While their official stance according to their website is that they don't
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 NIVEA TEST ON ANIMALS? Beiersdorf, the organisation behind the NIVEA brand, does not test on animals. As a global company, all our affiliates including Australia and New Zealand, are aligned on this stance.
Nivea and animal testing
While it's illegal in the EU for brands to test on animals, it's not the case everywhere. Mainland China, for example, requires cosmetic products to undergo animal testing before they are certified and registered as safe for use. And yes, Nivea sells in China.
Dove does not test on animals. For over 30 years, we've used multiple alternative, non-animal approaches to test the safety of our products and ingredients. We have removed all permissions for testing of our products by governments on our behalf.
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.
Does Cetaphil test on animals? No, Cetaphil does not test any of its products on animals.
Is Dove Vegan? Dove uses animal-derived ingredients & by-products in its products, therefore Dove is not vegan.
Yes, Burt's Bees is Cruelty-free! None of Burt's Bees ingredients, formulations, or finished products are tested on animals, anywhere in the world. Burt's Bees is also certified cruelty-free by Leaping Bunny.
The majority of Nivea products are vegetarian, however they do use glycerin – which we believe is all plant-based but double check. We haven't found and uses of cholestrol or other animal-fat based products, but please do double check.
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.
No, Clinique is not cruelty-free. This is because it sells its product in mainland China, where it is required by law for imported skincare and makeup brands to rest on animals.
Is Vaseline owned by a parent company that tests on animals? Vaseline is owned by Unilever, a company that tests on animals. Not only is Vaseline not cruelty-free but neither is their parent company.
The fact is, AVEENO® doesn't conduct animal testing of our cosmetic products anywhere in the world, except in the rare situation where governments or laws require it. At AVEENO®, we won't ever compromise on the quality or safety of our products or stop seeking alternatives to animal testing.
Is Tarte cruelty-free? Yes, Tarte is indeed cruelty-free — it doesn't test on animals and neither does its supplies, it also doesn't sell its products in countries where animal testing is required by law in order to be sold.
Is Vaseline Vegan? Technically Vaseline is vegan. It uses no animal derived ingredients in any of its products.
Generally, Vaseline products contain no animal ingredients as it is a mix of oils and wax, but the lack of certification means that you'll have to double-check the ingredients for non-vegan additives.
*Hello and Tom's of Maine are both cruelty-free and do not test their products, ingredients, or formulations on animals, anywhere in the world. However, both cruelty-free toothpaste brands are owned by Colgate, a parent corporation that does test on animals when required by law.
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.
CeraVe is not cruelty-free. They may test on animals, either themselves, through their suppliers, or through a third party. Brands who fall under this category could also be selling products where animal testing is required by law.
No7 is cruelty-free but not all of their products are vegan.
Most of No7 beauty products contain beeswax, silk powder, lanolin, carmine, and/or other animal-derived ingredients or by-products.
Is Cetaphil Vegan? Since Cetaphil's products are animal-tested, we wouldn't consider anything sold or produced by Cetaphil to be vegan.
Neutrogena, one of the largest skincare brands in the world, is NOT cruelty-free. It inherits the policy of its parent company, Johnson & Johnson, which tests on animals "when testing is required by law or specific government regulation" (official statement below).
Drunk Elephant is a cruelty-free brand, but not all products are vegan. The company uses honey in certain formulas. However, it currently offers 12 products formulated without any animal ingredients.
Johnson & Johnson is not cruelty-free. They may test on animals, either themselves, through their suppliers, or through a third party. Brands who fall under this category could also be selling products where animal testing is required by law.