Is bareMinerals Cruelty-Free and Vegan?

April 24, 2020June 8, 2020 3 min read

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bareMinerals is a mineral makeup brand, most known for their natural mineral makeup and skincare but is bareMinerals cruelty-free or vegan?

Is bareMinerals Cruelty-Free?

Yes, bareMinerals is Cruelty-free! None of bareMinerals’ ingredients, formulations, or finished products are tested on animals, anywhere in the world.

However, it should be noted that bareMinerals is owned by Shiseido, a parent corporation that does test on animals when required by law.

bareMinerals has confirmed they do not test their products or ingredients on animals, they do not allow others to test on their behalf, their suppliers also do not test on animals, and their products are not sold in stores in mainland China or any other country that may require animal testing by law.

Below is what’s currently stated on bareMinerals’ website:

bareMinerals Acquired by Shiseido

In 2010, Bare Escentuals (bareMinerals) was acquired by Shiseido, a corporation that does test on animals when required by law.

Although bareMinerals is owned by Shiseido, the brand has remained committed to being a cruelty-free brand.

bareMinerals is included on our List of Cruelty-Free Brands.

You can find bareMinerals products at Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom, and on Amazon.

Is bareMinerals Vegan?

Not all of bareMinerals’ products are vegan as some of their products contain carmine, beeswax, lanolin, or other animal-derived ingredients or by-products. However, bareMinerals does have some vegan options.

Please reference below for a list of bareMinerals vegan products.

Which of bareMinerals Products is Vegan?

Below is a list of bareMinerals products that are suitable for vegans and do not contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.

You can also find out which of their products are vegan as they’re labelled accordingly on their website under each product description.

Face – Makeup

Eyes – Makeup

Lips – Makeup

Skincare

All of bareMinerals skincare products are vegan.

This vegan product list is updated as frequently as possible, please be aware that formulations may have changed since the publication of this post. If you have new information to suggest one of the above products isn’t vegan, please email me at info@ethicalelephant.com to let me know.

Is bareMinerals Ethical?

Based in: the US

Products manufactured in: the US

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find any public information on bareMinerals’ sustainability, environmental, and social initiatives.

Eco-Friendly Packaging Initiatives: I couldn’t find any information on bareMinerals packaging but bareMinerals has a Give Back, Get Back Recycling Program that allows members of their loyalty program to bring their empty makeup containers to a store location in exchange for points toward their next purchase.

Giving Back Initiatives: bareMinerals donates 1% of sales to The Power of Good Fund, a women’s empowerment project of Hopewell Fund that provides women with support for education, mentorship, and entrepreneurialism.

In addition, proceeds generated from their recycling program are donated to help alleviate hunger in local communities, in partnership with the g2 revolution® Feed the Future initiative.

Ingredients and Formulations Claims: bareMinerals products are paraben-free, phthalate-free, formaldehyde-free, chemical sunscreen-free, triclosan-free, triclocarbon-free, propylene glycol-free, mineral oil-free, coal tar-free, and microbead-free.

Is bareMinerals Cruelty-Free and Vegan?