The Truth About China Ending Mandatory Animal Testing.
China is the only country in the world that still requires animal testing by Chinese regulations and law. However, since May 2021, there has been a change.
Since May 1st, skincare and cosmetics brands will be able to sell imported non-special use cosmetics in mainland China without paying for cruel animal tests.
Great right? Well, it seemed too good to be true, because it’s simply not true. Animal testing is still required in 2022 and probably the years to come. Furthermore, animal testing in China is still promoted by the communist Chinese government. That’s why MUDMASKY and luckily many other skincare brands have decided to not sell in China.
So what DID has changed since May 1, 2021?
Before May 1, 2021, it was impossible to sell skincare and cosmetics in China if you didn’t do harsh animal testing in China. The methods used, were the most extreme in the world. Animals were abused for years and almost all of them stress and horrible suffering. The craziest part of the story is that animal testing was ONLY required for companies producing outside of mainland China.
So what did change since May 2021? Only “general cosmetics” (For example, skincare, make-up, fragrance) will have the option to bypass animal testing, but even this has so many regulations and laws, that animal testing is done for this category. “Special-use cosmetics” (For example, sunscreen, hair dyes, deodorants) always need animal testing.