Catrice Cosmetics: Cruelty-Free or Vegan?

Catrice Cosmetics is an EU-based, affordable, drugstore makeup brand, but is Catrice cruelty-free and vegan?

Is Catrice Cruelty-free?

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

Catrice Animal Testing Policy

Catrice Cosmetics 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, they do not allow their products to be tested on animals when required by law, and their products are not sold in stores in mainland China or any other country that may require animal testing.

Below is what’s currently stated on Catrice Cosmetics’ website:

Catrice has a detailed animal testing statement on their website, stating:

“We do not carry out or commission any testing on animals for the manufacture of our products. This applies to the end products as well as to all ingredients. Our suppliers are also required to certify in writing that their products have been manufactured without testing on animals.”

Is Catrice Sold in China?

All imported cosmetics sold in mainland China are required by law to be tested on animals, however, Catrice Cosmetics confirmed their products are not sold in China and therefore they are not required to test on animals.

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

You can find Catrice’s cruelty-free products on Amazon, Ulta, and Shoppers Drug Mart.

Is Catrice Vegan?

Not all of Catrice’s products are vegan as some contain animal-derived ingredients like beeswax, lanolin, honey, and/or carmine. However, Catrice does have some vegan options.

Please reference below for a list of Catrice vegan products.

Catrice Vegan Product List

Below is a list of Catrice 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.

Eyes – Catrice Vegan

Mascara & Lashes

• Allround Mascara Ultra Black
• Better Than Waterproof Wash Off Waterresistant Volume Mascara
• EYEconista Lash Millionizer Volume Mascara Waterproof
• Glam & Doll Boost Lash Growth Volume Mascara
• Glam & Doll False Lashes Mascara
• Glam & Doll Lash Colorist Semi-Permanent Volume Mascara
• Glam & Doll Sculpt & Volume Mascara
• Lash & Brow Designer – Shaping and Conditioning Gel
• Lash Glue – 010
• Prêt-à-Volume Smokey Mascara Velvet Black
• Rock Couture Extreme Volume Mascara Lifestyleproof 24H

Eyeliners

• 18h Colour & Contour Eye Pencil
• Calligraph Ultra Slim Eyeliner Pen
• Eye Liner Pen – 010
• Gel Eyeliner Waterproof
• Glam & Doll Super Black Liner
• Inside Eye Highlighter Pen
• Inside Eye Kohl Kajal
• It’s Easy Black Liner
• It’s Easy Tattoo Liner Waterproof
• Liquid Liner
• Liquid Liner Waterproof – 010
• Rock Couture Liquid Liner – 30, 40
• Rock Couture Vinyl Black Liquid Liner 24 H
• Sensitiv‘ Eyes Kohl Kajal
• Sensitiv´ Eyes Liquid Liner
• Smokey Matt Powder Liner 010
• Velvet Matt Smokey Eyes Pencil – 020, 040

Brows

• Brow Colorist Semi-Permanent Brow Mascara
• Brow Comb Pro Micro Pen
• Brow Idol Sport Proof Mascara
• Brow Pen Pro
• Eye & Brow Contouring Palette – 010, 020
• Eye Brow Set – 010
• Eyebrow Filler Perfecting & Shaping Gel – 010, 020
• Slim‘Matic Ultra Precise Brow Pencil Waterproof
• Velvet Brow Powder Artist – 010, 020, 030

Eyeshadow & Base

• Clean ID – Eyeshadow Palette
• Crystallized Amethyst Eyeshadow Palette
• Crystallized Rose Quartz Eyeshadow Palette
• Eye Foundation Waterproof Eyeshadow Primer
• Eyeshadow Stix – 010, 030, 040, 050, 060, 070, 080, 090
• Glam Fusion Powder To Gel Eyeshadow – 010, 020, 040, 060
• Highlighting Eyeshadows – 010, 040
• Liquid Metal Longlasting Cream Eyeshadow – 010, 020, 030, 060, 070
• Metal Sensation Ultra Creamy Eyeshadow – 030
• Palette À Porter Eyeshadow
• Precious Pigments Loose Eyeshadow – 010, 040, 050, 060
• Prime And Fine Eyeshadow Base – 010
• Superbia Vol. 1 Warm Copper Eyeshadow Edition
• Superbia Vol. 2 Frosted Taupe Eyeshadow Edition
• The Glitterizer Mix N’ Match Eyeshadow Palette
• The Ultimate Chrome Collection Eyeshadow Palette

