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Head & Shoulders is neither cruelty-free nor vegan. Whilst it claims not to personally test ingredients and products on animals, it sells products in markets where animal testing can be mandated by law like its parent company Procter & Gamble.
Is Head & Shoulders Cruelty-Free?
Head & Shoulders is not cruelty-free!
Whilst the brand claims to not perform tests on animals personally, it works with suppliers or third parties who do so, selling in markets where animal testing can be mandated on imported cosmetics.
Head & Shoulders also features on our list of brands who are not cruelty-free.
Head & Shoulders Ethical Overview
- No Head & Shoulders isn’t cruelty-free
- Yes it sells products in China
- No Head & Shoulders isn’t vegan as it tests products on animals
- Head & Shoulders is not palm oil free – P&G is a substantial user of palm oil
- Head & Shoulders is owned by Procter & Gamble
Is Head & Shoulders sold in China?
Yes Head & Shoulders sells products in mainland China. It is open about this process on its FAQ page.
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 Head & Shoulders Vegan?
Head & Shoulders is not a vegan brand.
Whilst Head & Shoulders may offer some vegan products – although not clearly on the website – the brand is complicit in animal testing and cannot be considered vegan.
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FAQs
Head & Shoulders is owned by P&G – Procter & Gamble – an American multinational consumer goods corporation who also own brands like: Gillette, Olay, Aussie, Herbal Essences and Fairy.
No Head & Shoulders isn’t certified cruelty-free by any organisations because the brand is complicit in cosmetic animal testing.
Whilst it may not test products or ingredients on animals personally, it sells products in China.
No Head & Shoulders isn’t Leaping Bunny certified as it is not cruelty-free. Head & Shoulders features in PETA’s ‘does test on animals’ database.
Head & Shoulders claims to not test on animals personally, but does so when required by law – in the Chinese market.
As such the brand is complicit in animal testing as it pays for local authorities to test its products on animals in pre or post market testing.
Yes Head & Shoulders is completely paraben-free. Alongside sulfates, phthalates and dyes.
Its range of shampoo and conditioner are synthetic preservative free
Whilst Head & Shoulders products are free-from all manner of chemicals – including sulfates, parabens, dyes, phosphates, phthalates, silicones and sulfated surfactants – it is not a natural brand.
The brand actually has a post called ‘why natural shampoos don’t work‘ and it contains SLS.
Head & Shoulders is not a palm oil free brand.
Whilst its parent company – P&G – has partnered with the WWF to source sustainable palm oil, P&G has a chequered past with the palm oil it, and its subsidiaries have used.
