Make-Up Tested On Animals...

[MadMen]

Right. I tried to do the 'right' thing, and bought foundation that wasn't tested on animals. I have oily skin, so bought an organic make-up, thinking it would solve the problem. (it didn't)

BUT... here's my problem. Whenever I put it on, my skin gets this prickly feeling. It doesn't last long, and I don't get any kind of rash, but it just feels a bit weird.
Also, when I put it near my eyes, they start streaming??

So, my thinking is, if the make-up WAS tested on animals, then this wouldn't happen, right?

I see 'not tested on animals' on bottles of foundation, but how can you be sure that something HAS been tested on animals? That's what I want.

[magsmay]

Madmen -Organic makeup has a higher potential to have an allergic effect as its often made with unprocessed ingredients of plant-base origin -I had a terrible reaction to a bar of soap from LUSH . Some organic plant-based cosmetics do not need to be tested on animals as the ingredients are known not to cause irritation on normal skins -however - you can be ALLERGIC to these ingredients so find out what's in them giving you this reaction and avoid.

[AlwaysConfused]

Hypoallergenic just means that the manufacturer claims that the ingredients in the product will cause LESS allergic reactions than other products-they aren't guaranteeing NO allergic reactions. You could still be allergic to an ingredient in a product. This has caught me out time after time - I seem to react to many ingredients

[MadMen]

"Arbonne do hyo allergenic non animal tested stuff "

Which I've tried, and it made no difference whatsoever.


Alwaysconfused, oh, absolutely! "Hypo-allergenic" is a marketing term used as a selling point, and doesn't actually have much meaning at all...
I think a trip to a department store is my best bet, rather than continuing my 'buy and try' method :-)

[Canary42]

/// So, my thinking is, if the make-up WAS tested on animals, then this wouldn't happen, right? ///

No, WRONG (unless you're an animal of course).

[Sharingan]

Hypo allergenic means it is LESS LIKELY to aggravate sensitive skin, you'll never find anything that guarantees it because people can be allergic to anything,it's not just a marketing term it does not contain ingredients that are COMMONLY the cause of allergies, that doesn't mean you can necessarily wear it since you may be allergic to an uncommon allergen, and once again ALL make up is tested on humans before it's released, as animal testing only has a limited function since you're not a rat.

[Anngel]

Madmen, I have a similar problem to you, streaming eyes and such like. All make up has to eventually be tested on humans before going on sale. But this will not help you. You may also find you are allergic to some of the minerals in the mineral makeups. If you buy something which states it is hypo-allergenic and you have a reaction you should be able to get a refund.

[MadMen]

Mags, you weren't there when I replied yesterday :)
I'm not good with Lush products either. The last time I used one of their shower gels, it made my skin itch like mad. It's a shame, because they smell so blimmin lovely! :(
I think I'm better off going back to my Clinique foundation.

Alwaysconfused, hypo allergenic means absolutely nothing, and it is indeed just a marketing term. It's just something the manufacturers use to CLAIM that their product will be less likely to cause an allergic reaction. There are no standards or definitions that govern the use of the term 'hypo allergenic', and it can mean whatever that particular company wants it to mean - I have since found out.
Also, as I said before, the majority of allergic reactions come from natural products or by products, so just because something is natural doesn't mean in will be any more "less likely" to cause an allergic reaction than something that doesn't claim to be 'hypo allergenic'.

Canary, thanks for your input :-)

Sharigan, see above. I think that answers your input also.
Thank you for your answers, even though they weren't much help to me personally I'm sure they may be of help to someone else, possibly... maybe.
I would love to stay and chat about this further, but I have lots to do today, and I'm sure you don't have time to sit on AnswerBank all day either, what with schooling and stuff... :-) xx

Anggel, thanks for taking the time to answer. Yeah, it's just annoying to buy something that claims to be natural and 'chemical free' and then irritates your skin. Having since read up quite a lot on both organic and 'hypo allergenic' make-up, though, I think I'll just go back to using Clinique.

Thanks again, and have a nice day :-)