the broke college guide to caring consumerism

animal testing is obsolete and horrific.
that said, many people are completely unaware that they are using animal tested products, or even worse, aware and apathetic.
unfortunately for the caring consumer, shopping cruelty-free can be VERY expensive. and for a poor student such as myself, it is not only imperative to be cruelty-free, but thrifty as well.
there are many good websites with information about animal-tested products, ( leaping bunny and caring consumer, for example), but these sites tend to overlook a whole mess of products. some are eschewed from the list for being "inorganic", some don't make it because they observe a moratorium rather than a full-out ban.
however, a lot of these neglected brands are the easiest and cheapest to obtain-and as such, i've decided to compile this list based on my personal experience of nearly a decade. this list is limited to makeup and personal care products, a market rampant with (unnecessary!) animal testing.
hope this informs and assists a few people in the future :)

bonne belle
physician's formula
N.Y.C.
st. ive's
v05
freeman
queen helene
hawaiian tropic
burt's bees
paul mitchell
wet n' wild
avon
revlon
almay
colgate-pamolive and subsidiaries * moratorium
method
aloe vera inc.
manic panic
raw! color

some brands to avoid: (as well as subsidiaries)
unilever
johnson & johnson
l'oreal ( i mistakenly used this for years- :( )
procter and gamble
arm and hammer
clorox
dial
s.c.johnson