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Clarins is neither a cruelty-free nor vegan brand. It either tests ingredients and products on animals personally or works with suppliers or third parties who do so, also selling products in markets where animal testing can be mandated by law.
Is Clarins Cruelty-Free?
Clarins is not cruelty-free!
Clarins either tests ingredients and products on animals themselves or works with third party suppliers who do. The brand also sells products in markets where animal testing can be mandated by law.
Clarins features on our list of brands who are not cruelty-free.
Clarins Ethical Overview
- No Clarins isn’t cruelty-free
- Yes it sells products in China
- No Clarins isn’t vegan as it uses multiple animal derived products in it’s formulae
- It isn’t palm oil-free
- Clarins is owned by the Courtin-Clarins Family
Is Clarins sold in China?
Yes Clarins sells products in mainland China.
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 Clarins Vegan?
Clarins is not a vegan brand. Whilst it has some products that are free-from animal byproducts, the brand is not free-from animal ingredients. Despite the fact the brand has launched a ‘vegan and cruelty-free range,’ this doesn’t effect the company’s does test on animals status.
And as it is not cruelty-free, it cannot be considered vegan.
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FAQs
French skincare giant Clarins is owned by the Courtin-Clarins Family.
No Clarins isn’t certified cruelty-free by any organisations because the brand is complicit in cosmetic animal testing. Either by testing on animals themselves or through third parties.
No Clarins isn’t Leaping Bunny certified and features on PETA’s tests on animals list.
No Clarins is not palm-oil free as some of its products utilise palm oil based derivatives.
Clarins either test on animals personally, works with suppliers / third parties who test on animals on the brand’s behalf and sells products in markets where this can be mandated by law.
Clarins claims that the brand is free-from parabens, sulfates and phthalates.
No Clarins is not plant-based. Whilst Clarins has recently launched a ‘vegan and cruelty-free’ range, the brand is neither vegan nor cruelty-free. As such cannot be considered plant-based.
