Animal testing question
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A handful of big groups sit behind many familiar beauty brands. For example, L'Oréal lists CeraVe, Garnier and NYX in its brand portfolio. Estée Lauder lists The Ordinary, Clinique and M·A·C, and Unilever lists Dove and Dermalogica. The table below takes each list from the group's own website. A portfolio can include brands used under licence rather than owned outright, so read it as “part of the group's range”, not as a list of legal owners.
Certification schemes
Check each brandNo. A scheme such as the Leaping Bunny can approve a single brand without approving the rest of its group. Look up each brand on the scheme's own website. Brands are bought, sold and licensed all the time, so check the date on this page.
Selected groups only, as listed on each group's website on 2 November 2026. Being on this list, or not, says nothing about a brand's animal testing or certification.
| Beauty group | Selected brands in its published portfolio |
|---|---|
| L'Oréal | L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, NYX Professional Makeup, Essie, La Roche Posay, CeraVe, Vichy Laboratoires, SkinCeuticals, Kiehl's, Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, Urban-Decay, IT-Cosmetics, Aesop, Medik8, Biotherm, Kérastase, Redken 5th avenue NYC |
| The Estée Lauder Companies | Estée Lauder, Clinique, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Too Faced, Smashbox, Origins, Aveda, Bumble and bumble, The Ordinary, NIOD, DECIEM, Dr.Jart+, Le Labo, TOM FORD |
| Unilever (Beauty & Wellbeing) | Dove, Vaseline, POND'S SKIN INSTITUTE, TRESemmé, Sunsilk, CLEAR, Nexxus, Dermalogica, Paula's Choice, Nutrafol |
Any company's or brand's animal testing policy or certification, smaller or independent brands, or shops' own brands. Not a recommendation for or against any brand.
isitbannedintheuk.co.uk/rules/beauty-brand-groups/ · Last checked 2 November 2026
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