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Monday, October 19, 2009

Quick Tips: Frugal Fabric Softeners

Credit to: http://www.frugal-living-now.com/homemade-fabric-softener.html


1. Using 1/4 cup vinegar in your laundry’s rinse cycle keeps clothes soft. You can set aside a vinegar jug just for laundry and add about 2 dozen drops of your favorite essential oil to the vinegar if you’d like (or as much EO as you feel necessary).  I use one of those Downy Balls.




Fabric Softener Recipe

Makes about a gallon of fabric softener
  • 1 cup baking soda
  • 6 cups distilled white vinegar
  • 8 cups water
  • 10-12 drops essential oil of your choice (optional)
    (Click on Mountain Rose Herbs ad at the bottom of this page to order essential oil)
  • a plastic gallon jug with a lid (an empty vinegar jug works well)

  1. Mix the baking soda and water in a large, deep mixing bowl or pot
  2. Stir it until the baking soda is dissolved
  3. Slowly add the vinegar, one cup at a time. The mixture will fizz up, so stir it carefully until all the bubbles are gone before adding the next cup of vinegar.
  4. Add the essential oil and stir.
  5. Wait a few minutes for it to go "flat" before pouring the mixture into the empty jug. If you put it into the jug and cover it while it is still fizzy, the mixture will expand and may blow the lid off!
  6. To use, shake the bottle and add 1 cup softener to the final rinse water

Making Homemade Laundry Soap

 http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/laundrysoap.htm

Making Homemade Laundry Soap

By Crystal Miller

Making your own laundry soap is very easy!  No longer do you need to rely on store bought detergents.  With a few ingredients on hand you will be able to make batch after batch of laundry soap.  The cost savings by doing this is incredible!

~If after reading through this you have a question PLEASE read the "Questions Answered" at the bottom of this page. I am no longer able to answer questions about the laundry soap via email.  Thank you! Crystal :)

What Ingredients Do You Need?

You will need 3 basic ingredients; a soap of some sort, washing soda and borax. 

The Soap:  The most typical type of soap to use is Fels Naptha.  It is an old-fashioned type of soap usually found in the laundry aisle.  The other options for soap are Ivory or another brand called, Zote.  Any of these will work.  I use my own homemade soap and find it works quite well and I do have this for sale in my Country Store.  If you use Ivory or your own homemade soap you will need to use the whole bar.

Washing Soda: This is not to be confused with baking soda.  They are not the same thing.  Washing soda is sodium carbonate or soda ash (baking soda is sodium bicarbonate).  It is a white powder.  Its purpose is to help remove dirt and orders.   The brand to look for is Arm & Hammer Washing Soda.  I find it in the laundry section of my grocery store.   Many people have a hard time finding this locally.  I know you can purchase it on-line, even through Amazon.com.  I would also suggest asking your grocery store manager if it would be possible for the store to get it for you.

Borax: Borax is a naturally occurring mineral: Sodium Borate.  It is a white powder.  It’s purpose is as a laundry whitener and deodorizer. The brand to look for is 20 Mule Team.  It comes in a 76 oz. box.  You should be able to locate this in the laundry detergent aisle.  Again as with the washing soda, if you cannot find it ask you store manager or look online.

The Recipe

Now that you have assembled all the needed ingredients here is the recipe:

Homemade Laundry Soap

1/3 bar Fels Naptha or other type of soap, as listed above

½ cup washing soda

½ cup borax powder 

~You will also need a small bucket, about 2 gallon size~

Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan.  Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts.  Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved.  Remove from heat.  Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket.   Now add your soap mixture and stir.  Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir.  Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel.  You use ½ cup per load.

**A few things to note about the soap** 

~The finished soap will not be a solid gel.  It will be more of a watery gel that has been accurately described as an "egg noodle soup" look.

~The soap is a low sudsing soap.  So if you don’t see suds, that is ok.  Suds are not what does the cleaning, it is the ingredients in the soap.

Optional: If you want your soap to have some sort of scent you can scent this with ½ to 1 oz. of essential oil or fragrance oil of your choice.  My favorite scent is orange essential oil.

Making Homemade Laundry Soap

But is it Really Less Expensive?

Is the laundry detergent a cost saver? How do the numbers on this add up? Well I am a person who likes to know what I am spending and if my efforts save me in one way or another. This is one of the areas that I wanted to know if I was actually saving money. We do a lot of laundry and I make double batches of this soap and knowing that the time spent doing this was a savings for my family was important to me. Here are my calculations:

 The cost of making the above recipe of laundry soap was .71 cents. That was amazing to me! With this 2 gallon size recipe you will have enough to do 64 loads of laundry. That translates to about .01 cent a load.

How Did I Figure This Out? Here is the breakdown of my costs and how I came up with those numbers (I am using the prices I paid for these items and you may find your price varies some based on what you pay): Fels Naptha: $1.12 for a 5.5 oz bar. The recipes says use a 1/3 of a bar. I calculated 2 oz. just to make the math a little easier. The cost of the Fels Naptha per batch is: .40 cents Washing Soda: $2.23 for a 55 oz. box. This came to .17 cents per batch. I calculated how much per oz (2.23 divided by 55) and then weighed a half cup of washing soda (4.2oz.) and multiplied my per oz. price by 4.2 Borax: $3.27 for a 76 oz. box. This came to .14 cents per batch. Did the same calculations as above, however a 1/2 cup of borax weighs 3.5 oz. For the final numbers I have .40 + .17 + .14 = .71 for 2 gallons of laundry detergent.

10 Homemade Laundry Soap Detergent Recipes : TipNut.com

 

10 Homemade Laundry Soap Detergent Recipes

 

Tipnut's Homemade Laundry Detergent

Here is a nice stack of different homemade laundry detergent recipes I’ve collected over the years. Do they work? Yes, I’ve had good luck with them.

At the time I was using homemade detergent, we had a relative who was in trade school living with us. Every day he was mechanic grease from head to toe–the clothes cleaned up nice!

Making your own laundry detergent is a discipline and it’s not for everyone, but it definitely saves money–sometimes just costing pennies a load!

First Some Tips:

  • For the bar soaps required in the recipes, you could try Fels-Naptha, Ivory soap, Sunlight bar soap, Kirk’s Hardwater Castile, and Zote. Don’t use heavily perfumed soaps.
  • Washing Soda and Borax can normally be found in the laundry and cleaning aisles.
  • Some people with really hard water or well water may have to adjust the recipes if the clothes look dingy.
  • Although several of the recipes have the same ingredients, the measurements are different–some contain a higher soap to water ratio. Test and see which works best for your laundry needs.
  • You can make huge pails of this at once, or smaller quantities. Also if you can get your hands on a few empty liquid laundry detergent bottles they work great for storing the detergent. Just make a big batch and pour in bottles, cap then use as needed–shake before use.
  • Some of the recipes call for large amounts of water. Check with a local restaurant to see if they have any empty large pails from deep fryer oil–that’s how many restaurants buy the oil. See if you can have one or two of the pails after they’ve emptied it–just wash them out really well before using. They’re big, heavy plastic and very sturdy when stirring the soap and hot water.

10 Homemade Laundry Soap Detergent Recipes

 

Recipe #1

1 quart Water (boiling)                        
2 cups Bar soap (grated)
2 cups Borax
2 cups Washing Soda

  • Add finely grated bar soap to the boiling water and stir until soap is melted. You can keep on low heat until soap is melted.
  • Pour the soap water into a large, clean pail and add the Borax and Washing Soda. Stir well until all is dissolved.
  • Add 2 gallons of water, stir until well mixed.
  • Cover pail and use 1/4 cup for each load of laundry. Stir the soap each time you use it (will gel).

 

Recipe #2

Hot water
1 cup Washing Soda
1/2 cup Borax
1 Soap bar

  • Grate the bar soap and add to a large saucepan with hot water. Stir over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
  • Fill a 10 gallon pail half full of hot water. Add the melted soap, Borax and Washing soda, stir well until all powder is dissolved. Top the pail up with more hot water.
  • Use 1 cup per load, stirring soap before each use (will gel).

 

Recipe #3

Hot water
1/2 cup Washing Soda
1/2 cup Borax
1/3 bar Soap (grated)

  • In a large pot, heat 3 pints of water. Add the grated bar soap and stir until melted. Then add the washing soda and borax. Stir until powder is dissolved, then remove from heat.
  • In a 2 gallon clean pail, pour 1 quart of hot water and add the heated soap mixture. Top pail with cold water and stir well.
  • Use 1/2 cup per load, stirring soap before each use (will gel).

Powdered Laundry Detergent – Recipe #4

2 cups Fels Naptha Soap (finely grated – you could also try the other bar soaps listed at the top)
1 cup Washing Soda
1 cup Borax

  • Mix well and store in an airtight plastic container.
  • Use 2 tablespoons per full load.

 

Recipe #5

Hot water
1 bar (4.5 oz) Ivory Soap – grated
1 cup Washing Soda

  • In a large saucepan add grated soap and enough hot water to cover. Heat over medium-low heat and stir until soap is melted.
  • Fill a large pail with 2.5 gallons of hot water, add hot soap mixture. Stir until well mixed.
  • Then add the washing soda, again stirring until well mixed.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • Use 1/2 cup per full load, stirring well before each use (will gel)

 

Recipe #6

2.5 gallons Water (hot)
1 Bar soap (grated)
3/4 cup Washing Soda
3/4 cup Borax
2 TBS Glycerin

  • Melt bar soap over medium-low heat topped with water, stir until soap is melted.
  • In a large pail, pour 2.5 gallons of hot water, add melted soap mixture, washing soda, borax and glycerin. Mix well.
  • Use 1/2 cup per full load.

 

Recipe #7

2 cups Bar soap (grated)
2 cups Washing Soda
2 – 2.5 gallons hot water

  • Melt grated soap in saucepan with water to cover. Heat over medium-low heat and stir until soap is dissolved.
  • Pour hot water in large pail, add hot soap and washing soda. Stir very well.
  • Use 1 cup per full load.

 

Recipe #8

2 gallons Water (hot)
1 bar Soap (grated)
2 cups Baking soda (yes baking soda this time–not washing soda)

  • Melt grated soap in a saucepan with enough hot water to cover. Cook on medium-low heat, stirring frequently until soap is melted.
  • In a large pail, pour 2 gallons hot water. Add melted soap, stir well.
  • Then add the baking soda, stir well again.
  • Use 1/2 cup per full load, 1 cup per very soiled load.

