CRUELTY-FREE COSMETICS

In the March issue, there was a fascinating article about trends in personal care (‘2022 Beauty Forecast’). It was heartening to read about all the brands. Yet it appears there was little or no mention of how skincare items and cosmetics are tested. As someone who has bought only cruelty-free cosmetics for almost 50 years, and scrutinises packaging carefully to check a brand’s ethics, I found this to be an oversight, given the focus of the article on environmental responsibility. Margo