Is Biossance Cruelty-Free?

🐰 Biossance is a cruelty-free brand. None of Biossance’s ingredients or products are tested on animals. Biossance has met all the criteria in our Cruelty-Free Checklist and is included in our Cruelty-Free Directory.

Does Biossance Test on Animals?

When asking, does Biossance test on animals? We must look beyond to ensure none of Biossance’s ingredients or suppliers test on animals. And they don’t sell in any country or under conditions that may require animal testing by law.

In our research, we discovered the following:

• ✓ Biossance confirmed they do not test their products or ingredients on animals or ask others to test on their behalf.
• ✓ Biossance confirmed all their ingredient suppliers do not test on animals
• ✓ Biossance confirmed they do not allow or sell their products under conditions where animal testing is required by law

By meeting all of our Cruelty-Free Criteria, Biossance is a truly cruelty-free brand by our standards.

What is Biossance’s Animal Testing Policy?

Below is a screenshot of what’s currently stated on Biossance’s website about its animal testing policy:

In addition, I emailed Biossance to ask for more information about their animal testing policy. The following is a snippet of the response I received from the brand:

“Biossance products contain no animal ingredients or by-products in the manufacturing process or final product.

No animal testing is involved in any part of the process and we do not ask third parties to test our products or ingredients on animals on our behalf.

We do not ship or sell internationally (anywhere where animal testing is required by law)”

What About China’s Animal Testing Laws?

Biossance has confirmed they do not sell their products in retail stores in mainland China; therefore, they are not required to test on animals.

With the current changes to China’s animal testing laws, some cosmetics sold in China can be exempt from animal testing under certain conditions. However, without meeting those conditions, animal testing is still legally required for most cosmetics sold in China in 2023.

Is Biossance Certified Cruelty-Free?

Biossance is certified cruelty-free by Leaping Bunny and PETA.

Cruelty-Free Policies 2023

Just because a brand claims it is ‘Cruelty-Free,’ doesn’t always mean that’s the case.

That’s because there is no legal definition for the label ‘Cruelty-Free.’ It can mean different things to different people. But Cruelty-Free is generally used to imply no animal testing. More specifically, the ingredients, formulation, or finished product are not tested on animals at any stage of product development.

At ethical elephant, we always assess a company’s cruelty-free policy using our Cruelty-Free Checklist. This ensures no animal testing was performed by the brand itself, its suppliers, or any third parties.

How We Assess Cruelty-Free Policies

Since starting my blog in 2015, I’ve been emailing companies asking about their animal testing policies and cruelty-free commitments.

And based on the responses I receive from companies, I’ll research to find any supporting facts needed before concluding whether the brand should be classified as “Cruelty-Free,” “Animal-Tested,” or “Grey Area – Unclear Policies.”

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What about Vegan?

Just because something is called Cruelty-Free, doesn’t always mean it’s Vegan. And vice versa.

Cruelty-Free only refers to no animal testing, while Vegan means formulated without animal products.

Some brands are Cruelty-Free, but not Vegan.

And some are Vegan, but not Cruelty-Free.

Another important distinction to know is, Vegan in cosmetics can refer to an entire brand is 100% Vegan, or a specific product is Vegan.

Is Biossance Vegan?

⭐️ Biossance is a 100% vegan brand. All their products are vegan, and are formulated without any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.

Instead of shark liver sourced squalene, Biossance uses a renewable, sugarcane-derived alternative. As a result, they claim their vegan squalane has saved 2 million sharks.

The following is a screenshot of what’s currently stated on Biossance’s official website about its vegan products:

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Vegan Policies

Similar to ‘Cruelty-Free,’ there is no standard or legal definition for the label ‘Vegan.’ But Vegan is generally used to mean formulated without animal-derived ingredients or animal by-products.

Some common animal products in cosmetics include carmine, lanolin, snail mucus, beeswax, honey, pearl or silk-derived ingredients, animal-based glycerin, keratin, and squalene.

There are plant-based and synthetic alternatives to animal-derived ingredients. But unless a brand explicitly labels its ingredients or product as Vegan, it’s often difficult to know with certainty whether a product is vegan just by reading the ingredient list.

So it’s best to ask the company and manufacturers to ensure the ingredients they chose were from non-animal sources.

Where are Biossance’s products made?

I asked Biossance where their products are manufactured and they told me:

“Our products are made in San Francisco, CA and our Sugarcane is ethically sourced from Brazil.”

Ethical Mica Mining Policy

Mica is a mineral that’s used in cosmetics to add a shimmery effect. But the mining of natural mica has been linked to child labor and human rights violations.

Unless the company discloses its mica mining policy, we have no way of knowing whether its mica is ethically sourced without child or forced labor.

So I asked Biossance if their mica is ethically sourced without the use of child labor and they responded by stating,

“Our Mica is sourced ethically from a mine here in America! It is in Georgia actually.
Yes, we do require documentation from all our vendors and suppliers – they are constantly triple checked! 
Our Shimmering Body Oil is the only product that contains this ingredient.”

I hope this article helped you to understand Biossance’s cruelty-free and vegan status and by choosing cruelty-free together, we can help end animal testing for cosmetics once and for all!

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