Powdered Laundry Detergent – Recipe #9

 

12 cups Borax
8 cups Baking Soda
8 cups Washing Soda
8 cups Bar soap (grated)

  • Mix all ingredients well and store in a sealed tub.
  • Use 1/8 cup of powder per full load.

Recipe #10 – (Powdered)

 

cup Vinegar (white)
1 cup Baking Soda
1 cup Washing Soda
1/4 cup liquid castile soap

  • Mix well and store in sealed container.
  • I find it easiest to pour the liquid soap into the bowl first, stirred in the washing soda, then baking soda, then added the vinegar in small batches at a time (the recipe foams up at first). The mixture is a thick paste at first that will break down into a heavy powdered detergent, just keep stirring. There may be some hard lumps, try to break them down when stirring (it really helps to make sure the baking soda isn’t clumpy when first adding). I used 1/2 cup per full load with great results.

Liquid Detergents Note

Soap will be lumpy, goopy and gel-like. This is normal. Just give it a good stir before using. Make sure soap is covered with a lid when not in use. You could also pour the homemade soap in old (and cleaned) laundry detergent bottles and shake well before each use.

*If you can’t find Fels-Naptha locally, you can buy it online (check Amazon).

Optional

You can add between 10 to 15 drops of essential oil (per 2 gallons) to your homemade laundry detergent. Add once the soap has cooled to room temperature. Stir well and cover.

Essential oil ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil

*Admin Update: clarified instructions for Recipe #10 and liquid detergent notes.

Frequently Asked Questions

I’ve created a new page full of questions and answers for making homemade detergent, you can visit it here: Homemade Laundry Detergent FAQ.

You can still review all the questions, answers, recipes and tips that were shared in the comments area below. There are nearly 300 of them and it was hard for new readers to find the answers they needed since there’s so much information provided below.

No more comments will be accepted for this post but you’re welcome to start sharing your tips, recipes, questions & answers on the new page.

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    Saturday, October 17, 2009

    Do Not Test - Companies that DO NOT Test on Animals

     

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    Companies that
    DO NOT Test on Animals

    For the very latest update from PETA please see this list of companies that DO NOT Test on Animals. It is updated every two to four months and is a more complete list than what is on this page.


    For cruelty-free companies in Australia , visit the Choose Cruelty-free Web site. For cruelty-free companies in Canada, visit the Animal Alliance of Canada Web site.

    Those companies marked with an asterisk (*) manufacture strictly vegan products--made without animal ingredients, such as milk and egg byproducts, slaughterhouse byproducts, sheep lanolin, honey, or beeswax. Companies without an asterisk may offer some vegan products.

    Those companies marked with a plus sign (+) are currently observing a moratorium on animal testing which means the company is currently not engaging in animal testing, but may elect to do in the future.

    Listed in parentheses are either examples of products manufactured by that company or, if applicable, its parent or subsidiary company.

    We are in the process of adding web site and email addresses to this list of companies. If you know of a company's web site address, please let us know!

    Don't see a particular company on this list? Visit the National Anti-Vivisection Society's interactive Web site and learn which companies do and do not engage in animal testing!


    *ABBA Products, Inc. (Styling Technology), 7400 E. Tierra Buena Ln., Scottsdale, AZ 85260, (480) 609-6000, (800) 848-4475

    ABEnterprises, 145 Cortlandt St., Staten Island, NY 10302-2048° 718-448-1526

    Abercrombie & Fitch (The Limited), 4 Limited Pkwy. E., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 °614-577-6570

    Abkit, Inc. (CamoCare), 207 E. 94th St., Suite 201, New York, NY 10128 ° 800-CAMOCARE, ofitzsimons@abkit.com

    *Abracadabra, Inc., 10365 Hwy. 116, Forestville, CA 95436 °707-869-0761

    Adrien Arpel, Inc., 720 Fifth Ave., 8th Fl., New York, NY 10019 °800-215-8333

    *Advanage Wonder Cleaner, 16615 S. Halsted St., Harvey, IL 60426 °800-323-6444, CS1@advanage.com

    African Bio-Botanica, Inc., 602 N.W. Ninth Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601 ° 904-376-7329

    *Ahimsa Natural Care, 1250 Reid St., Suite 13A, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1G3 Canada° 888-424-4672

    Alba Naturals, P.O. Box 40339, Santa Barbara, CA 93140 °800-347-5211

    Alberto-Culver Co. (Tresemmé, Sally Beauty Supply, Alberto VO5, TCB Naturals)
    2525 W. Armitage Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160, 708-450-3000

    Alexandra Avery Body Botanicals, 4717 S.E. Belmont, Portland, OR 97215 ° 800-699-1863

    Alexandra de Markoff (Parlux Fragrances), 3725 S.W. 30th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312 °800-727-5995

    *Allens Naturally, P.O. Box 514, Dept. M, Farmington, MI 48332-0514 °800-352-8971

    Almay (Revlon), 625 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-572-5000

    Aloegen Natural Cosmetics (Levlad), 9200 Mason Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 ° 800-327-2012

    Aloette Cosmetics, 1301 Wright's La. E., West Chester, PA 19380 °800-ALOETTE

    Aloe Up, Inc., P.O. Box 831, Harlingen, TX 78551 °800-537-2563

    Aloe Vera of America, Inc., 9660 Dilworth Rd., Dallas, TX 75243 °214-343-5700

    Alvin Last, 19 Babcock Pl., Yonkers, NY 10701-2714 °800-527-8123, Alvinlast@worldnet.att.net

    *Amazon Premium Products, P.O. Box 530156, Miami, FL 33153 °800-832-5645, enviromagic@amazonpp.com

    *American Formulating & Manufacturing, 350 W. Ash St., #700, San Diego, CA 92101 °619-239-0321

    American International, 2220 Gaspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90040 °213-728-2999

    American Safety Razor (Personna, Flicker, Bump Fighter), P.O. Box 500, Staunton, VA 24402 °800-445-9284

    *America's Finest Products Corp., 1639 Ninth St., Santa Monica, CA 90404 ° 800-482-6555

    Amitée Cosmetics, Inc., 151 Kalmus Dr., Suite H3, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 ° 800-966-6960

    Amoresse Labs, 4121 Buchanan St., Riverside, CA 92503 °800-258-7931

    Amway, 7575 E. Fulton St., Ada, MI 49355-0001 °616-787-6279

    *The Ananda Collection, 14618 Tyler Foote Rd., Nevada City, CA 95959 ° 800-537-8766

    Ancient Formulas, Inc., 638 W. 33rd St. N., Wichita, KS 67204 °800-543-3026

    Andrea International Industries (Clear Perfection), 2220 Gaspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90040 °213-728-2999

    Aramis, Inc. (Estée Lauder), 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 °212-572-3700

    Arbonne International, Inc., P.O. Box 2488, Laguna Hills, CA 92654 ° 800-ARBONNE, customerservice@arbonne.com

    Ardell International, 2220 Gaspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90040 °213-728-2999

    Arizona Natural Resources, 2525 E. Beardsley Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85024 ° 602-569-6900

    Aromaland, Inc., 1326 Rufina Cir., Santa Fe, NM 87505 °800-933-5267

    Aroma Vera Co., 5901 Rodeo Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90016-4312 °800-669-9514, info@aromaland.com

    *Astonish Industries, 423 Commerce La., Unit 2, Berlin, NJ 08091 °609-753-7078

    *Atmosa Brand Aromatherapy Products, 1420 Fifth Ave., 22nd Fl., Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101-2378 °206-521-5986

    Aubrey Organics, 4419 N. Manhattan Ave., Tampa, FL 33614 ° 800-AUBREYH

    Aunt Bee's Skin Care, P.O. Box 2678, Rancho de Taos, NM 87577 °505-737-0522

    *Aura Cacia, P.O. Box 311, Norway, IN 52318 °800-437-3301, webmaster@auracacia.com

    *Auroma International (Ayurherbal Corp.), P.O. Box 1008, Silver Lake, WI 53170 °414-889-8501

    *Auromére Ayurvedic Imports, 2621 W. Hwy. 12, Lodi, CA 95242 °800-735-4691

    The Australasian College of Herbal Studies, P.O. Box 57, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 °800-487-8839

    Autumn-Harp, Inc., 61 Pine St., Bristol, VT 04551 °802-453-4807

    Avalon Natural Products, PO Box 750428, Petaluma, CA 94975, (707) 769-5120

    Aveda, 4000 Pheasant Ridge Rd., Blaine, MN 55449 °800-328-0849

    *Avigal Henna, 45-49 Davis St., Long Island City, NY 11101 °800-722-1011

    Avon, 9 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019 °800-858-8000

    *Ayurherbal Corp., 1100 Lotus Dr., Silver Lake, WI 53170 °414-889-8569

    *Ayurveda Holistic Center, 82A Bayville Ave., Bayville, NY 11709 °516-628-8200, mail@ayurvedahc.com

    *Ayus/Oshadhi, 15 Monarch Bay Plaza, Suite 346, Monarch Beach, CA 92629 ° 800-933-1008

    Barbizon International, Inc., 1900 Glades Rd., Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33431 ° 407-362-8883

    *Bare Escentuals, 600 Townsend St., Suite 329-E, San Francisco, CA 94103 ° 800-227-3990

    *Basically Natural, 109 E. G St., Brunswick, MD 21716 °301-834-7923

    *Basic Elements Hair Care System, Inc., 505 S. Beverly Dr., Suite 1292, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 °800-947-5522

    Basis (Beiersdorf), BDF Plaza, 360 Martin Luther King Dr., Norwalk, CT 06856 °203-853-8008

    Bath-and-Body.com (not affiliated with Bath & Body Works), °888-935-BODY, info@bath-and-Body.com

    Bath & Body Works (a brand of Intimate Brands), 97 W. Main St., New Albany, OH 43054 °800-395-1001

    Bath Island, Inc., 469 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10024 °212-787-9415

    Baudelaire, Inc., 166 Emerald St., Keene, NH 03431 °800-327-2324

    BeautiControl Cosmetics, 2121 Midway Rd., Carrollton, TX 75006 °972-458-0601

    Beauty Naturally, P.O. Box 4905, 859 Cowan Rd., Burlingame, CA 94011-4905 ° 800-432-4323, guest@beautynaturally.com

    *Beauty Without Cruelty, P.O. Box 750428, Petaluma, CA 94975-0428 °707-769-5120

    Beehive Botanicals, Inc., Rte. 8, Box 8257, Hayward, WI 54843 °800-233-4483, beehive@win.bright.net

