CHANEL was founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris, and has gone on to become one of the world’s most recognisable brands. In a time where companies are being more conscious ab… ...

However, it has recently come into sharper focus in the UK because, sadly, in 2019 the UK government secretly abandoned the ban on animal testing for cosmetics which had been in place since 1998.

Britain banned animal testing for cosmetic purposes in 1998, and Body Shop, Lush and Superdrug guarantee their products and ingredients are "cruelty-free".

Animal testing for make-up was originally banned in Britain in 1998, following a long campaign spearheaded by The Body Shop and Cruelty Free International. The UK chose to leave the European Union ...

The British cosmetics industry is worth more than £15bn (Picture: Getty) If you are against animal testing, there’s a good chance that the majority of your cosmetic products will bear the logo ...