Fragrance and personal care
April 2, 2018
As western consumers reject animal testing and China requires it, luxury brands are caught in the middle. Image credit: Estée Lauder
By Danny Parisi
While Western consumers tend to reject beauty products tested on animals, China still requires such trials, putting luxury beauty brands in an awkward position.
{"ct":"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","iv":"6ba769852278b184e4ece30d0ee49e7b","s":"4982046e953dcef0"}
Share your thoughts. Click here