    Beiersdorf, Inc. (Nivea, Eucerin, Basis, La Prairie), BDF Plaza, 360 Martin Luther King Dr., Norwalk, CT 06856-5529 °203-853-8008

    Bella's Secret Garden, 6059B Sikorsky St., Ventura, CA 93003 °800-962-6867

    Belle Star, Inc., 23151 Alcalde, #A1, Laguna Hills, CA 92653°800-442-STAR

    Berol (Sanford Corp.), 2711 Washington Blvd., Bellwood, IL 60104 °800-438-3703

    Better Botanicals, 3066 M St. N.W., Washington, DC 20007 °888-88-HERBS, bbherbs@betterbotanicals.com

    Beverly Hills Cold Wax, P.O. Box 600476, San Diego, CA 92160 °800-833-0889

    Beverly Hills Cosmetic Group, 289 S. Robertson Blvd., #461, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 °800-277-1069

    + Bic Corporation (+ moratorium on animal testing), 500 Bic Dr., Milford, CT 06460, 203-783-2000

    *BioFilm, Inc., 3121 Scott St., Vista, CA 92083 °800-848-5900

    *Biogime, 1665 Townhurst, #100, Houston, TX 77043 °800-338-8784

    Biokosma (Caswell-Massey), 100 Enterprise Place, Dover, DE 19904 °800-326-0500

    Bio-Tec Cosmetics, Inc., 92 Sherwood Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4P 2A7 Canada ° 800-667-2524

    Biotone, 4564 Alvarado Canyon Rd., #1, San Diego, CA 92120 °619-281-4228

    Black Pearl Gardens, 220 Maple St., Franklin, OH 45005 °800-891-0142

    Bobbi Brown (Estée Lauder), 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 °212-572-4200

    Bo-Chem Co., 42 Doaks La., Marblehead, MA 01945 °617-631-9400

    BODY BISTRO | Ayurvedic Apothecary, P.O. Box 5788, Beverly Hills, CA 90209-5788, 877-7-Bistro

    Body Encounters, 604 Manor Rd., Cinnamonson, NJ 08077 °800-839-2639

    Bodyography, 1641 16th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404 °800-642-2639

    The Body Shop, Inc., 1 World Way, Wake Forest, NC 27587 °800-541-2535

    *Body Suite, 515 N. Broad St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 °805-543-0507

    Body Time, 1341 Seventh St., Berkeley, CA 94710 °510-524-0360

    Bon Ami/Faultless Starch, 510 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106-1209 °816-842-1230, info@faultless.com

    Bonne Bell, 18519 Detroit Ave., Georgetown Row, Lakewood, OH 44107 °216-221-0800, bbell1@ix.netcom.com

    Borlind of Germany, P.O. Box 130, New London, NH 03257 °800-447-7024

    *Botan Corporation, 3708 W. Broadway, Suite 1, Louisville, KY 40211 °502-772-0800

    *Botanics Skin Care, P.O. Box 384, Ukiah, CA 95482 °800-800-6141, info@BotanicsCalifornia.com

    Botanicus Retail, 7610 T. Rickenbacker Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20879 °800-282-8887

    + Braun (Gillette Company) (+ moratorium on animal testing), 400 Unicorn Clark Dr., Woburn, MA 01801, 800-272-8611, braun_usa@braun.de

    *Brocato International, 1 Main St., Suite 501, Minneapolis, MN 55414 °800-243-0275

    Bronson Pharmaceuticals, 1945 Craig Rd., St. Louis, MO 63146 °800-521-3322

    Bronzo Sensualé, 954 41st St., Suite 202, Miami, FL 33140 °800-991-2226

    *Brookside Soap Company, P.O. Box 55638, Seattle, WA 98155 °206-742-2265, BrooksideSoap@msn.com

    Burt's Bees, PO Box 13489, Durham, NC 27709, (800) 849-7112

    Caeran, 210 King George Rd., Brantford, Ontario N3R 5Y5 Canada °800-563-2974

    California SunCare, 10877 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90024 ° 800-SUN-CARE

    CamoCare Camomile Skin Care Products (Abkit, Inc.), 207 E. 94th St., Suite 201, New York, NY 10128 °800-CAMOCARE

    *Candy Kisses Natural Lip Balm, 16 E. 40th St., 12th Fl., New York, NY 10016 °212-951-3035

    Carina Supply, Inc., 464 Granville St., Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1V4 Canada °604-687-3617

    The Caring Catalog, 7678 Sagewood Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92648 °714-842-0454

    Carlson Laboratories, 15 College Dr., Arlington Heights, IL 60004 °800-323-4141

    Carma Laboratories, 5801 W. Airways Ave., Franklin, WI 53132 °414-421-7707

    Caswell-Massey, 121 Fieldcrest Ave., Edison, NJ 08818 °800-326-0500

    Celestial Body, 21298 Pleasant Hill Rd., Boonville, MO 65233° 816-882-6858

    Chanel, Inc., 9 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019 °212-688-5055

    Chatoyant Pearl Cosmetics, P.O. Box 526, Townsend, WA 98368 °206-385-4825

    Chica Bella, Inc., Interlink 580, P.O. Box 02-5635, Miami, FL 33152° 408-457-4223

    *CHIP Distribution Co., 8321 Croydon Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045 °800-560-6753

    Christian Dior, 9 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019 °212-759-1840

    Christine Valmy, Inc., 285 Change Bridge Rd., Pine Brook, NJ 07058 °800-526-5057

    Chuckles, Inc. (Farmavita USA), P.O. Box 5126, Manchester, NH 03109 ° 800-221-3496

    CiCi Cosmetics, 9500 W. Jefferson Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 °800-869-1224

    *Cinema Secrets, Inc., 4400 Riverside Dr., Burbank, CA 91505 °818-846-0579

    *Citius USA, Inc., 120 Interstate N. Pkwy. E., Suite 106, Atlanta, GA 30339 ° 800-343-9099

    Citré Shine, 151 Kalmus Dr., Suite H3, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 °800-966-6960

    Clarins of Paris, 135 E. 57th St., New York, NY 10022 °212-980-1800

    *Clearly Natural Products, 1340 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, CA 94954 ° 707-762-5815

    *Clear Vue Products, Inc., P.O. Box 567, 417 Canal St., Lawrence, MA 01842 °508-683-7151

    Clientele, 14101 N.W. Fourth St., Sunrise, FL 33325 °800-327-4660

    Clinique Laboratories, 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 °212-572-3800

    + Colgate-Palmolive, 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022-7499, (800) 338-8333 (+ currently observing a moratorium on animal testing).

    Colorations, 2875 Berkeley Lake Rd., Duluth, GA 30096 °770-417-1501

    Color Me Beautiful, 14000 Thunderbolt Place, Suite E, Chantilly, VA 22021 ° 800-533-5503

    Color My Image, 5025B Backlick Rd., Annandale, VA 22003 °703-354-9797

    Columbia Cosmetics Mfg., 1661 Timothy Dr., San Leandro, CA 94577 °800-824-3328

    Comfort Mfg. Co., 1056 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, IL 60607 °312-421-8145

    Common Scents, 134 Main St., Port Jefferson, NY 11777 °516-473-6370

    Compar, Inc., 70 E. 55th St., New York, NY 10022 °212-980-9620

    The Compassionate Consumer, P.O. Box 27, Jericho, NY 11753 °800-733-4134

    Compassionate Cosmetics, P.O. Box 3534, Glendale, CA 91201

    Compassion Matters, 2 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, NY 14701 °716-664-7023

    Conair (Jheri Redding), 1 Cummings Point Rd., Stamford, CT 06904 °800-7-CONAIR, info@conair.com

    Concept Now Cos. (CNC), P.O. Box 3208, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 ° 800-CNC-1215

    Cosmyl, Inc., 1 Cosmyl Place, Columbus, GA 31907 °800-262-4401

    *Cot 'N Wash, Inc., 502 The Times Bldg., Ardmore, PA 19003 °800-355-WASH

    Country Comfort, 28537 Nuevo Valley Dr., Nuevo, CA 92567 °800-462-6617

    *Country Save Corp., 3410 Smith Ave., Everett, WA 98201 °206-258-1171

    *Countryside Fragrances, Pacific First Centre, 1420 Fifth Ave., 22nd Fl., Seattle, WA 98101-2378, info@holidayscents.com °800-447-8901

    Crabtree & Evelyn (KLK), Peake Brook Rd., Box 167, Woodstock, CT 06281° 800-624-5211, askus@crabtree-evelyn.com

    Creighton's Naturally, 11243-4 St. Johns Ind. Pkwy. S., Jacksonville, FL 32246 °800-969-4591

    Créme de la Terre, 30 Cook Rd., Stamford, CT 06902 °800-260-0700

    *Crown Royale, Ltd., P.O. Box 5238, 99 Broad St., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 °800-992-5400

    *CYA Products, Inc., 6671 W. Indiantown Rd., Suite 56-191, Jupiter, FL 33458 ° 561-744-2998

    Dallas Manufacturing Co., 4215 McEwen Rd., Dallas, TX 75244 °800-256-8669

    *Davidoff Fragrances, 745 Fifth Ave., 10th Fl., New York, NY 10151 °212-850-2460

    Decleor USA, Inc., 18 E. 48th St., 21st Fl., New York, NY 10017 °800-722-2219

    *Deodorant Stones of America, 9420 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., Unit 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85258 °800-279-9318

    Dep Corporation (Agree, Hélsa, Lilt, Lavoris), 2101 E. Via Arado, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220-6189 °310-604-0777

    Derma-E, 9400 Lurline Ave., # C-1, Chatsworth, CA 91311 °800-521-3342

    Dermalogica, 1001 Knox St., Torrance, CA 90502 °310-352-4784

    Dermatologic Cosmetic Labs, 20 Commerce St., East Haven, CT 06512 °800-552-5060

    Desert Essence, 9510 Vassar Ave., Unit A, Chatsworth, CA 91311 °818-709-5900

    Desert Naturels, 74-940 Hwy. 111, Suite 437, Indio, CA 92201 °800-243-4435

    DeSoto, Inc. (Keystone Consolidated Industries), 900 E. Washington St., P.O. Box 609, Joliet, IL 60434 °800-544-2814

    Diamond Brands, Inc., 1660 S. Highway 100, Suite 590, Minneapolis, MN 55416 ° 612-541-1500

