Guest blog post from the fabulous bloggers at BeautySchool.com!

In an industry so large and powerful as beauty, you would think the shot-callers would have no problem getting people to update their karma standards to easy street. Since testing beauty products on animals is less and less necessary, it’s a no-brainer to go cruelty-free for product testing. Yet there are still companies that hold out on this common sense approach to healthy beauty and living.

It’s obvious which side BeautySchool.com is on. So we’re just going to begin a list of companies and beauty products that are 100% cruelty-free for beauty salons and beauty schools to seek out. Please comment and add your own suggestions for cruelty-free beauty products that salons and schools can use!

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Here’s our first 5 of what we hope to be a long and lively list. Tell us your favorites!

Line We Like: Aveda
Product We Like: Aveda Witch Hazel Hair Spray
Holds light, less frizz, better shine – can’t lose!

(Jen’s note – I just happen to have an exclusive offer from my Aveda rep – Receive free shipping and a free sample of NEW Sun Care After Sun Hair Masque with your Aveda.com order of $25 or more. Use offer code BUNNY79. Valid through 8/2/09.)

Aveda With Hazel Hairspray

Line We Like: Urban Decay
Product We Like: Stoned Poison Ring
For the light-travel nighttime excursions, flip one of these finger jewels into action that holds your fave lip gloss colors inside.

Urban Decay Stoned Poison Ring

Line We Like: Bumble & Bumble
Product We Like: Bb Tonic Lotion
A lovely lather of vitamins, herbs and Tea Tree Oil that can prep that nasty bedhead mass in no time flat.  

(Jen’s note – I just went to get my hair done today at a local salon that carries only Bumble & Bumble, and my stylist used this on me. I loved it, so I had to buy some! You can use it on wet or dry hair to freshen up and smooth between washings or before styling.)

Bumble & Bumble Bb Tonic

Line We Like: Mama Mio
Product We Like: Creme de la Creme Moisturizing Wash
Makes that quick shower feel like a marathon oil-rich bath filled with creamy, cleansing bubbles.

Line We Like: Auromere
Product We Like: Auromere Ayurvedic Hand & Body Lotion
Cold-pressed oils that are infused with 13 Ayurvedic herbal extracts traditionally prescribed for skin preservation, conditioning and muscle tone.

Auromere Ayurvedic Lotion