Finding cruelty-free makeup is not easy. Target, Walgreens, CVS and WalMart are flooded with non-cruelty-free makeup and all the big brands such as L’Oreal, Maybelline, and Revlon and M.A.C. test on animals. Here are some facts that will surprise you about the makeup products you are putting on your skin.

• Over 100 million to 200 million animals suffer and die every year all around the world.
• Animals such as mice, rats, frogs, and birds- are killed in U.S laboratories for cosmetic testing.
• Most tests on animals include the chemicals being applied to their skin and eyes to check for irritations.
• Some animals are forced to inhale toxic fumes; others are immobilized in restraint devices for hours before their death.
• Even animals that are protected by the AWA (Animals Welfare Act) cans till be abused and tortured.
• The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) does not require animals testing for cosmetics.
• Alternative testing methods are widely available and they lead to more reliable results.

The testing is inherently inaccurate to exactly measure a humans health hazards.