    Dr. A.C. Daniels, Inc., 109 Worcester Rd., Webster, MA 01570 °800-547-3760

    *Dr. Bronner's "All-One" Products, P.O. Box 28, Escondido, CA 92033-0028 ° 760-743-2211

    Dr. Goodpet, P.O. Box 4547, Inglewood, CA 90309; 800-222-9932;
    drgoodpet@aol.com

    Dr. Hauschka Skin Care, Inc., 59C North St., Hatfield, MA 01038; 800-247-9907

    *D.R.P.C. (AmerAgain), 567-1 S. Leonard St., Waterbury, CT 06708 °203-755-3123

    Earth Friendly Products, P.O. Box 607, Wood Dale, IL 60191-2688 °800-335-3267

    *Earthly Matters, 2950 St. Augustine Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32207 °800-398-7503

    Earth Science, 23705 Via Del Rio, Yorba Linda, CA 92687-2717 °800-222-6720

    *Earth Solutions, Inc., 1123 Zonolite Rd., #8, Atlanta, GA 30306 °800-883-3376, emerson@mindspring.com

    Eberhard Faber (Sanford Corp.), 2711 Washington Blvd., Bellwood, IL 60104 °800-438-3703

    E. Burnham Cos., 7117 N. Austin Ave., Niles, IL 60714 °847-647-2121

    Ecco Bella Botanicals, 1133 Route 23, Wayne, NJ 07470 °201-696-7766

    Eco-Dent, P.O. Box 5285, Redwood City, CA 94063-3021 °415-364-6343

    Eco Design Company, 1365 Rufina Cir., Santa Fe, NM 87501 °800-621-2591

    Ecover Products, 1072 S.E. Bristol St., Suite 209, Santa Ana Heights, CA 92707 ° 714-556-3644

    Edward & Sons Trading Co., P.O. Box 1326, Carpinteria, CA 93014 °805-684-8500

    Elizabeth Grady Face First, 200 Boston Ave., Suite 3500, Medford, MA 02155 ° 800-FACIALS

    Enfasi Hair Care, 927 McGarry St., Los Angeles, CA 90021 °213-488-0777

    English Ideas, 15251 Alton Pkwy., Irvine, CA 92618 °800-547-5278, pflueger@liplast.com

    Epilady International, Inc., c/o Beauty Care of America, 39 Cindy La., Suite 300, Ocean, NJ 07712-7249 °800-879-LADY

    *Essential Aromatics, 205 N. Signal St., Ojai, CA 93023 °805-640-1300

    The Essential Oil Company, 1719 SE Umatilla St., Portland, Oregon 97202, 800-729-5912

    *Essential Products of America, 8702 N. Mobley Rd., Odessa, FL 33556 ° 813-877-9698

    Estée Lauder (Clinique, Origins), 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 ° 212-572-4200

    Eucerin (Beiersdorf), BDF Plaza, 360 Martin Luther King Dr., Norwalk, CT 06856 °203-853-8008

    European Gold, 33 S.E. 11th St., Grand Rapids, MN 55744 °800-946-5395

    *EuroZen, 10 S. Franklin Tpk., #201, Ramsey, NJ 07446 °201-447-0961

    Eva Jon Cosmetics, 1016 E. California St., Gainesville, TX 76240 °817-668-7707

    Evans International, 14 E. 15th St., Richmond, VA 23224-0189 °800-368-3061

    Every Body, Ltd. (Mountain Ocean), 1738 Pearl St., Boulder, CO 80302 ° 800-748-5675

    The Face Food Shoppe, 21298 Pleasant Hill Rd.., Boonville, MO 65233 ° 800-882-6858

    Faces by Gustavo, 1200 N. Veitch Street, Suite 812, Arlington, VA 22201, (703) 908-9620, 1-800-58-FACE1, FacesbyGustavo@erols.com

    Facets/Crystalline Cosmetics, 8436 N. 80th Place, Scottsdale, AZ 85258 ° 602-991-1704

    Farmavita USA (Chuckles, Inc.), P.O. Box 5126, Manchester, NH 03109 ° 800-221-3496

    Faultless Starch (Bon Ami), 510 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106-1209 °816-842-1230

    Fernand Aubry, 14, rue Alexandre Parodi, 75010 Paris, France °1-42-05-8379

    Finelle Cosmetics, 137 Marston St., Lawrence, MA 01841-2297 °800-733-9889

    Fleabusters/Rx for Fleas, Inc., 6555 N.W. Ninth Ave., Suite 412, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 °800-666-3532

    Flower Essences of Fox Mountain, P.O. Box 381, Worthington, MA 01098 °413-238-4291

    Focus 21 International, 2755 Dos Aarons Way, Vista, CA 92803 °800-832-2887

    Food Lion (house brand products only), P.O. Box 1330, Salisbury, NC 28145-1330 °704-633-8250

    Forest Essentials, 2144 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404 °800-301-7767

    Forever Living Products, P.O. Box 29041, Phoenix, AZ 85038 °602-998-8888, mricard@saglac.qc.ca

    *Forever New International, 4701 N. Fourth Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104-0403 °800-456-0107

    For Pet's Sake Enterprises, Inc., 3780 Eastway Rd., Suite 10A, S. Euclid, OH 44118 ° 800-285-0298

    Fort Howard Corp., 1919 S. Broadway, P.O. Box 19130, Green Bay, WI 54307-9130 ° 414-435-8821

    *IV Trail Products, P.O. Box 1033, Sykesville, MD 21784 °410-795-8989

    Fragrance Impressions, Ltd., 116 Knowlton St., Bridgeport, CT 06608 °800-541-3204

    Framesi, USA, Inc., 400 Chess St., Coraopolis, PA 15108 °800-321-9648

    *Frank T. Ross (Nature Clean), 6550 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough, Ontario M1C 4A7 Canada °416-282-1107

    Freeda Vitamins, Inc., 36 E. 41st St., New York, NY 10017 °800-777-3737

    Freeman Cosmetics Corp., 10000 Santa Monica Blvd., #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067 ° 310-286-0101, webmaster@netxactics.com

    *Free Spirit Enterprises, P.O. Box 2638, Guerneville, CA 95446 °707-869-1942

    Frontier Cooperative Herbs, 3021 78th St., P.O. Box 299, Norway, IA 52318 ° 800-669-3275

    Fruit of the Earth, P.O. Box 152044, Irving, TX 75015-2044 °800-527-7731

    Garden Botanika, 8624 154th Ave. N.E., Redmond, WA 98052 °(425) 881-9603

    Garnier (L'Oreal), 575 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017 °212-818-15001

    Georgette Klinger, 501 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °800-KLINGER

    Gigi Laboratories, 2220 Gaspar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90040 °213-728-2999

    + Gillette Company, Prudential Tower Building, Boston, MA 02199, (800) 872-7202 (+ moratorium on animal testing announced: 1999).

    Giovanni Cosmetics, 5415 Tweedy Blvd., Southgate, CA 90280 °213-563-0355

    Golden Pride/Rawleigh, 1501 Northpoint Pkwy., W. Palm Beach, FL 33407 ° 407-640-5700

    Goldwell Cosmetics (USA), 981 Corporate Blvd., Linthicum, MD 21090 °800-288-9118

    *Green Ban, P.O. Box 146, Norway, IA 52318 °319-446-7495

    Green Earth Office Supply, P.O. Box 719, Redwood Estates, CA 95044 °800-327-8449

    Greentree Laboratories, Inc., P.O. Box 425, Tustin, CA 92681 °714-546-9520

    *Greenway Products, P.O. Box 183, Port Townsend, WA 98368 °800-966-1445

    Gryphon Development (The Limited), 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 ° 212-582-1220

    Gucci Parfums (Wella), 15 Executive Blvd., Orange, CT 06477 °800-243-5555

    Halo Purely for Pets, 3438 E. Lake Rd., #14, Palm Harbor, FL 34685 °813-854-2214

    Hard Candy, Inc., 110 N. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211 °310-275-8099

    *Hargen Distributing, Inc., 4015 N. 40th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85018 °602-381-0799

    *Harvey Universal Environmental Products, 15948 Downey Ave., Paramount, CA 90723 °800-800-3330

    HealthRite/Montana Naturals, 19994 Highway 93 N., Arlee, MT 59821; 406-726-3214

    *Healthy Times, 461 Vernon Way, El Cajon, CA 92020 °619-593-2229

    Helen Lee Skin Care & Cosmetics, 205 E. 60th St., New York, NY 10022 ° 800-288-1077

    Henri Bendel (The Limited), 712 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10019 °212-247-1100

    Herbalife, 9800 S. La Cienega Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90301, (310) 410-9600

    Herbal Products & Development, Box 1084, Aptos, CA 95001 °408-688-8706

    *The Herb Garden, P.O. Box 773-P, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 °910-368-2723

    *h.e.r.c. Consumer Products, Inc., 2538 N. Sandy Creek Dr., Westlake Village, CA 91361 °818-991-9985

    Heritage Store, P.O. Box 444, Virginia Beach, VA 23458 °800-862-2923

    Hewitt Soap Company, 333 Linden Ave., Dayton, OH 45403 °800-543-2245

    Hobé Laboratories, Inc., 4032 E. Broadway, Phoenix, AZ 85040 °800-528-4482

    Homebody (Spiritbody), 8500 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069, 310-659-2917 or 800-838-5507, tsullivan@spiritbody.net

    Homebody (Perfumoils, Inc.), 143A Main St., Brattleboro, VT 05301 °802-254-6280

    Home Health Products, P.O. Box 8425, Virginia Beach, VA 23450 °800-284-9123

    *Home Service Products Co., P.O. Box 245, Pittstown, NJ 08867 °908-735-5988

    House of Cheriss, 13475 Holiday Dr., Saratoga, CA 95070 °408-867-6795

    H2O Plus, Inc., 845 W. Madison, Chicago, IL 60607 °800-242-BATH.

