Comments on: THE WORLD WOMEN WANT:A BLOG YOU SHOULD KNOW http://www.agreenertea.com/the-world-women-want/ ...on aging with strength and beauty Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:49:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Christine Scaman http://www.agreenertea.com/the-world-women-want/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Christine Scaman Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:38:40 +0000 http://www.empoweredattraction.com/the-world-women-want-a-blog-you-should-know/#comment-584 True enough, Marilyn. I gave up on Olay too. My interaction with them was to actually phone and ask. The woman stated without reservation or qualification of any sort that Olay conducts no animal testing. She would not discuss the issue beyond that claim. Now why do they still appear on Companies That Test lists? And even if they don't test, it is still relevant to me whether the parent company tests on animals. Change is slow but slow counts. True enough, Marilyn.
I gave up on Olay too. My interaction with them was to actually phone and ask. The woman stated without reservation or qualification of any sort that Olay conducts no animal testing. She would not discuss the issue beyond that claim.
Now why do they still appear on Companies That Test lists? And even if they don’t test, it is still relevant to me whether the parent company tests on animals.
Change is slow but slow counts.

]]> By: Marilyn Dunk http://www.agreenertea.com/the-world-women-want/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Marilyn Dunk Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:32:04 +0000 http://www.empoweredattraction.com/the-world-women-want-a-blog-you-should-know/#comment-583 Hi Christine, It would appear that I have been taking the hard road when it comes to finding out about animal testing. Aside from Paula's Choice for cosmetics, I check the labels of each product I buy. If I don't see a " no animal testing logo" I don't buy the product. I used to email companies to ask if they tested their products and while some did respond positively, most just ignored me. With the Olay , I couldn't get through to ask them why they continue this practice. Complaints aren't something they are interested in. Anyway, I shop at stores who sell only cruelty free products, whether their own or others. I will ask the salespeople how their product is tested. I then inform them if their products are cruelty tested. They all appear to be totally surprised. Perhaps if we can reach the ground floor of these companies, something good might come out of it. I'm glad that you included the two webpages so that we can all check them out, which I will do often, but I think I still need to do some of it the hard way just to keep me on my toes and spread the word. Thanks, Marilyn Hi Christine,

It would appear that I have been taking the hard road when it comes to finding out about animal testing. Aside from Paula’s Choice for cosmetics, I check the labels of each product I buy. If I don’t see a ” no animal testing logo” I don’t buy the product. I used to email companies to ask if they tested their products and while some did respond positively, most just ignored me. With the Olay , I couldn’t get through to ask them why they continue this practice. Complaints aren’t something they are interested in.

Anyway, I shop at stores who sell only cruelty free products, whether their own or others. I will ask the salespeople how their product is tested. I then inform them if their products are cruelty tested. They all appear to be totally surprised. Perhaps if we can reach the ground floor of these companies, something good might come out of it.

I’m glad that you included the two webpages so that we can all check them out, which I will do often, but I think I still need to do some of it the hard way just to keep me on my toes and spread the word. Thanks, Marilyn

]]> By: Christine Scaman http://www.agreenertea.com/the-world-women-want/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Christine Scaman Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:07:43 +0000 http://www.empoweredattraction.com/the-world-women-want-a-blog-you-should-know/#comment-581 I am with you on this, Marilyn. More so all the time. I'm finally really working at putting my money where I keep saying my mouth is. Though Dove makes some sunscreens I like, I no longer buy them. My kids have read the Companies That Test lists and they don't even want the products they make. None of us can abide by cosmetics testing any longer because the alternatives do exist. I'd love to know what resources you use to guide your purchasing. I check Emily's www.livingcrueltyfree.com blog , and the links therein. I look at caringconsumer.com and leapingbunny.org. Do you know of other reliable sites for this kind of info? I am with you on this, Marilyn. More so all the time. I’m finally really working at putting my money where I keep saying my mouth is. Though Dove makes some sunscreens I like, I no longer buy them. My kids have read the Companies That Test lists and they don’t even want the products they make. None of us can abide by cosmetics testing any longer because the alternatives do exist.

I’d love to know what resources you use to guide your purchasing. I check Emily’s http://www.livingcrueltyfree.com blog , and the links therein. I look at caringconsumer.com and leapingbunny.org.

Do you know of other reliable sites for this kind of info?

]]> By: Marilyn Dunk http://www.agreenertea.com/the-world-women-want/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Marilyn Dunk Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:31:30 +0000 http://www.empoweredattraction.com/the-world-women-want-a-blog-you-should-know/#comment-580 While I understand all the happy thoughts about the Dove Real Beauty campaign, I feel that it is just another marketing ploy. Any company that tests their products on animals is not environmentally responsible. I cannot separate the idea of caring about girls' emotional state and being cruel to animals. If these young ladies knew about what some cosmetics companies do, would they really feel better about themselves? What I find sad is that people don't even ask if products are tested on people or animals. As women who spend billions on these products do we not have the power to get them to change? There are many cosmetics companies who do not test on animals. If they can do it , why can't all of the companies discontinue this practice? So there you have my feelings. I don't trust any company who tries to use our "emotions and compassion" to get us to buy their products. Want to send a girl to school in Africa? Then we best buy "Always" products so that we can also have a good period. The list goes on and it is time for me to stop going on. Thanks for listening. Marilyn While I understand all the happy thoughts about the Dove Real Beauty campaign, I feel that it is just another marketing ploy. Any company that tests their products on animals is not environmentally responsible. I cannot separate the idea of caring about girls’ emotional state and being cruel to animals. If these young ladies knew about what some cosmetics companies do, would they really feel better about themselves? What I find sad is that people don’t even ask if products are tested on people or animals. As women who spend billions on these products do we not have the power to get them to change? There are many cosmetics companies who do not test on animals. If they can do it , why can’t all of the companies discontinue this practice?

So there you have my feelings. I don’t trust any company who tries to use our “emotions and compassion” to get us to buy their products. Want to send a girl to school in Africa? Then we best buy “Always” products so that we can also have a good period. The list goes on and it is time for me to stop going on.

Thanks for listening.

Marilyn

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