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KAO CORPORATION'S BLEMISHED RECORD
In the light of progress being made in Europe, Japan and elsewhere in the world to end the deplorable practice of testing cosmetics and cosmetic ingredients on animals, Naturewatch is shocked that Kao Corporation is still investing in new methods of testing on animals.
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As recently as April 2008, patents for a new animal model for pigment spots were filed both in Europe, and the United States. This new animal testing method involves grafting human skin onto an animal, that is then subjected to experiments to evaluate skin lightening ingredients and pigment spots.
As a company which was commended in 2003 by the Japanese Society of Alternatives to Animal Experiments, we are deeply saddened and quite honestly appalled that Kao Corporation continue to use animals in research, merely to evaluate ingredients destined for skin lightening creams and pigment spots.
Naturewatch has written to Kao Corporation urging them to withdraw the patents, on the grounds that animal testing methods are unethical, and wholly inappropriate. Click here to view letter. Click here to read Naturewatch's open letter to Kao Corporation [pdf]
Kao Corporation produce Biore skincare, John Freida haircare and Kanebo Cosmetics. In addition Kao Corporation acquired Molton Brown in 2005.
- Click here to view European Patent Application for Animal Model for Hyperpigmentation submitted by Kao Corporation [pdf]
- Click here to view Naturewatch Press Release regarding Kao Corporation [pdf]