    Huish Detergents, Inc., 3540 W. 1987 S., Salt Lake City, UT 84125 °800-776-6702

    Ida Grae (Nature's Colors Cosmetics), 424 La Verne Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941 °415-388-6101

    Il-Makiage, 107 E. 60th St., New York City, NY 10022 °800-722-1011

    Ilona, 3201 E. Second Ave., Denver, CO 80206 °303-322-3000

    Image Laboratories, 2340 Eastman Ave., Oxnard, CA 93030 °800-421-8528

    i natural cosmetics (Cosmetic Source), 3202 Queens Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101 °800-962-5387

    *Innovative Formulations, Inc., 1810 S. Sixth Ave., Tucson, AZ 85713 °520-628-1553

    *International Rotex, Box 20697, Reno, NV 89515 °800-648-1871

    International Vitamin Corp., 209 40th St., Irvington, NJ 07111 °201-371-7300

    InterNatural, P.O. Box 1008, Silver Lake, WI 53170 °800-548-3824

    IQ Products Company, 16212 State Hwy. 249, Houston, TX 77086 °281-444-6454

    Jacki's Magic Lotion, 258 A St., #7A, Ashland, OR 97520 °503-488-1388

    Jafra Cosmetics, PO Box 5026, West Lake Village, CA 91359, (805) 449-3000

    James Austin Company, Box 827, 115 Downieville Rd., Mars, PA 16046-0827 °800-245-1942

    Jason Natural Cosmetics, 8468 Warner Dr., Culver City, CA 90232-2484 ° 800-527-6605

    J.C. Garet, Inc., 2471 Coral St., Vista, CA 92083 °800-548-9770

    Jeanne Rose Aromatherapy, 219 Carl St., San Francisco, CA 94117-3804 ° 415-564-6785

    Jessica McClintock, Inc., 1400 16th St., San Francisco, CA 94103-5181 °800-333-5301

    Jheri Redding (Conair), 1 Cummings Point Rd., Stamford, CT 06904 °800-7-CONAIR

    Joe Blasco Cosmetics, 7340 Greenbriar Pkwy., Orlando, FL 32819 °800-553-1520

    John Amico Expressive Hair Care, 4731 W. 136th St., Crestwood, IL 60445 ° 800-676-5264

    *John Paul Mitchell Systems, 26455 Golden Valley Rd., Santa Clarita, CA 91350 °800-321-JPMS

    *JOICO International, P.O. Box 42308, Los Angeles, CA 90042-0308 °800-44-JOICO

    Jolen Creme Bleach, 25 Walls Dr., P.O. Box 458, Fairfield, CT 06430 °203-259-8779

    *J.R. Liggett, Ltd., R.R. 2, Box 911, Cornish, NH 03745 °603-675-2055

    Jurlique Cosmetics, 1000 Holcomb Woods Pkwy., Suite 318, Roswell, GA 30076 °800-854-1110

    Katonah Scentral, 51 Katonah Ave., Katonah, NY 10536 °800-29-SCENT

    K.B. Products, 20 N. Railroad Ave., San Mateo, CA 94401° 800-342-4321

    Kenic Pet Products, Inc., 109 S. Main St., Lawrenceburg, KY 40342° 800-228-7387, glomar@iglou.com

    *Ken Lange No-Thio Permanent Waves, 7112 N. 15th Place, Suite 1, Phoenix, AZ 85020 °800-486-3033

    Kenra Laboratories, 6501 Julian Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46219 °800-428-8073

    Kimberly Sayer, 125 W. 81st St., #2A, New York, NY 10024 °212-362-2907

    Kiss My Face, P.O. Box 224, 144 Main St., Gardiner, NY 12525 °800-262-KISS, mary@kissmyface.com

    Kleen Brite Laboratories, 200 State St., Brockport, NY 14420 °800-223-1473

    KMS Research, 4712 Mountain Lakes Blvd., Redding, CA 96003 °800-DIAL-KMS

    *KSA Jojoba, 19025 Parthenia St., #200, Northridge, CA 91324 °818-701-1534

    La Costa Products, 2875 Loker Ave. E., Carlsbad, CA 92008 °800-LA-COSTA

    *LaNatura, 425 N. Bedford Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210 °800-352-6288

    Lancôme (Cosmair), 575 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017 °212-818-15001, see L'Oreal company statement below.

    Lander Company, Inc., 106 Grand Ave., Englewood, NJ 07631 °201-568-9700

    *L'anza Research International, 935 W. Eighth St., Azusa, CA 91702 °800-423-0307

    La Prairie, Inc. (Beiersdorf), 31 W. 52nd St., New York, NY 10019 °800-821-5718, info@laprairie.com

    Lee Pharmaceuticals, 1434 Santa Anita Ave., S. El Monte, CA 91733 °800-950-5337, LeePressOn@aol.com

    *Levlad/Nature's Gate, 9200 Mason Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 °800-327-2012

    *Liberty Natural Products, Inc., 8120 S.E. Stock St., Portland, OR 97215 ° 800-289-8427, liberty@teleport.com

    Life Dynamics, Inc., 21640 N. 19th Ave., Suite C101, Phoenix, AZ 85027 ° 800-977-9664

    *Life Tree Products (Sierra Dawn), P.O. Box 513, Graton, CA 95444 °707-588-0755

    Lightning Products, 1900 Erie St., N. Kansas City, MO 64116 °816-221-3183

    Lily of Colorado, P.O. Box 12471, Denver, CO 80212 °303-455-4194

    Lime-O-Sol Company (The Works), P.O. Box 395, Ashley, IN 46705 °219-587-9151

    Lissée Cosmetics, 927 McGarry St., Los Angeles, CA 90021 °213-488-0777

    Liz Claiborne Cosmetics, Inc., 1441 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 °212-354-4900

    *Lobob Laboratories, 1440 Atteberry La., San Jose, CA 95131-1410 °800-83-LOBOB

    Logona USA, Inc., 554-E Riverside Dr., Asheville, NC 28801 °704-252-1420

    Lotus Light, 1100 Lotus Dr., Silver Lake, WI 53170 °800-548-3824

    Louise Bianco Skin Care, Inc., 13655 Chandler Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91401 °800-782-3067

    M.A.C. Cosmetics, 100 Alden Rd., Markham, Ontario L3R 4C1 Canada °800-387-6707

    Magick Botanicals, 3412 W. MacArthur Blvd., #K, Santa Ana, CA 92704 ° 800-237-0674

    The Magic of Aloe, 7300 N. Crescent Blvd., Pennsauken, NJ 08110 °800-257-7770, themoa@aol.com

    Mallory Pet Supplies, 118 Atrisco Dr. S.W., Albuquerque, NM 87105 °800-824-4464

    *Marcal Paper Mills, Inc., 1 Market St., Elmwood Park, NY 07407 °201-796-4000

    Marché Image Corp., Box 1010, Bronxville, NY 10708 °800-753-9980

    Marilyn Miglin Institute, 112 E. Oak St., Chicago, IL 60611 °800-662-1120

    *Martin Von Myering, 422 Jay St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212 °412-766-3186

    + Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc., 16251 Dallas Pkwy., Dallas, TX 75248-2696, (800) MARYKAY (+ MORATORIUM on animal testing: 1989; PERMANENT ban on animal testing: 1999.)

    *Masada, P.O. Box 4767, N. Hollywood, CA 91617-0767 °800-368-8811

    Mastey de Paris, Inc., 25413 Rye Canyon Rd., Valencia, CA 91355 °800-6-MASTEY

    Mehron, Inc., 100 Red Schoolhouse Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 °800-332-9955

    *Mére Cie, Inc., 1100 Soscol Ferry Rd., #3, Napa, CA 94558 °800-832-4544

    Merle Norman Cosmetics, 9130 Bellanca Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045 °213-641-3000

    *Mia Rose Products, 177-F Riverside Ave., Newport Beach, CA 92663 °800-292-6339, miarose@ix.netcom.com

    Michael's Health Products, 6820 Alamo Downs Pkwy., San Antonio, TX 78238 °800-525-9643

    Michelle Lazar Cosmetics, Inc., 755 S. Lugo Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92408 °800-676-8008

    *Micro Balanced Products, 25 Aladdin Ave., Dumont, NJ 07628 °800-626-7888

    Mira Linder Spa in the City, 29935 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield, MI 48034 °800-321-8860

    Miss Rona's Lavendar, P.O. Box 1620, Santa Ynez, CA 93460, 805-688-8887, info.missronaslavender.com (Visit Rona Barrett's Web site and learn more about her non-profit organization dedicated to helping seniors in need!)

    Montagne Jeunesse, The Old Grain Store, 4 Denne Rd., Horsham, W. Sussex RH12 1JE England °1403-272 737

    Monteil Paris, 745 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10151 °212-593-7400

    *Mother's Little Miracle, 930 Indian Peak Rd., Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 °310-544-7125

    Mountain Ocean (Every Body Ltd.), 5150 Valmont Rd., Boulder, CO 80306 ° 303-444-2781

    Mr. Christal's, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90024 °800-426-0108

    Nadina's Cremes, 3600 Clipper Mill, Suite 140, Baltimore, MD 21211 °800-722-4292

    *Nala Barry Labs, P.O. Box 151, Palm Desert, CA 92261 °800-397-4174

    Narwhale of High Tor, Ltd., 591 S. Mountain Rd., New City, NY 10956 ° 800-354-2407

    *Natracare, 191 University Blvd., Suite 129, Denver, CO 80206 °303-320-1510

    Naturade Cosmetics, 7110 E. Jackson St., Paramount, CA 90723 °800-421-1830

    Natural Animal Health Products, Inc., 7000 U.S. 1 N., St. Augustine, FL 32095 °800-274-7387

    *Natural Bodycare, Inc., 355 N. Lantana St., Camarillo, CA 93010 °805-445-9237

    Natural Chemistry, Inc., 244 Elm St., New Canaan, CT 06840 °800-753-1233

    *Naturally Free, The Herbal Alternative, R.R. 1, Box 4753, Charlotte, VT 05445 °802-985-5601

    *Naturally Yours, Alex, P.O. Box 3398, Holiday, FL 34690-0398 °813-443-7479

    *Natural Products Co., 7782 Newburg Rd., Newburg, PA 17240-9601 °800-323-0418

    *Natural Research People, Inc., South Route, Box 12, Lavina, MT 59046 ° 406-575-4343

    *Natural Science, 41 Madison Ave., 4th Fl., New York, NY 10010 °888-EARTHSAFE

    Natural (Surrey), 13110 Trails End Rd., Leander, TX 78641 °512-267-7172

    *Natural Therapeutics Centre, 2500 Side Cove, Austin, TX 78704 °512-444-2862

    Natural Touch, P.O. Box 2894, Kirkland, WA 98083-2894 °206-820-2788

    Natural World, Inc., 7373 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite A-280, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 ° 602-905-1110

    *Nature de France, 100 Rose Ave., Hempstead, NY 11550 °800-645-3752

    Nature's Acres, 8984 E. Weinke Rd., New Freedom, WI 53951 °608-522-4492

    *Nature's Best (Natural Research People), South Route, Box 12, Lavina, MT 59046 ° 406-575-4343

    *Nature's Country Pet, 1765 Garnet Ave., Suite 12, San Diego, CA 92109 ° 888-576-PAWS

    Nature's Plus, 548 Broadhollow Rd., Melville, NY 11747-3708 °800-645-9500

    Nectarine, 1200 Fifth St., Berkeley, CA 94710 °510-528-0162

    Nemesis, Inc., 4525 Hiawatha Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55406 °800-340-4898

    *Neocare Labs, 3333 W. Pacific Coast Hwy., 4th Fl., Newport Beach, CA 92663 ° 800-982-4NEO

    Neutrogena Corp., 5760 W. 96th St., Los Angeles, CA 90045-5544, (800) 421-6857, info@neutrogena.com Note: While Neutrogena is a cruelty-free company, their parent company, Johnson & Johnson is NOT.

