This post brought to you by Toms of Maine. All opinions are 100% mine.
Have you ever thought about the products that you use daily, especially products that you apply topically on your face, body, head/hair or even your toothpaste or mouthwash, could have been tested on animals? I cannot bear to think of any kind of chemical being dripped onto Rufus’ eyes or skin just to see if the allergic reaction would be severe enough to harm humans let alone think about the poor lab animals that are bound in small spaces with the cone of shame around their necks (pictured above on Rufus in his recovery mode after he was knocked down by a car 3 years ago. He’s my hope & joy & would never be subjected to any kind of cruelty!). We are in the era where we can be selective about the products that we put on our skin/hair/body & we can no longer ignore the blatant abuse of animals from products that do not declare against animal-testing.
I came upon the site of Tom’s Of Maine & was glad to see their policies, stewardship model standards (practical tool for judging what does and does not belong in their products and guides their decision-making as products are formulated) & the ingredients that they put in them. Tom’s Of Maine is a leading natural products company focused on oral and personal care. For 40 years, Tom’s has been committed to supporting people, communities and the planet.
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Footnote: I sit on the board of committee for the Animal Rights legislation under the Legal Aid Centre of the Bar Council in Malaysia. Although we can’t determine all of the products in our homes are free from animal-testing, we can choose to start making informed buying decisions in the future.
