Medusa’s Make-Up Beauty Box Review – August 2017

So like other folks mentioned, and this is SUPER important: Companies can manufacture 100% vegan products in China and ship them here, without any animal ever being harmed, because so long as it is not being manufactured to be sold in China, (and in A LOT of instances shipped there to be sold in China, as China has changed their laws on cosmetics testing, BIG TIME but folks aren’t paying attention tho they should be), it *does not have to be tested on animals under China’s laws.* They only demand animal testing for them to allow it to be sold in China.

Also, and this is SUPER IMPORTANT: If a product uses ANY ANIMAL BYPRODUCT WHAT-SO-EVER, whether it be egg whites, goat’s milk, or even beeswax, it will NOT be allowed to be classified as Vegan. So if you’re worried: Check that ingredient list! While I know some Vegan folks will feel strongly that they want their products to be 100% vegan, I also know many people (like myself) are worried more about actual animal harm and abuse. I’ve lived on and helped work farms. I’ve been around beehives (endlessly, and the keepers took better care of their bees than their kids), and the fact of the matter is that not all animal byproducts are innately at the expense or harm of an animal, so I’m judicious about it. I won’t buy ANYTHING that uses animal parts or anything like that, but I’ll buy stuff with beeswax, milk, etc.

So yeah, do your research, folks. 🙂 It’s not nearly so cut and dried as “made in China = evil,” I promise. If a company *doesn’t sell in China* and says they’re cruelty free? They’re telling the truth most likely.

Also! Like I said, they changed the laws. Standard issue cosmetics no longer have to be tested on animals in China. Only things with intended “secondary” effects, that aren’t standard issue, straightforward cosmetics. IE: Things with “intended effects” like anti-aging and crap like that still are tested on animals over there. So yeah, just keep an eye on your companies, hold them accountable, etc. Just be informed. 🙂

Agree with Silver, the law in China is that they must test on animals to be able to sell there, but not to manufacture. I don’t thinking Medusa sells there, so I don’t think we need to doubt their cruelty free claim. Other cruelty free brands also manufacture in China.

The item can still be vegan and/or cruelty free while being made in china as long as it is not available for sale in china. Many brands do this and are still cruelty free.

I had no idea that China has that law, thank you for mentioning it! I have a lot of makeup made in China, which I’ve felt somewhat guilty for, because who knows what might be in it or how it might be made. Since my husband got laid off from his job recently, I’ve had to quit most of my subscriptions, including Medusa’s, which I love. Instead, I’ve been buying $1.00 liquid lipstick and the like at Wish.com, where almost everything is made in, and sent from, China or Malaysia or other countries in that area.

It’s also very distressing that Medusa’s Make-Up would try to sneak in Chinese products. I trusted them, you know?

It is glorious! 💜