    *New Age Products, 16200 N. Highway 101, Willits, CA 95490-9710 °707-459-5969

    *Neway, Little Harbor, Marblehead, MA 01945 °617-631-9400

    Neways, Inc., 150 E. 400 N., Salem, UT 84653 °800-998-7233

    *New Chapter Extracts, Inc., 99 Main St., Brattleboro, VT 05301; 800-543-7279

    Nexxus, 82 Coromar Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93116 °805-968-6900, info@nexxusproducts.com

    *Nirvana, P.O. Box 18413, Minneapolis, MN 55418 °800-432-2919

    Nivea (Beiersdorf), BDF Plaza, 360 Martin Luther King Dr., Norwalk, CT 06856 ° 203-853-8008

    No Common Scents, King's Yard, 220 Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs, OH 45387 ° 800-686-0012

    Nordstrom Cosmetics, 865 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103 °800-7-BEAUTY

    *Norelco, 1010 Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT 06912-0015 °203-973-0200

    North Country Soap, 7888 County Rd., #6, Maple Plain, MN 55359 °800-667-1202

    N/R Laboratories, Inc., 900 E. Franklin St., Centerville, OH 45459 °800-223-9348

    NuSkin International, One NuSkin Plaza, 75 W. Center, Provo, UT 84601 °800-366-6875

    NutriBiotic, 865 Parallel Dr., Lakeport, CA 95453 °800-225-4345

    *Nutri-Cell, Inc., 1038 N. Tustin, Suite 309, Orange, CA 92667-5958 °714-953-8307

    Nutri-Metics International USA, Inc., 12723 E. 166th St., Cerritos, CA 90703 °310-882-0411

    Nutrina Company, Inc., 1117 Foothill Blvd., La Canada, CA 91011 °800-523-8899

    *Oasis Biocompatible, 1020 Veronica Springs Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105 ° 805-682-3449

    *Oil of Orchid, P.O. Box 1040, Guerneville, CA 95446 °707-869-0761

    *Oliva Ltd., P.O. Box 4387, Reading, PA 19606 °610-779-7854

    OPI Products, 13034 Saticoy St., N. Hollywood, CA 91605 °800-341-9999

    + Oral-B (Gillette Company) (+ moratorium on animal testing),
    1 Lagoon Dr., Redwood City, CA 94065-1561, 415-598-5000

    *Orange-Mate, P.O. Box 883, Waldport, OR 97394 °800-626-8685

    Organic Moods (KMS Research), 4712 Mountain Lakes Blvd., Redding, CA 96003 °800-DIAL-KMS

    Oriflame Corp., 76 Treble Cove Rd., N. Billerica, MA 01862 °800-959-0699

    Origins Natural Resources (Est?e Lauder), 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 °212-572-4100

    Orjene Natural Cosmetics, 5-43 48th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101 ° 800-886-7536

    Orlane, 555 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °800-535-3628

    Orly International, 9309 Deering Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 °800-275-1111

    Otto Basics-Beauty 2 Go!, P.O. Box 9023, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 ° 800-598-OTTO

    *Oxyfresh Worldwide, Inc., 1301 West Lakewood Drive, Third Floor, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 ° (208) 292-1200

    *Pacific Scents, Inc., P.O. Box 8205, Calabasas, CA 91375-8205 °800-554-7236

    *Pangea, 7829 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814 °301-652-3181

    + Parker Pens (Gillette Company) (+ moratorium on animal testing),
    P.O. Box 5100, Janesville, WI 53547-5100, 608-755-7000, braun_usa@braun.de

    Parfums Houbigant Paris (Alyssa Ashley), 1135 Pleasant View Terr. W., Ridgefield, NJ 07657 °201-941-3400

    *Park-Rand Products Company, P.O. Box 1111, Los Angeles, CA 90028-1111 ° 818-362-6218

    *Parlux Fragrances, Inc. (Perry Ellis, Todd Oldham), 3725 S.W. 30th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312 °800-727-5895

    Pathmark Stores, Inc. (house brand products only), 301 Blair Rd., Woodbridge, NJ 07095 °908-499-3000

    Patricia Allison Natural Beauty, 4470 Monahan Rd., La Mesa, CA 91941 °800-858-8742

    *Paul Mazzotta, Inc., P.O. Box 96, Reading, PA 19607 °800-562-1357

    Paul Penders USA, 1340 Commerce St., Petaluma, CA 94954 °800-440-7285

    The Peaceable Kingdom, 1902 W. Sixth St., Wilmington, DE 19805 °302-429-8687

    Perfect Balance Cosmetics, Inc., 2 Ridgewood Rd., Malvern, PA 19355-9629 °610-647-7780

    The Pet Connection, P.O. Box 391806, Mountain View, CA 94039 °415-949-1190

    PetGuard, Inc., 165 Industrial Loop S., Unit 5, Orange Park, FL 32073 °800-874-3221

    *Pets 'N People, 930 Indian Peak Rd., Suite 215, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 °310-544-7125

    Pharmagel Corporation, P.O. Box 50531, Santa Barbara, CA 93150 °800-882-4889

    Physicians Formula Cosmetics (Pierre Fabre), 1055 W. Eighth St., Azusa, CA 91702, 818-334-3395

    *Pilot Corporation of America, 60 Commerce Dr., Trumbull, CT 06611 ° 203-377-8800

    *Planet, Inc., 10114 McDonald Park Rd., C-16, R.R. 3, Sidney, B.C. V8L 3X9 Canada °604-656-9436

    PlantEssence, P.O. Box 14743, Portland, OR 97293-0743 °800-752-6898

    Potions & Lotions/Body & Soul, 10201 N. 21st Ave., #8, Phoenix, AZ 85021 ° 800-456-3765

    Prescriptions Plus, 25028 Kearney Ave., Valencia, CA 91355 °800-877-4849

    Prescriptives, 767 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10153 °212-572-4400

    Prestige Cosmetics, 1330 W. Newport Center Dr., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 ° 800-722-7488

    Prestige Fragrances, 625 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-572-5000
    Princess Marcella Borghese Company, 767 Fifth Ave., 49th Fl., New York, NY 10153-0002 °212-572-3100

    The Principal Secret, 41-550 Ecclectic St., Suite 200, Palm Desert, CA 92260 ° 800-545-5595

    Professional Choice Hair Care, 2937 S. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90058 °800-326-3974

    *Professional Pet Products, 1873 N.W. 97th Ave., Miami, FL 33172 °800-432-5349

    Pro-Ma Systems, 477 Commerce Way, #113, Longwood, FL 32750 °407-331-1133

    Pro-Tec Pet Health, 2395-A Monument Blvd., Concord, CA 94520 °800-44-FLEAS

    P.S.I. Industries, 1619 Shenandoah Ave., Roanoke, VA 24017 °703-345-5013

    *Pulse Products, 2021 Ocean Ave., #105, Santa Monica, CA 90405 °310-392-0991

    *Pure & Basic Products, 20600 Belshaw Ave., Carson, CA 90746 °800-432-3787

    *Pure Touch Therapeutic Body Care, P.O. Box 1281, Nevada City, CA 95959 °888-484-3868

    *Quan Yin Essentials, P.O. Box 2092, Healdsburg, CA 95448 °707-431-0529

    Queen Helene, 100 Rose Ave., Hempstead, NY 11550 °800-645-3752, info@queenhelene.com

    Rachel Perry, 9111 Mason Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 °800-624-7001

    Rainbow Research Corporation, 170 Wilbur Place, Bohemia, NY 11716 ° 800-722-9595, info@rainbowresearch.com

    The Rainforest Company, 701 N. 15th St., Suite 500, St. Louis, MO 63103 ° 314-621-1330, operations@the-rainforest-co.com

    Ralph Lauren Fragrances (Cosmair), 575 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017 °212-818-15001

    *Real Animal Friends, 101 Albany Ave., Freeport, NY 11520 °516-223-7600

    Redken Laboratories (Cosmair), 575 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017 ° 800-423-53691

    Redmond Products, Inc. (Aussie), 18930 W. 78th St., Chanhassen, MN 55317 °800-328-0159

    *Rely Enterprises Corp., 7 Stonebridge Ct., Manalapan, NJ 07726 °908-780-1378

    Reviva Labs, 705 Hopkins Rd., Haddonfield, NJ 08033 °800-257-7774

    Revlon (Almay, Jean Naté), 625 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-572-5000

    *Royal Laboratories, 2849 Dundee Rd., Suite 112, Northbrook, IL 60062 ° 800-876-9253

    *Royal Labs Natural Cosmetics, Box 22434, Charleston, SC 29413 °800-203-5151

    Rusk, Inc., 1 Cummings Point Rd., Stamford, CT 06904 °800-829-7875

    Safeway, Inc. (house brand products only), Fourth & Jackson Sts., Oakland, CA 94660 °510-891-3000

    *Sagami, Inc., 825 N. Cass Ave., Suite 101, Westmont, IL 60559 °708-789-9999

    Sanford Corp. (Berol, Eberhard Faber), 2711 Washington Blvd., Bellwood, IL 60104 °800-323-0749

    San Francisco Soap Company, 1129 Industrial Ave., Suite 200, Petaluma, CA 94975-0428 °707-769-5120

    *Santa Fe Botanical Fragrances, Inc., P.O. Box 282, Santa Fe, NM 87504 ° 505-473-1717

    *Santa Fe Soap Company, 369 Montezuma, #167, Santa Fe, NM 87501 °505-757-6764

    *Sappo Hill Soap Works, 654 Tolman Creek Rd., Ashland, OR 97520 °503-482-4485, info@sappohill.com

