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Yes Tropic is cruelty-free, and all ingredients sourced are cruelty free too. Certified by PETA and part of our favourite cruelty-free makeup brands Tropic has become one of the UK’s most celebrated brands.
Is Tropic vegan?
Yes, all Tropic’s products are vegan. It is certified by The Vegan Society and all products (and ingredients) are free-from animal byproducts.
Is Tropic an Ethical Brand?
Tropic is a multi-award winning cosmetics and makeup company that creates products that are freshly made in the UK. All of which are certified vegan and cruelty-free. Which is an excellent start ethically.
The products are made using unique natural ingredients sought from the tropics around the world. Hence the name.
And the products are all free-from palm-oil – and all of its derivatives – which is very rare in the skincare industry. If you look closely enough, you’ll see the products don’t even contain any microbeads. Equally rare.
Whilst Tropic isn’t an entirely certified organic company, some of its products are Cosmos Certified Organic. This helps reduce agricultural emissions and in the storing of carbon in the soil.
Tropic’s product range
- Skincare
- Body care
- Makeup
- Hair care
- Sun care
Tropic’s Hero Product
Tropic has such a big product range, but we’d probably go for the ‘Skincare Discovery Kit’.
It comes in a cute little bag and contains cleanser, bamboo face cloth, toner, moisturiser, dew and balm – all for £28. (As of right now it is on sale at £22.40)!
I bought it for my mum and she loves it – what better endorsement can there be!
Tropic features in our following listicles:
- Fake tan: Best Cruelty-Free Fake Tans
- Serums: Best Cruelty-Free Facial Serums
- Sun cream: Best Cruelty-Free and Vegan Sun Cream
- Lipstick: The Best Vegan and Cruelty-Free Lipsticks
- Conclealer: The Best Cruelty-free Concealers
- Shampoo and Conditioner: The Best Cruelty-Free Shampoos
Tropic’s company history
Susie Ma is the founder of Tropic. She was inspired by her tropical surroundings growing up in Cairns, and by her grandmother who was a medical chemist and toxicologist who advised the skin needs nourishing just as much as the body.
Susie featured in the Apprentice and secured investment from Lord Sugar who now owns a stake in the business.
Tropic ethical FAQs
Yes Tropic is one of the few brands who are palm-oil free! The Vegan Society has confirmed it.
Yes, all Tropic products are gluten free
No alcohol is used in Tropic products
Yes, Tropic is vegetarian, and every single product is vegan too
All of Tropic’s products are free from parabens, sulfates, unsustainable palm oils, formaldehydes, gluten, lanolin and microbeads… In short there’s not a lot of nasties.
Tropic is not an entirely certified organic company, although certain products have been certified organic under the Cosmos Organic Certification scheme.
Some products will never qualify for an organic certification as they contain lab-grown, nature-identical ingredients. Fortunately Tropic is working on increasing the number of organically certified products.
Tropic was founded by Apprentice contestant Susie Ma.
Because tropic’s products don’t contain synthetic preservatives that enable ‘shelf-friendly’ storage.
