Maybelline is NOT Cruelty-Free. Maybelline engages in animal testing by allowing its products to be animal-tested.
Thank you for your interest in Maybelline, a brand of L'Oréal USA, Inc. L'Oréal no longer tests any of its products or any of its ingredients on animals, anywhere in the world nor does L'Oréal delegate this task to others.
Neither Maybelline nor its parent company L'Oreal are certified cruelty-free by any certification organization, which makes their products not vegan.
Because they allow third-party animal testing where required by law, Maybelline can not be considered a cruelty-free brand. This means that Maybelline's finished products were likely tested on animals in mainland China by the Chinese authorities.
Maybelline is NOT Cruelty-free.
Maybelline pays and allows their products to be tested on animals when required by law. Maybelline also sells its products in stores in mainland China where animal testing is mandatory for most imported cosmetics.
Lipstick has historically used a lot of different ingredients, but if it ever contained pig fat, it doesn't anymore. The only animal products that apparently go into modern lipstick are beeswax, lanolin, and sometimes tallow.
Kiehls is a cruelty-free brand and is committed to ending animal testing. We do not test our products on animals, nor do we allow others to test on our behalf. Additionally, we require our suppliers to certify that the raw materials used in the manufacture of our products are not tested on animals.
Avoiding Lanolin and Beeswax
Not only are most vegan lip balms free of nasty ingredients, they eliminate animal cruelty too. Many mass-market lip balms contain lanolin, which is a byproduct of wool production. Raising sheep for wool is a notoriously cruel practice.
According to the company: “The My Clarins range is our first vegan skincare range. This means that each and every product is made with nourishing fruit extracts and plant-based formulas. And, our My Clarins range is also cruelty-free.
Maybelline is complicit in profiting from the testing of cosmetic goods on animals – either through themselves or third parties.
Another heavy hitter drugstore brand, Maybelline also shares the same policy as their parent company L'Oreal. They sell their products in China, where animal testing is mandatory for foreign cosmetics. Because of this, Maybelline isn't a cruelty-free brand.
Huda Beauty is cruelty-free. None of Huda Beauty's ingredients, formulations, or finished products are tested on animals anywhere in the world.
LA Girl is *Cruelty-Free
LA Girl has confirmed they do not test their products or ingredients on animals or ask others to test on their behalf. Their suppliers also do not test on animals, nor do they allow their products to be tested on animals when required by law.
Is Kiehl's Vegan? Kiehl's claims some of their products are “vegan” in which they don't contain any animal ingredients, however, since we do not consider Kiehl's to be cruelty-free as their products are tested on animals when required by law, we do not consider anything sold or manufactured by Kiehl's to be vegan.
Nivea is NOT Cruelty-free.
Nivea pays and allows their products to be tested on animals when required by law. Nivea also sells its products in stores in mainland China where animal testing is mandatory for most imported cosmetics.
Does Cetaphil test on animals? No, Cetaphil does not test any of its products on animals.
M·A·C does not test on animals. We do not own any animal testing facilities and we never ask others to test on animals for us.
Is Cerave cruelty-free? Cerave is unfortunately not truly cruelty-free. This is because Cerave is sold in mainland China, where animal testing is required by law to sell beauty products there. As a result, it cannot be considered truly cruelty-free and is not certified by any cruelty-free groups.
Dior is NOT Cruelty-Free. Dior engages in animal testing by allowing its products to be animal-tested. Is Dior Sold in China? Yes, Dior sells its products in stores in mainland China under conditions where animal testing is still legally required.
Although they may not include animal products in some of their makeup, they still perform animal testing. They also do include actual animal products in their makeup formulas. For example, they use beeswax and carmine in a lot of their products which are derived from animals and animal byproducts.
To set the record straight, Huda Beauty did not claim that their product is halal. Consumers assumed that the products are halal because the brand was launched in the UAE (a country that is predominantly an Islamic country). The brand also targets Muslim consumers with its Muslim-friendly ads.