    Schiff Products, Inc., 1911 S. 3850 W., Salt Lake City, UT 84104 °801-972-0300

    Scruples Inc., 8231 214th St., W. Lakeville, MN 55044 °612-469-4646

    Sea-renity, c/o Israeli Business Centers, Tel-Aviv Hilton, Independence Park, Tel-Aviv, 63405 Israel °972-3-520-22

    Sebastian International (Wella), 6109 DeSoto Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91367 ° 800-829-7322

    *SerVaas Laboratories, P.O. Box 7008, 1200 Waterway Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46207 ° 800-433-5818

    *Seventh Generation, One Mill St., Burlington, VT 05401-1530 °800-456-1177, recycle@seventhgen.com

    Shadow Lake, Inc., P.O. Box 2597, Danbury, CT 06813-2597 °800-343-6588

    *The Shahin Soap Co., 427 Van Dyke Ave., Haledon, NJ 07508 °201-790-4296

    Shaklee Corporation, 444 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94111, (800) SHAKLEE, (415) 954-3000

    Shaklee (Wendy Raff, Shaklee Independent distributor), RAFFTKT@aol.com

    Shené Cosmetics, 22761 Pacific Coast Hwy., Suite 264, Malibu, CA 90265 ° 800-315-1967

    Shikai (Trans-India Products), P.O. Box 2866, Santa Rosa, CA 95405 °800-448-0298

    Shirley Price Aromatherapy, P.O. Box 65, Pineville, PA 18946 °215-598-3802

    Shivani Ayurvedic Cosmetics, P.O. Box 377, Lancaster, MA 01523 °800-237-8221

    Simmons Natural Bodycare , 42295 Hwy. 36, Bridgeville, CA 95526, (707) 777 1920, simmonsnaturals@pon.net

    *Simplers Botanical Co., P.O. Box 39, Forestville, CA 95436 °800-6-JASMIN

    Simple Wisdom, 775 S. Graham, Memphis, TN 38111 °800-370-6550

    Sinclair & Valentine, 480 Airport Blvd., Watsonville, CA 95076-2056 °408-722-9526

    *Sirena (Tropical Soap Co.), P.O. Box 112220, Dallas, TX 75011 °800-527-2368

    Smith & Vandiver, Inc., 480 Airport Blvd., Watsonville, CA 95076-2056 ° 408-722-9526

    SoapBerry Shop Company, 50 Galaxy Blvd., Unit 12, Rexdale, Ontario M9W 4Y5 Canada °416-213-0802

    SoapWorks, 15011 Wicks Blvd., San Leandro, California USA 94577 °1-800-699-9917

    Sojourner Farms Natural Pet Products, 11355 Excelsior Blvd., Hopkins, MN 55343 ° 888-867-6567

    Solgar Vitamin Co., 500 Willow Tree Rd., Leonia, NJ 07605 °201-944-2311

    Sombra Cosmetics, 5600 G McLeod N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87109 °800-225-3963

    Song of Life, Inc., 152 Fayette St., Buckhannon, WV 26201 °304-472-6114

    SoRik International, 278 Taileyand Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32202 °800-940-HAIR

    Soya System, Inc., 1572 Page Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63132 °314-428-0004

    Spa Natural Beauty, 1201 16th St., #212, Denver, CO 80202 °800-598-3878

    *The Spanish Bath, P.O. Box 750428, Petaluma, CA 94975-0428 °707-769-5120

    Spiritbody, Inc. (Homebody), 8500 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069, 310-659-2917 or 800-838-5507, tsullivan@spiritbody.net

    St. Ives Laboratories, 2525 Armitage Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160, (708) 450-3000

    Staedtler, Ltd., Cowbridge Rd., Pontyclym, Mid Glamorgan, Wales °0448-237421

    Stanhome Inc., 50 Payson Ave., Easthampton, MA 01027-2262 °413-527-4001

    *Stature Field Corp., 1143 Rockingham Dr., Suite 106, Richardson, TX 75080 °800-348-3600

    Steps in Health, P.O. Box 1409, Lake Grove, NY 11755 °800-471-8343

    *Stevens Research Salon Products, 19417 63rd Ave. N.E., Arlington, WA 98223 °800-262-3344

    Studio Magic, 20135 Cypress Creek Dr., Alva, FL 33920-3305 °800-749-5002

    Sukesha (Chuckles, Inc.), P.O. Box 5126, Manchester, NH 03108 °800-221-3496

    *Sumeru, P.O. Box 2110, Freedom, CA 95019 °800-478-6378

    * SunFeather Herbal Soap Co., 1551 Hwy. 72, Potsdam, NY 13676 °800-771-7627

    Sunrider International, 1625 Abalone Ave., Torrance, CA 90501 °310-781-3808

    Sunrise Lane Products, 780 Greenwich St., Dept. PT, New York, NY 10014 ° 212-242-7014

    Sunshine Makers (Simple Green), P.O. Box 2708, Huntington Beach, CA 92649, 714-840-1319, 800-228-0709

    *Sunshine Natural Products, Route 5P, Renick, WV 24966 °304-497-3163

    *Sunshine Products Group, 2545-D Prairie Rd., Eugene, OR 97402 °800-285-6457

    Supreme Beauty Products Co., 820 S. Michigan, Chicago, IL 60605 °800-272-6602

    Surrey, Inc., 13110 Trails End Rd., Leander, TX 78641 °512-267-7172

    Tammy Taylor Nails, 18007E Skypark Cir., Irvine, CA 92714 °800-748-6665

    Taut by Leonard Engelman, 9428 Eton, #M, Chatsworth, CA 91311 °800-438-8288

    Terra Nova, 1200 Fifth St., Berkeley, CA 94710 °510-528-0666

    Terressentials, 2650 Old National Pike, Middletown, MD 21769-8817 °301-371-7333

    Thursday Plantation Party, Ltd., 330 E. Carrillo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 ° 800-848-8966

    *Tisserand Aromatherapy, P.O. Box 750428, Petaluma, CA 94975-0428 ° 707-769-5120

    Tom's of Maine , 302 Lafayette Center, Box 710, Kennebunk, ME 04043 °800-367-8667, dylanr@toms-of-maine.com

    *Total Solutions, Inc., 2400 SW Jefferson Ave., Peoria, IL 61605, (800) 540-8865

    Tova Corporation, 192 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210 °310-246-0218

    Trader Joe's Company, P.O. Box 3270, 538 Mission St., S. Pasadena, CA 91030 ° 818-441-1177

    Travel Mates America, 1760 Lakeview Rd., Cleveland, OH 44112 °216-231-4102

    Tressa, Inc., P.O. Box 75320, Cincinnati, OH 45275 °800-879-8737

    TRI Hair Care Products, 1850 Redondo Ave., Long Beach, CA 90804 °800-458-8874

    Trophy Animal Health Care, 2796 Helen St., Pensacola, FL 32504 °800-336-7087

    *Tropical Botanicals, Inc., P.O. Box 1354, 15920 Via del Alba, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 °800-777-1428

    *Tropix Suncare Products, 217 S. Seventh St., Suite 104, Brainerd, MN 56401 °800-421-7314

    Truly Moist (Desert Naturels), 74-940 Hwy. 111, Suite 437, Indian Wells, CA 92201 °800-243-4435

    Tyra Skin Care, 9019 Oso Ave., Suite A, Chatsworth, CA 91311 °818-407-1274

    *The Ultimate Life, P.O. Box 31154, Santa Barbara, CA 93130 °800-THE-MEAL

    Ultima II (Revlon), 625 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-572-5000

    *Ultra Glow Cosmetics, P.O. Box 1469, Station A, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2P7 Canada ° 604-939-3329

    Upper Canada Soap & Candle Makers, 1510 Caterpillar Rd., Mississauga L4X 2W9 Canada °905-897-1710

    Urban Decay, 729 Farad St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, (949) 631-4504
    comments@urbandecay.com

    *USA King's Crossing, Inc., P.O. Box 832074, Richardson, TX 75083 °972-680-9663

    *U.S. Sales Service (Crystal Orchid), 1414 E. Libra Dr., Tempe, AZ 85283 ° 800-487-2633

    Vapor Products, P.O. Box 568395, Orlando, FL 32856-8395 °800-621-2943

    *Vegelatum, P.O. Box 51867, Bowling Green, KY 42101 °502-843-3178

    Vermont Soapworks, 76 Exchange St., Middlebury, VT 05753 °802-388-4302, natural@vtsoap.com

    *Veterinarian's Best, P.O. Box 4459, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 °800-866-PETS

    Victoria's Secret (a brand of Intimate Brands), 4 Limited Pkwy., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 ° 614-577-7111

    Virginia Soap, Ltd., Group 60, Box 20, R.R. 1, Anola, Manitoba R0E 0A0 Canada ° 204-866-3788

    V'tae Parfum & Body Care, 576 Searls Ave., Nevada City, CA 95959 °800-643-3011, vtae@oro.net

    Wachters' Organic Sea Products, 360 Shaw Rd., S. San Francisco, CA 94080 ° 800-682-7100

    *Wala-Heilmittel, P.O. Box 407, Wyoming, RI 02898 °401-539-7037

    *Warm Earth Cosmetics, 1155 Stanley Ave., Chico, CA 95928-6944 °916-895-0455

    *The WARM Store, 31 Mill Hill Rd., Woodstock, NY 12498 °914-679-4242

    Weleda, P.O. Box 249, Congers, NY 10920 °800-289-1969, admin@weleda.com

    The Wella Corporation (Gucci, Sebastian), 524 Grand Ave., Englewood, NJ 07631 °201-930-1020, wellaweb@dom.de

    Wellington Laboratories, 2488 Townsgate Rd., Unit C, Westlake Village, CA 91361 ° 800-835-8118

    *Whip-It Products, Inc., P.O. Box 30128, Pensacola, FL 32503 °800-582-0398

    Wind River Herbs, P.O. Box 3876, Jackson, WY 83001 °307-733-6731, windriverherbs@wyoming.com

    Wisdom Toothbrush Co., 151 Pfingsten Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015 °800-628-4798

    WiseWays Herbals, Singing Brook Farm, 99 Harvey Rd., Worthington, MA 01098 ° 413-238-4268

    Womankind, P.O. Box 1775, Sebastopol, CA 95473 °707-522-8662

    Woods of Windsor, Ltd., 125 Mineola Ave., Suite 304, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 ° 800-969-SCENT

    Wysong, 1880 N. Eastman Rd., Midland, MI 48642-7779 °800-748-0188

    Yves Rocher, Inc., 491 John Young Way, #300, Exton, PA 19341-2548, (800) 321-YVES

    Zia Cosmetics , 410 Townsend St., 2nd Fl., San Francisco, CA 94107-1524 ° 800-334-7546


    Do Not Test - Companies that DO NOT Test on Animals

    Companies That Still Test on Animals

     

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    If you are seeking a medical search engine, discover great research on the internet right away. No matter what subject you are searching for, from cholesterol to various matters regarding high blood pressure you can find it. You can even read news on any other similar matters right now.

