Whilst more and more brands are opting out of testing their cosmetic products on animals and ending this cruel practice, several brands unfortunately still do test on animals. However, many brands claim to have not tested on animals, but such companies can make deceptive claims, as the FDA does not regulate them. This article will be talking about everything you need to know about cruelty free cosmetic products and the best ways to check whether a product is truly cruelty free.

1) Companies can label their products with deceptive claims:
Several products are labelled with ?not tested on animals? but did you know that these claims might actually be false" The finished product itself may not have been tested on animals but that doesn?t mean the ingredients contained in the product have not been tested, especially if there are new ingredients. Not only that, companies may get their ingredients from other suppliers that test on animals, even if they don?t test the ingredients on animals themselves, meaning that the company is not cruelty free.A company can get away with this, since the FDA does not regulate such claims, so brands can put anything they like on their labels and not be prosecuted by the law. 2) The company may not test on animals themselves, but employ third parties in China:
Whilst companies may not carry out animal testing themselves, if companies choose to sell their products in China, it means that they are allowing for animal testing to take place ther...