Face – Catrice Vegan

• 1 Minute Face Perfector
• 3D Glow Highlighter – 010, 020, 030
• 3 STEPS TO CONTOUR Palette
• All Matt Plus Shine Control Make Up
• All Matt Plus Shine Control Powder – 010, 015, 025, 030
• Allround Colour Correction Palette
• Allround Concealer
• Aloha Sunsets Everyday Face And Cheek Palette
• Arctic Glow Highlighting Powder
• Blush Box – 010, 020, 030, 040, 050, 060
• Bouncy Bronzer Caribbean Vibes
• Bronzing Highlighter Pen
• CLEAN ID – Mineral Bronzer SPF
• Clean ID – Mineral Swirl Highlighter
• Energizing Prime & Care Spray
• Galactic Highlighter Drops
• Glow and Care Primer
• Glowdoscope Highlighter Palette
• Golden Dust Highlighter Drops
• HD Active Performance Freezing Spray
• HD Active Performance Primer
• HD Liquid Coverage Foundation
• HD Liquid Coverage Precision Concealer
• HD Liquid Radiance Foundation
• High Glow Mineral Highlighting Powder
• Hydrating Prime & Care Spray
• Light Correcting Serum Primer – 020
• Liquid Camouflage Under Eye Primer
• Light Up the Stars Baked Highlighter Palette
• Luminice highlighting palette
• Nude Illusion Loose Powder
• One Drop Coverage Weightless Concealer
• Powerful Elegance Everyday Face And Cheek Palette
• Prime And Fine Anti-Red Base
• Prime And Fine Anti-Shine Fixing Spray
• Prime And Fine Dewy Glow Fixing Spray
• Prime And Fine Luminizing Powder Waterproof
• Prime And Fine Mattifying Powder Waterproof
• Prime And Fine Multitalent Fixing Spray
• Prime And Fine Pore Refining And Anti-Shine Base
• Prime And Fine Poreless Blur Primer
• Prime And Fine Professional Contouring Palette
• Romantic Gardens Everyday Face And Cheek Palette
• Shape In A Box Contouring Palette
• Sun Glow Matt Bronzing Powder
• Sun Lover Glow Bronzing Powder
• Ten!sational 10 in 1 Dream Primer
• Triangle Artist Contour Stick

Lips – Catrice Vegan

• Aqua Ink Lipliner
• Beautifying Lip Smoother – 020, 030, 040, 050, 060
• Clean ID – Lip Balm
• Dewy-ful Lips Conditioning Lip Butter
• Generation Matt Comfortable Liquid Lipstick
• Generation Plump & Shine Lip Gloss
• Infinite Shine Lip Gloss – 040, 150, 210, 220, 240
• Lip Artist PRO Palette
• Lip Coconut Balm
• Lip Foundation Pencil
• Lip Oil
• Lip Plumping Mask
• Luminous Lips Lipstick – 010, 050, 090, 100, 120, 140, 160, 170
• Matt Lip Artist 6hr – 02, 40  50, 60
• Mattlover Lipstick Pen
• Power Plumping Gel Lipstick
• Prisma Chrome Lipstick
• Prisma Lip Glaze
• Sheer Beautifying Lip Balm
• Shine Appeal Fluid Lipstick  – 010, 020, 030, 040, 050, 060, 070, 080, 100, 110
• Tinted Lip Glow Balm
• Ultimate Colour Lip Colour – 020, 140, 240, 310, 340, 370, 420, 450, 460, 480
• Ultimate Dark Lip Glow
• Ultimate Matt Lipstick
• Ultimate Stay Lipstick – 020, 050, 060, 070, 080, 090, 100, 120, 140, 150, 160
• Velvet Matt Lip Pencil Colour & Contour
• Vitamin Lip Treatment – Born To Be Wild-Berry
• Volumizing Lip Balm – 010, 020, 030
• Volumizing Lip Booster – 010, 030, 040