    Many manufacturers of personal care and household items still test their products on animals, despite the growing number of alternative methods for evaluating product safety. The following list contains all such companies known and their associated brand names. This list originally was compiled from two primary references (cited at the bottom of this page). In addition, it is updated as new information is made available to us. We cannot fully guarantee its accuracy, so please use the list accordingly--and do let us know if you can offer any further updates. You may wish to print out the list and take it along next time you go shopping! Please also note that all over-the-counter medicines and/or their ingredients are extensively tested on animals, as currently required by the FDA.

    Companies That Still Test on Animals (and associated brands):

    • Alcon Labs
    • Allergan, Inc.
    • Arm & Hammer
    • ArmorAll
    • Arrid
    • Aziza
    • Bain de Soleil
    • Ban Roll-on
    • Banana Boat
    • Bausch & Lomb
    • Benckiser
    • BenGay
    • Block Drug Co. Inc.
    • Bounty
    • Boyle-Midway
    • Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    • Carpet Fresh
    • Carter-Wallace
    • Chesebrough-Ponds
    • Church & Dwight
    • Clarion
    • Clairol
    • Clear Choice
    • Clorox
    • Commerce Drug Co.
    • Consumer Value Stores
    • Coppertone
    • Coty
    • Cover Girl
    • Crest
    • Cutex
    • Dana Perfumes
    • Dawn
    • Del Laboratories
    • Desitin
    • Diversey
    • Dow Brands
    • Drackett Products Co.
    • Drano
    • EcoLab
    • Eli Lilly & Co.
    • El Sanofi Inc.
    • Elizabeth Arden
    • Erno Laszlo
    • Faberge
    • Fantastik
    • Fendi
    • Final Net
    • Finesse
    • Flame Glow
    • Giorgio
    • Givaudan-Roure
    • Glade
    • Glass Plus
    • Helene Curtis Industries
    • Huggies
    • ISO
    • Jhirmack
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • S.C. Johnson & Son
    • Johnson Products Co.
    • Jovan
    • Keri
    • Kimberly-Clark Corp
    • Kiwi Brands
    • Kleenex
    • Lady's Choice
    • Lancaster
    • Lava
    • Lever Brothers
    • Listerine
    • Lubriderm
    • Lysol
    • Max Factor
    • Mead
    • Mop & Glo
    • Nair
    • Naturelle
    • Neutrogena
    • Neutron Industries, Inc.
    • Olean
    • Oscar de la Renta
    • Pantene
    • Parfums International
    • Pearl Drops
    • Pennex
    • Pfizer, Inc.
    • Pine-Sol
    • Plax
    • Playtex Corporation
    • Pledge
    • Polident
    • Post-It
    • Prince Matchabelli
    • Proctor & Gamble Co.
    • Quintessence
    • Raid
    • Reckitt & Colman
    • Richardson-Vicks
    • Sally Beauty Supply
    • Sally Hansen
    • Sanofi
    • SC Johnson & Son
    • Schering-Plough
    • Scotch
    • Scott Paper Co.
    • Sensodyne
    • SmithKline Beecham
    • S.O.S.
    • Stanhome Inc.
    • Sterling Drug
    • Suave
    • Sun Star
    • TCB Naturals
    • Tegrin
    • 3M
    • Tide
    • Tilex
    • Unilever
    • Vaseline
    • Vidal Sassoon
    • Visine
    • Vivid
    • Warner-Lambert
    • Westwood Pharmaceuticals
    • White Shoulders
    • Whitehall Laboratories
    • Windex
    • Woolite
    • Yves Saint Laurent

    Primary References:

    American Anti-Vivisection Society, Guide to Compassionate Shopping (8214.GCS)

    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 1999, Consumer Products Companies That Test on Animals

    Companies That Still Test on Animals

    Thursday, October 15, 2009

    Make Reusable bags: Recycle a t-shirt into a shopping bag

    Turn the tee shirt inside out, line up the bottom hem, and sew or serge the bottom edge together, just above the tee shirt hem.

    Line up the sleeves seams and cut off the tee shirt sleeves. It works best to cut off the sleeve seams!

    With the shirt still flat, cut out the neck: cut close to the neck ribbing at the sides of the neck

    then cut a “scoop neckline” including the back of the tee shirt in the scoop.
    Here’s what it looks like when all the pieces are cut off. Knit jersey (tee shirt fabric) doesn’t fray, so you don’t have to hem any of the cut edges!

    Turn the bag right side out, and go shopping!
    Tee bags: a tutorial to recycle a tee shirt into a shopping bag « Wild Onion

    Stop Shopping the Planet to Death

    Take action

    The single most important thing we can do to help the planet and each other is to cease consuming thoughtlessly. We have to break free from the idea that if we want better lives for our children and grandchildren, they must have more stuff than we do, drive bigger cars, live in bigger houses, and eat richer foods.

    There’s a difference between freedom from want and wonton excess. If we can’t return some balance to the way we conduct modern life, international concordats, conventions, and protocols won’t make a bit of difference.

    Ready to get started on a simpler, healthier, greener way of living? Here are 10 places to begin:

    • Buy things that last, and learn to take care of them
    • Distribute non-essential possessions to people in need
    • Learn to grow and prepare at least some of your own food
    • Walk, ride a bike, or use public transportation whenever possible
    • Consider moving closer to where you work
    • Live in a home appropriately sized to the number of its occupants
    • Eat less meat or go vegetarian
    • Replace the chemicals in your life with natural, less toxic alternatives
    • Reduce your energy and water use through discipline and efficient appliances
    • Remember that of the Three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), Reduce matters most

    What could you add to this list? Please share your best and brightest ideas with other More Minimal readers in our Comments section!


    Please Visit: http://moreminimal.com/2009/10/stop-shopping-the-planet-to-death/

    Monday, October 12, 2009

    Special Interests wins over The American People






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    On Healthcare

    Newser) – Who's winning the health care battle? Lobbyists, says the New York Times, who've succeeded in blocking virtually every avenue for cutting health care costs that has been put on the table. They've killed proposals that would pinch doctors, hospitals, insurers and employees who are the beneficiaries of so-called Cadillac health plans. Now they're aiming at the last two measures still standing: a scaled-back Cadillac tax and a nonpartisan Medicare cost-cutting commission. ..

    Both labor and business lobbyists have brought out the big guns on the Cadillac tax, managing to get 157 House Democrats to sign a letter to speaker Nancy Pelosi opposing it. And drug lobbyists have won a cost-cutting agreement with Sen. Max Baucus that appears to exclude drug price negotiations through a Medicare commission. A parallel White House deal with hospital lobbyists also appears to have excluded negotiation by such a commission, and that's causing other constituencies to cry foul.



    —Caroline Miller


    Lobbyists Deal Death Blows to Health Care Cost Cuts - Politics News Summaries | Newser



    Saturday, October 10, 2009

    Why We Need Government-Run Universal Socialized Health care


    Subject: Why We Need Government-Run Universal Socialized Health care



    Socialism is when the general public owns something all together, and we pay some tax money to the government to run it for us. Not at a profit, but just to break even. Our public streets, sidewalks, and roads, are socialized. They belong to all of us, and we have the government doing the maintenance. So is the Public Library

    Medicare, Medicaid, and the Veterans Administration are all examples of Socialized Medicine. They don't cost us anything, like they would, if they were Privatized

    This country was set up with the People being the Sovereigns and our government being our vassal. The government is our property. We have the right and the duty to make our government work for us. Government corruption is when Corporations buy influence and politicians through their Special Interest groups, and lobbying firms, to steal what belongs to us

    Corporations do not care about people. They don't even care much about their employees. They only care about their profits, and their Investors. Mussolini said that Fascism ought to be called Corporatism, because it is the consolidation of Corporate and State power. Since Mussolini was a Fascist, I figure he knew what Fascism really was.

    So the question is, will we allow the Corporations to usurpt control of our government, or will we take back what belongs to us?

    Let Them Eat Art

    nanc

    Why We Need Government-Run Universal Socialized Health Insurance






    Sunday, October 4, 2009

    Autumn Cocktails to warm you up




     


    Love for the Earth
    -Sue
    AlwaysLove4U

    Autumn Cocktails to warm you up!

    Hot "Rasapple-Rum" Cider
    The cozy and warm aroma of this cider not only
    fills the room but possibly the soul as well.
    Ingredients:
    1 cup apple cider (use organic if you can)
    1-1/2 oz. Mount Gay rum
    1 oz. raspberry syrup
    1 tsp. Chambord (a raspberry-..​.​.​flavored liqueur)
    1 Tbs. grated orange zest
    3 whole cloves
    1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
    Whipped cream
    Ground cinnamon
    Preparation:
    Add cider raspberry syrup, orange zest, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom into a small saucepan. Heat but do not boil. When steam begins to rise, remove the cloves. Pour the mixture into a coffee mug. Add rum and stir.


    Positively Warm Apple Pie
    Like your apple pie warm? While in Positano, Italy, my good friend Arturo introduced me to this great holiday cocktail that uses Tuaca, a delicious Italian liqueur made with citrus peels, spice and vanilla.
    Single Serve
    Ingredients:
    6 oz. apple cider (heated)
    2 oz. Tuaca liqueur
    Whipped cream
    Pinch cinnamon and nutmeg
    1 cinnamon stick
    Preparation:
    In a glass coffee mug or heat-resistant goblet, combine your heated cider and Tuaca. Top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Add cinnamon stick.


    My Mama's Marvelous Mulled Wine

    This mulled wine tastes just like the kind my mama used to make. Now don't forget the ladle, and you're ready to enjoy this centuries-old delight.
    Serves 10.
    Ingredients:
    2 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon
    1/2 cup brown sugar
    12 whole cloves
    4 cinnamon sticks
    2 cups port (a sweet Portuguese wine)
    2 cups brandy
    Preparation:
    Combine all the ingredients, except the port and brandy, into a large copper or cast-iron pot (not aluminum). Simmer while stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
    Add port and brandy. Heat for 30 seconds. Pour all into a large heat-resistant bowl or leave it in the pot.



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