Animal testing in skincare industry is not a new thing. The practice of ‘testing’ in the name of ‘safety’ is quite common. It exists in both drugstores and luxury brands. Here is a list of 11 famous skincare brands that still test their products on animals.
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Is Animal Testing Still Happening in 2026?
Yes, animal testing is still a reality and a part of the ‘safety’ check.
Note
- This list contains only skincare brands that are still testing on animals. You can check the list of Non-Cruelty-Free Luxury Brands here.
- Parent company is listed alongside the brand.
- This list is regularly updated. Brands are removed/added as they change their testing policy.
Skincare Brands that Test on Animals
A
- Algenist – Tengram Capital Partners LLC
- AmorePacific – None
- Amway – Alticor
- Aquaphor – Beiersdorf
- Armani Beauty – None
- Aveeno – Parent Company
- Avene – Pierre Fabre
- Avon – Natura & Co
- Axe – Unilever
B
- Bain de Soleil – Bayer
- Banila – F&F
- Belif – LG
- Bio Oil – Union Swiss
- Bioderma – NAOS
- Bioeffect – None
- Biologique Recherche – None
- Biore – Kao Corporation
- Biotherm – L’Oreal
- Blistex – None
- Bobbi Brown – Estée Lauder
- Borghese – None
- By Terry – None
- Byredo – Puig
C
- Calvin Klein Skincare – PVH Corp.
- Caress – Unilever
- Caudalie – None
- Cerave – Who owns CeraVe
- Cetaphil – Who owns Cetaphil
- Chanel – Chanel Ltd.
- Chapstick – GlaxoSmithKline
- Clarins – None
- Clarisonic – L’Oréal
- Clé de Peau – Shiseido Cosmetics
- Clean & Clear – Johnson & Johnson
- Clearasil – Reckitt Benckiser Group
- Clinique – Estee Lauder
- Coppertone – Beiersdorf
- Coty – JAB Holding Company
- Crabtree & Evelyn – CE Holdings Limited
- Curel – Kao Corporation
D
- Decleor – L’Oréal
- Degree – Unilever
- DHC – None
- Differin – Galderma
- Dior – LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy)
- Dr. Brandt – None
- Dr. Jart+ – Estee Lauder
E
- Elemis – L’Occitane
- Elizabeth Arden – Revlon
- EltaMD – Colgate-Palmolive
- Erno Laszlo – None
- Estee Lauder – None
- Etude House – AmorePacific
- Eucerin – Beiersdorf
- Eve Lom – Yatsen Holding
F
- Filorga – Colgate-Palmolive
- Freeman Beauty – Yellow Wood
- Fresh – LVMH
G
- Gillette – Procter & Gamble (P&G)
- Giorgio Armani – Armani
- Givenchy – LVMH
- GlamGlow – Estee Lauder
- Goldwell – Kao
- Guerlain – LVMH
H
- Hada Labo – Rohto Pharmaceutical
- Helena Rubinstein – L’Oréal
I
- Innisfree – AmorePacific
- Irish Spring – Colgate-Palmolive
- ISDIN – Puig and Esteve
- Ivory – Procter & Gamble
J
- Jergens – Kao
- Johnson & Johnson – None
- Jo Malone – Estee Lauder
- Jurlique – Pola Orbis Holdings
K
- Kiehl’s – L’Oreal
- Klorane – Pierre Fabre
- Kenzo – LVMH
- Kose – None
L
- La Mer – Estee Lauder
- La Prairie – Beiersdorf
- La Roche-Posay – L’Oreal
- Lab Series – Estée Lauder
- Lady Speed Stick – Colgate-Palmolive
- Lancaster – Coty
- Lancome – Who owns Lancome
- Laneige – Amorepacific
- Lifebuoy – Unilever
- L’Oreal – Family and Nestle
- L’Occitane – L’Occitane Groupe SA
- Lubriderm – Johnson & Johnson
- Lux – Unilever
M
- MAC – Estee Lauder
- Malin+Goetz – None
- Mamonde – Amore Pacific
- Mary Kay – Mary Kay Holding Corporation
- Missha – Able C&C Co.
- Mitchum – Revlon
- Muji – Seiyu
- My Clarins – Clarins
N
- Nair – Church & Dwight
- Necessaire – None
- Neutrogena – Johnson & Johnson
- Nivea – Beiersdorf
- Nu Skin – None
- NuFACE – None
- Nuxe – Sofina and Founders
O
- Obagi – Waldencast
- Olay – Procter & Gamble (P&G)
- Old Spice – P&G
- Oriflame – None
- Origins – Estee Lauder
P
- Palmer’s – E.T Browne Drug
- Palmolive – Colgate-Palmolive
- PCA Skin – Colgate-Palmolive
- Peter Thomas Roth – None
- Philosophy – Coty
- Phyto – Alès Group USA
- Pond’s – Unilever
- Procter & Gamble – None
R
- Rexona – Unilever
- RoC – Johnson & Johnson
S
- S C Johnson – None
- Sephora – LVMH
- Schick – Edgewell
- Shiseido – None
- Sisley Paris – None
- Skin Inc Supplement Bar – None
- SK-II – P&G
- SkinCeuticals – L’Oreal
- SkinFood – None
- Shu Uemura – L’Oreal
- Speed Stick – Colgate-Palmolive
- Sulwhasoo – Amorepacific
T
- The Face Shop – LG
- Tom Ford – Estee Lauder
- Too Cool For School – Todacosa
U
- Unilever – Unilever PLC and Unilever NC
V
- Vaseline – Unilever
- Veet – Reckitt
- Vichy – L’Oreal
- Victoria’s Secret – L Brands
Y
- Yardley – Wipro
- Younique – None
- Yves Rocher – Groupe Rocher
- Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) – L’Oreal
So these are some of the reputed skincare brands that currently test on animals. This list is not exhaustive as I’ll be adding more brands here. And it’ll be updated regularly.
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