Animal parts have historically been used in the making of art materials: sepia (forcibly obtained from squid), India ink (crushed bugs), oil pastels (fat and beeswax) and charcoal (specifically ‘bone black’, made partly from bones).
Faber-Castell pens and pencils, however, are cruelty-free and environmentally friendly. They don’t use animal-based ingredients, with the exception of the Beeswax Crayons within their Playing & Learning brand: for these, the natural beeswax is harvested sustainably, and the hive and bees are left unharmed.
The binder for their India ink is a plastic dispersion resin, not shellac or gelatin. Inorganic and synthetic pigments are used to achieve the colour of sepia, while carbon black is based on oil, coal and wood, so avoiding the use of pigments derived from animal bones.
Faber-Castell’s products are never tested on animals.
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Animal parts have historically been used in the making of art materials: sepia (forcibly obtained from squid), India ink (crushed bugs), oil pastels (fat and beeswax) and charcoal (specifically ‘bone black’, made partly from bones).
Faber-Castell pens and pencils, however, are cruelty-free and environmentally friendly. They don’t use animal-based ingredients, with the exception of the Beeswax Crayons within their Playing & Learning brand: for these, the natural beeswax is harvested sustainably, and the hive and bees are left unharmed.
The binder for their India ink is a plastic dispersion resin, not shellac or gelatin. Inorganic and synthetic pigments are used to achieve the colour of sepia, while carbon black is based on oil, coal and wood, so avoiding the use of pigments derived from animal bones.
Faber-Castell’s products are never tested on animals.