
§ Vitra Naturals
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Himalaya, Biotique, Sri Sri, and
Khadi Herbal Gramodaya are against animal testing. However, their products
may contain animal derived ingredients such as milk and honey. So, we need
to buy their products only after going the ingredient list carefully.
Here is the
complete list of the products I found:
Source of
information: Product
descriptions on the respective product or Website
Skin Care Products |
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Face wash |
o Ayur Herbals
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Face creams |
o Biotique Advanced Ayurveda
o Lotus Herbals
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Sunscreen |
o Ayur Herbals
o Himalaya Herbals
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Lip balm |
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Soap |
o Khadi Herbal Gramodaya
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Body wash |
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Body lotion |
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Body Fragrances (Deodorant, Perfumes, Talcum Powder) |
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Shaving creams |
o Himalaya Herbals
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Hand wash |
o Khadi Herbal Gramodaya
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Hand sanitizer |
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Oral Care Products |
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Tooth paste |
o SriSri
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Tooth powder |
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Mouth wash |
o Himalaya Herbals
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Hair Care Products |
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Shampoos |
o Khadi Herbal Gramodaya
o Akshara Herbals
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Conditioners |
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Hair creams |
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Serums |
o Biotique
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Home Salon |
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Bleach |
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Face scrubs |
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Face Pack |
o Himalaya Herbals
o Banjaras
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Face masks |
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Hot wax/cold wax |
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Bath Salts |
Khadi Bath
Salts
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Cleanser |
o Himalaya Herbals
o Lotus Herbals
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Toner |
o Himalaya Herbals
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Makeup |
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Eyes |
o Kajal
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Lips |
o Lipsticks/Lipliners - Lotus Herbals
Lipstick
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Nails |
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Face |
o Primer - Lotus Herbals
Primer
o Foundation - Lotus Herbals
Foundation
o Compact Powder - Lotus
Herbals
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Sindhoor |
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A baby step of switching to a cruelty free brand make a huge
difference to the many unknown lives being tortured, mutilated, and killed for
our daily needs. Moreover, it is so easy when the products are available in the
same store, on the same shelf and at the same prices.
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