Beauty

[HappyDaze]

I wonder how that affects animal testing? It would be nice if those brands, like Cover Girl, all became cruelty free since I believe Coty's lines are cruelty free.

[Adelina]

Good question.  I think we may see more and more of these large companies becoming cruelty free because of the restrictions that came into effect in the European Union....

[HappyDaze]

True but I think the EU has had the ban for a pretty long time. It seems the US has been behind in this movement which is really too bad.

[Iwantcoffee]

I found this on Rimmel Facebook page

COTY INC. STATEMENT ON ANIMAL TESTING

June 28, 2010 at 6:04am

Coty Inc. is a leader in the global beauty industry and one of the world’s largest fragrance companies. We have developed a portfolio of notable brands and offer innovative products of outstanding quality for which we are committed to maintaining the highest possible standards of consumer safety.

Coty voluntarily ceased testing finished cosmetic products on animals in 1991, long before the official European ban on such testing in 2004. Coty has been actively involved for many years in the research and development of alternatives to animal testing.

Before we place a product on the market, we assess it thoroughly to ensure that it is safe for human use and for the environment and that it is compliant with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Our safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients is based on the use of recognized alternatives to animal testing, the use of existing safety data and, increasingly, the sharing of such data with other industries. We do not perform, nor do we ever commission any third parties on our behalf to perform, testing of our products or ingredients on animals.

The only exceptions are the very few countries where, by law, the regulatory authorities require us to submit our products or ingredients to them for testing on animals as a mandatory part of their regulatory protocols in compliance with their local regulations. In these countries we regularly communicate directly with the authorities and try to convince them to accept the validity of the results of alternative non-animal testing methods. We accede to mandated testing by the authorities on animals only as a last resort.

We continue to strive for the development and acceptance of additional reliable non-animal testing methods and will continue to vigorously support the research, implementation and improvement of alternatives to animal testing, especially for those more complex tests for which no alternative methods have been established. For this purpose we actively participate in research programs in Europe and the USA by dedicating funding, time, resources and scientific expertise. The common goal of all these efforts is to completely eliminate animal testing.

April 19, 2012

For more information: http://uk.rimmellondon.com/coty-page/coty-inc-statement-animal-testing

[HappyDaze]

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@Iwantcoffee wrote:

I found this on Rimmel Facebook page

COTY INC. STATEMENT ON ANIMAL TESTING

June 28, 2010 at 6:04am

Coty Inc. is a leader in the global beauty industry and one of the world’s largest fragrance companies. We have developed a portfolio of notable brands and offer innovative products of outstanding quality for which we are committed to maintaining the highest possible standards of consumer safety.

Coty voluntarily ceased testing finished cosmetic products on animals in 1991, long before the official European ban on such testing in 2004. Coty has been actively involved for many years in the research and development of alternatives to animal testing.

Before we place a product on the market, we assess it thoroughly to ensure that it is safe for human use and for the environment and that it is compliant with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Our safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients is based on the use of recognized alternatives to animal testing, the use of existing safety data and, increasingly, the sharing of such data with other industries. We do not perform, nor do we ever commission any third parties on our behalf to perform, testing of our products or ingredients on animals.

The only exceptions are the very few countries where, by law, the regulatory authorities require us to submit our products or ingredients to them for testing on animals as a mandatory part of their regulatory protocols in compliance with their local regulations. In these countries we regularly communicate directly with the authorities and try to convince them to accept the validity of the results of alternative non-animal testing methods. We accede to mandated testing by the authorities on animals only as a last resort.

We continue to strive for the development and acceptance of additional reliable non-animal testing methods and will continue to vigorously support the research, implementation and improvement of alternatives to animal testing, especially for those more complex tests for which no alternative methods have been established. For this purpose we actively participate in research programs in Europe and the USA by dedicating funding, time, resources and scientific expertise. The common goal of all these efforts is to completely eliminate animal testing.

April 19, 2012

For more information: http://uk.rimmellondon.com/coty-page/coty-inc-statement-animal-testing

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Oh well that is disappointing. I thought they didn't test but see the use the only caveat, "The only exceptions are the very few countries where, by law, the regulatory authorities require us to submit our products or ingredients to them for testing on animals as a mandatory part of their regulatory protocols in compliance with their local regulations."

Thanks for the information.

[TY]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-pg-spinoff-20150709-story.html

The list of the beauty line that P&G is selling to Coty is listed in this Baltimore Sun article. Given that Coty wants to expand their market into Brazil and Japan, I doubt that anything will change as far as animal testing goes. It won't make much difference to me as a consumer. Maybe Coty can finally get Covergirl makeup to make some decent blushes and eyeshadows.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/procter-gamble-agrees-to-sell-beauty-businesses-1436444762
P&G is keeping Pantene and Olay skin care though.