Nails – Catrice Vegan

• #peeloff glam Easy To Remove Effect Nail Polish
• Color Fix & Protect Top Coat
• Galactic Glow Translucent Effect Nail Lacquer
• ICONails Gel Lacquer
• ICONails Top Coat
• LuxChrome 2in1 Base & Top Coat
• LuxChrome Foil Effect Polish
• LuxChrome Nail Powder Kit
• More Than Nude Nail Polish
• Nail Building Base Coat
• Power Gel 2in1 Base & Top Coat
• Shake & Seal Top Coat
• Speed Dry Drops
• Super Dry Gloss Top Coat

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.

Not Vegan – Catrice

Below is a list of Catrice products that did not have the “vegan” label under the product description. These Catrice products are not considered vegan and should be avoided if you follow a vegan lifestyle.

• Allround Mascara Waterproof (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Art Couleurs Eyeshadows (contains beeswax and carmine) – not vegan
• Brow Comb Designer Pro – not vegan
• Brow Hero 2in1 Brow Pomade & Camouflage Waterproof (contains lanolin) – not vegan
• Camouflage Cream (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Charming Fairy Lip Glow – not vegan
• Eye‘Matic Dip Liner Deep Black (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Eye Brow Stylist (contains lanolin) – not vegan
• Glam & Doll Curl & Volume Mascara (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Glam & Doll False Lashes Mascara Waterproof (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Glam & Doll Volume Mascara (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Glam & Doll Volume Mascara Waterproof (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Glam & Doll Volumizing Mascara Primer (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Glow Illusion Loose Powder (contains carmine) – not vegan
• Instant Smokey Eye Pencil (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Iron Strength Nail Hardener (contains hydrolyzed silk) – not vegan
• Kohl Kajal (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Lashes To Kill Pro Instant Volume Mascara 24h Waterproof (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Lashes to Kill Ultrablack Mascara (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Lashes To Kill Waterproof Volume Mascara (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Lip Sugar Scrub And Balm (contains honey) – not vegan
• Lip Super Serum (contains honey) – not vegan
• Lip Treatment (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Liquid Camouflage – High Coverage Concealer (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Prime And Fine Aqua Fresh Hydro Primer – not vegan
• Prime and Fine Multitalent Lip Primer (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Rock Couture Extreme Volume Mascara 24h Waterproof (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Strobing Blush (contains carmine) – not vegan
• The Blazing Bronze Collection Eyeshadow Palette (contains carmine) – not vegan
• The Edgy Lilac Collection Eyeshadow Palette (contains carmine) – not vegan
• The Fresh Nude Collection Eyeshadow Palette (contains carmine) – not vegan
• The Little Black One Volume Mascara True Black – not vegan
• The Little Black One Volume Mascara Waterproof – not vegan
• The Modern Matt Collection Eyeshadow Palette (contains carmine) – not vegan
• Velvet Matt Lip Cream (contains beeswax) – not vegan
• Volumizing Lip Soufflé (contains beeswax and carmine) – not vegan

Is Catrice Cosmetics Ethical?

Based in: the EU

Products made in: the EU

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

Giving Back Initiatives: As part of Catrice’s Our Heartbeat Project, for every Liquid Camouflage High Coverage Concealer sold, 10% of proceeds go to organizations that aim to help women achieve financial independence.

Ingredients and Formulations Claims: Some of Catrice’s products claim to be Paraben Free, Gluten Free, Perfume Free, Alcohol Free and Oil Free, check product description to find each product’s claims.

In addition, Catrice is launching CLEAN ID, a new line of 100% vegan and clean beauty products. Catrice explains,

“This line will be our gold standard of clean beauty: 100% Vegan with naturally derived ingredients, while progressing toward shorter ingredient lists and more sustainable packaging. It will be free of microplastic particles, silicones, mineral oil, PEGs, petrolatum and much more”

I hope this article helped you to understand ‘s cruelty-free and vegan status and you discovered another cruelty-free brand to support because together, we can help end animal testing for cosmetics once and for all!

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