The following is a list of brands which do not test their products or ingredients on animals, nor commission any other third party to do so. For each brand I have either emailed/researched personally or they state clearly on their website that this is the case.
Alberto Culver
Almay
Arbonne
Anastasia - Beverly Hills
Barry M
Benefit Cosmetics
The Body Shop - owned by L’Oreal but none of their profit goes towards animal testing
Boots own brands eg No7, 17, natural collection etc.
Bourjois
Bull Dog
Burt’s Bees
Butter LONDON
Color Club (Forsythe Cosmetics Group)
The Co-operative
Deborah Lippman
Dermalogica
E.L.F.
Eyeko
Front Cover
GOSH
Inglot*
Jemma Kidd Make Up
Laura Geller
Liz Earle - partnered with Avon but remain independent
Lush
Marks & Spencer’s
Models Own
Naked
NARS Cosmetics - owned by Shiseido but are independent
Nubar
NYX
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics
Paul Mitchell
Pure Face Care
PZ Cussons
Sainsbury’s
Soap and Glory
Stila
Sugarpill
Superdrug own brands**
Too Faced
Urban Decay
Yaby
Zoya
Also see BUAV for a list of completely reliable brands which have been thoroughly checked whereas a lot of mine are just based on trusting that the company are telling the truth and not covering anything up!
It can be difficult deciding whether buy from companies such as The Body Shop, Liz Earle and NARS when they are owned by companies which test on animals. However these particular ones have told me that they are independent and so none of their profits are passed on to the parent/partner company. I think it is quite good this way as it may demonstrate to them how you can still have amazing products bringing animals into the equation.
I don’t want to be seen as hypocritical because I have bought products from brands when I’m not 100% sure about them, it’s just a personal thing, completely up to yourself and your beliefs.
I am going to post this as it is, but I will continue researching and keep it updated, most recently added brands will be put in bold :)
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*Inglot say “To the best of our knowledge, the ingredients used for our cosmetics are not tested on animals.”
**See my naughty list for more info on Superdrug.
