This blog is mostly about the reviews I make of cruelty-free products (only Coalition for Consumer’s Information in Cosmetics/Leaping Bunny approved products!). However, I usually intersperse these reviews with posts on a few more issues:
2. New about alternatives to animal testing — there have been some amazing scientific breakthroughs in this area in the past few years.
3. UVA ray protection (most sunscreens don’t protect people from skin-cancer-causing UVA rays).
4. Humane farming. (A lot of animal abuse occurs at factory farms, and so I support not giving money to from factory farms, but instead buying humanely-raised meats/dairy/eggs to encourage producers to stop this abuse. Just to be extremely clear, I think veganism is the ultimate form of kindness to farm animals, but that humane farming is a lot better than factory farming.)
Hi Emily,
I discovered your blog when I googled no kill farming and was pleasantly surprised to find a cruelty-free shopper - shouldn’t be a huge surprise actually, since people who care about animals the way you do, do care in all aspects.
So, I just wanted to say that I am also in the process of switching all my products to cruelty-free ones, your reviews are very helpful and entertaining as well, your review of the O-mop made me laugh.
I have subscribed to your feed and will come back often.
Thank you for all the great information!
Comment by natali m — June 15, 2008 @ 12:55 pm
Hi Natali!
I’m so glad I’m helping you find information on no kill farming, and so glad I’ve inspired you to switch over to cruelty-free products! It’s very cheering
If you have any product recommendations, please feel free to comment about them, and if you have any questions, please email me!
Regards,
Emily
Comment by Emily — June 15, 2008 @ 5:41 pm
Hey Emily,
Just wanted to let you know that my search for cruelty-free suppliers is going pretty well and I’m getting close to making my products. As for cleaning products, Method isn’t easy to come by where I live in Canada so I bought Seventh Generation Tile and Tub cleaner and their laundry soap and I’m fairly impressed.
Wendy
Comment by Wendy — June 18, 2008 @ 6:35 pm
Hi Wendy!
I am so very happy to hear that your search for cruelty-free suppliers is going well after all the difficulties you had finding suppliers! And that Seventh Generation tub cleaner and laundry soap are working well for you — I’ll have to try those sometime.
Regards,
Emily
Comment by Emily — June 18, 2008 @ 9:39 pm
Hi Emily! I just found your blog, and I am so thrilled that there are people like you in the world.
I was raised in a meat-eating family, and we have 3 cats. We all love animals, but I never really thought about how the meat got on my plate. When I found out, I couldn’t stop crying. I am 14 and have been vegetarian for 1 1/2 years. My family still eats meat, but I love Morningstar as a meat substitute. Now I have just discovered the cruelty of animal testing 
:( 
I am upset though because I have just recently bought L’Oreal products 
When they are gone, I am definatley boycotting them. Sorry that was long :S You are really inspiring, thank you so much 
PS: Does Redken conduct animal testing?
Comment by Gem — August 22, 2008 @ 8:15 pm
Hi Gem!
I’m so glad you find my blog inspirational! I’m impressed with your decision to go vegetarian and boycott L’Oreal products — how wonderful! I do like a few Morningstar products myself — they are quite nice.
Redken is owned by L’Oreal, which does test on animals (though only for a few more years!), and the Redken website mentions nothing about their animal testing policy, which is usually a bad sign, so I would describe Redken as testing on animals. Unfortunately!
Comment by Emily — September 6, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
Emily,
I just found the most amazing organic cruelty free soap site!! Look at this!! I’m ordering some and will send my reviews promptly!!
http://www.skinnyskinnysoaps.com/about.php
I’m so glad that you’ve touched on factory farming, I’m particularly passionate about this issue. If more people were educated, I know for sure the visceral reaction of disgust would be so widespread that the boycott of meat would force the farms to raise their standards. Factory farming standards are much higher in europe. I try not to think about it because it truly upsets me. Animals have the capacity for the fundamental emotions that we have- fear, jealousy, maternal instinct, love, physical pain, and should be treated accordingly.
Comment by Nicole Brunelle — October 21, 2008 @ 5:10 pm
Hi Nicole!
I’m so glad you’re against factory farming too — I find it really disturbing. Why any farmers would do that to animals is really beyond me.
Ooh, the Skinnyskinny soaps look REALLY nice and very eco-friendly. Wind powered, carbon-offset and all! But they’re not on the CCIC’s list, are they? Are they there under a different name?
Comment by Emily — October 24, 2008 @ 3:13 pm