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Jo Malone is neither cruelty-free nor vegan. Whilst the brand doesn’t 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 Jo Malone Cruelty-Free?
Jo Malone is not cruelty-free!
The Estée Lauder owned perfume and candle house does not test ingredients or products on animals personally, but sells products in markets where animal testing can be required by law.
Jo Malone features on our list of brands who are not cruelty-free.
Jo Malone Ethical Overview
- No Jo Malone isn’t cruelty-free
- Yes it sells products in China
- No Jo Malone isn’t vegan as it uses multiple animal derived products in it’s formulae
- Jo Malone is not a natural brand
- Jo Malone is owned by Estée Lauder
Is Jo Malone sold in China?
Yes Jo Malone sells products in mainland China. The brand entered the Chinese market in 2014 and sells in 69 territories worldwide. Clearly inherits Estée Lauder’s policy on selling products in 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 Jo Malone Vegan?
Jo Malone is not a vegan brand.
Whilst the brand does have some perfumes that are made without any animal byproducts – some of the candles are made from soy wax for example – Jo Malone does use bee-borne ingredients in multiple products. So is not vegan.
Selling products in markets where animal testing can be mandated by law refutes any vegan status.
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FAQs
Jo Malone was bought by Estee Lauder in 1999 – 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 and LA MER.
No Jo Malone isn’t certified cruelty-free by any organisations because the brand is complicit in cosmetic animal testing. Whilst it doesn’t personally test on animals, it pays local authorities to run these tests for them when required.
No Jo Malone isn’t Leaping Bunny certified as it is not cruelty-free. Jo Malone features in PETA’s ‘does test on animals‘ database.
Jo Malone may not test products or ingredients on animals personally or work with suppliers / third parties who do so. But it does sell products in markets where animal testing can be mandated by law. So is complicit in animal testing.
Whilst Jo Malone is not a completely natural brand it is free-from multiple synthetic preservatives including; parabens, organosulfates, phthalates, color additives, synthetic dyes and toluene
Around 75% of Jo Malone’s packaging is recyclable and recycled. Estée Lauder is a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), which is supposed to drive change in the form of more sustainable packaging.
97% of Jo Malone products are manufactured in the UK. The majority of this production takes place in Hampshire, the rest in the South Downs.
None of Jo Malone’s products are vegan. Whilst the brand has some candles that are made with soy wax and some perfumes made without animal products, because the brand sells products in China no product can be considered vegan.
