Lancome Response

Posted by Ming the Merciless as Guest Author, Ming the Merciless, Tentacle Wagging

Here’s the official Lancome response, folks. According to them, they don’t test finished products on animals. That gives them a lot of wiggle room, so it’s probably safe to say that within the production chain somewhere components of Lancome products are tested on animals. Realistically, if they weren’t, Lancome would have been boasting about it.

From: Consumer Affairs, Lancome (Internet)
To: Ming the Merciless
Date: Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 7:07 PM
Subject: Ref # 42XXXXX

August 17, 2007

The safety of our consumers is our highest priority at Lancôme, a division of L’Oréal USA, Inc., and we can assure you that our products go through extensive testing to provide the best and safest possible products for our consumers.

L’Oréal is committed to the elimination of animal testing. In 1989, L’Oréal ended all animal testing on its finished products. However, various national and international regulations still require additional testing to guarantee the safety of new ingredients. L’Oréal meets all governmental safety requirements in the 130 countries in which our products are sold.

For more information about L’Oréal’s commitment to the elimination of animal testing, please refer to L’Oréal’s Sustainable Development Report, which is posted on our company’s global website www.loreal.com.

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We appreciate your interest in Lancôme and we hope this information is helpful.

Sincerely,
XXXXXXXXXXX
Consumer Affairs Advisor
Ref # 42XXXXX