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Aerin is neither cruelty-free nor vegan. Whilst the brand may not test ingredients and products on animals personally, it likely works with suppliers or third parties who do so. It also sells products in markets where animal testing can be mandated by law.
Is Aerin Cruelty-Free?
Aerin is not cruelty-free!
The Estée Lauder owned luxury lifestyle brand may test ingredients or products on animals personally, and sells products in markets where animal testing can be required by law.
Aerin Beauty features on our list of brands who are not cruelty-free.
Aerin Beauty Ethical Overview
- No Aerin Beauty isn’t cruelty-free
- Yes it sells products in China
- No Aerin Beauty isn’t vegan as it is complicit in animal testing and utilises animal byproducts
- Aerin Beauty is not a natural brand – it has petrolatum and silicone-derived ingredients
- Aerin Beauty is owned by Estée Lauder
Is Aerin sold in China?
Yes Aerin sells products in mainland China, inheriting Estée Lauder’s policy on selling products in China.
Aerin sells goods in more than 40 countries and launched in the Chinese market in 2018. And selling imported cosmetics in China still puts products at risk of being tested on animals in pre or post market.
Whilst we cannot now claim that countries involved in selling products in China can be cruelty-free, China’s animal testing policy is no longer as black and white is it seemed.
Is Aerin Vegan?
Aerin is not a vegan brand.
Whilst its products is primarily made without animal derived ingredients it is not a vegan brand. As an example, the Rose Lip Conditioner contains carmine, which is extracted from certain scale insects.
And as Aerin sells products in markets where animal testing can be mandated by law it cannot be considered vegan.
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FAQs
Aerin was created by Aerin Lauder in 2012 – granddaughter of Estée Lauder- an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products that also owns other brands who test on animals like GLAMGLOW, La Mer and Jo Malone.
No Aerin Beauty isn’t certified cruelty-free by any organisations because the brand is complicit in cosmetic animal testing.
Whilst it may not personally test products or ingredients on animals, it pays local authorities to run these tests for them when required.
No Aerin isn’t Leaping Bunny certified as it is not cruelty-free. Whilst it doesn’t feature in any PETA database, the brand is not cruelty-free.
Aerin Beauty sells products in markets where animal testing can be mandated by law. So is at least complicit in animal testing.
It may test products or ingredients on animals personally or work with third parties who do so for them.
Aerin is not free-from parabens, phosphates and sulfates.
For example this Amber Musk Body Cream contains phosphates.
Aerin is not a natural brand. Many of the brand’s products – like the Amber Musk Body Cream – contain synthetic ingredients including petrolatum and phosphates. The ingredient lists of most products are long in both the number of ingredients and complexity of pronounciation.
