{"id":1098,"date":"2021-04-09T14:08:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecoelsie.com\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2021-04-09T14:09:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:09:53","slug":"is-simple-cruelty-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecoelsie.com\/is-simple-cruelty-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Simple Cruelty-Free?"},"content":{"rendered":"
According to our research, it appears that it depends on who you ask!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For instance, PETA, who are often considered the authority on deciding what counts as animal cruelty, list Simple as one of the brands they consider to be entirely cruelty-free, adorning them with their leaping bunny logo.<\/span><\/p>\n Plus, many stores that stock Simple skincare refer to it as a cruelty-free brand, or categorize it as such.<\/span><\/p>\n However, many blogs across the web run by members of the animal rights movement and vegan community appear to have a different view.<\/span><\/p>\n Logical Harmony, a popular advice site for vegans, lists Simple as one of its Brands To Avoid.<\/span><\/p>\n They feel that because Simple has plans to expand their skincare line to sell in China one day, they are buying into a country that continues to enforce animal testing.<\/span><\/p>\n It is worth noting that the laws have very recently changed, and from May 1st 2021, China plans to remove their mandatory insistence that any imported cosmetics be tested on animals before accepting them for sale.<\/span><\/p>\n Therefore, those who previously believed that selling skincare in China is akin to supporting animal testing may well have a different opinion now that the laws have changed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIs Simple Vegan?<\/b><\/h2>\n