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Dr. Hauschka Skin Care is a line of certified natural skin care products, including Face Care, Body Care and Make-up. But is Dr. Hauschka creulty-free, vegan, or sustainable in 2021? We’ve got the answers here!
Is Dr. Hauschka Cruelty-Free?
Dr. Hauschka is Cruelty-free! None of Dr. Hauschka’s ingredients, formulations, or finished products are tested on animals, anywhere in the world.
Dr. Hauschka Animal Testing Policy
Dr. Hauschka has confirmed they do not test their products or ingredients on animals or ask others to test on their behalf. Their suppliers also do not test on animals nor do they allow their products to be tested on animals when required by law. And finally, their products are not sold in stores in mainland China or any other country that may require animal testing.
Below is a screenshot of Dr. Hauschka’s official animal testing statement:
Is Dr. Hauschka Sold in China?
Most imported cosmetics sold in mainland China are required by law to be tested on animals in 2021. However, Dr. Hauschka has confirmed they only sell their products online in China and not in retail stores, therefore they are not required to test on animals.
“Products are only sold to China online which means we can avoid the required animal testing.”
Dr. Hauschka has met all of our criteria in our Cruelty-Free Checklist and is included on our List of Cruelty-Free Brands.
You can find Dr. Hauschka cruelty-free products on Amazon and Well.ca
Is Dr. Hauschka Vegan?
Not all of Dr. Hauschka’s products are vegan as some of their products contain beeswax, lactose, propolis, honey, royal jelly, silk powder, lanolin or carmine. Dr. Hauschka offers some vegan options.
Below is a list of Dr. Hauschka vegan products.
You can also find out which of their products are vegan as they’re labelled accordingly on their website under each product description. See below for an example.
Dr. Hauschka Vegan Product List
As of 2021, I will no longer be regularly updating this list of Dr. Hauschka vegan products as all of their vegan products are now clearly marked. Check their website for the most up-to-date and accurate information on which products are vegan or not.
The following Dr. Hauschka products are suitable for vegans and do not contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.
Dr. Hauschka Vegan Face Care
Cleansers
Toners
Moisturizers
Dr. Hauschka Vegan Body Care
Body Wash
- Almond Soothing Bath Essence
- Lemon Lemongrass Vitalizing Bath Essence
- Moor Lavender Calming Bath Essence
- Rose Nurturing Bath Essence
- Sage Purifying Bath Essence
- Spruce Warming Bath Essence
Body Lotion
- Almond Soothing Body Cream
- Almond St. John´s Wort Soothing Body Oil
- Birch Arnica Energising Body Oil
- Blackthorn Toning Body Oil
- Lavender Sandalwood Calming Body Cream
- Lemon Lemongrass Vitalising Body Milk
- Lemon Lemongrass Vitalising Body Oil
- Melissa Day Cream
- Moor Lavender Calming Body Oil
- Regenerating Body Cream
Revitalising Leg and Arm Toner- Rose Nurturing Body Oil
- Quince Hydrating Body Milk
Deodorants
Nail Care
Hair Care
Makeup
- Concealer
- Eye Definer – 00, 01, 02, 04, 05
- Eye Definer Nude
- Foundation – all shades
- Light Reflecting Concealer
Not Vegan – Dr. Hauschka
The following products from Dr. Hauschka are not vegan as they contain some animal-derived ingredient or by-product:
- After Sun (contains beeswax, proposil) – not vegan
- Blush Duo (contains carmine, silk powder) – not vegan
- Bronzing Powder (contains silk powder) – not vegan
- Brow & Lash Gel (contains silk powder) – not vegan
- Clarifying Intensive Treatment (contains lactose) – not vegan
- Colour Correcting Powder (contains silk powder, carmine) – not vegan
- Compact Powder (contains silk powder) – not vegan
- Coverstick (contains lanolin, beeswax) – not vegan
- Defining Mascara (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Deodorising Foot Cream (contains proposil, silk powder) – not vegan
- Eye & Brow Palette (contains silk powder, carmine) – not vegan
- Eyeshadow (contains silk powder) – not vegan
- Eyeshadow Trio (contains silk powder) – not vegan
- Firming Mask (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Hydrating Cream Mask (contains lanolin, beeswax, proposil) – not vegan
- Hydrating Foot Cream (contains lanolin, proposil, lactose) – not vegan
- Hydrating Hand Cream (contains beeswax, lactose) – not vegan
- Illuminating Fluid (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Intensive Treatment for Menopausal Skin (contains lactose) – not vegan
- Lip Crayon 01 (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Lip Gloss (contains lanolin, beeswax, carmine) – not vegan
- Lip Gloss radiance (contains beeswax, lanolin) – not vegan
- Lip Line Definer (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Lip Liner (contains carmine, beeswax) – not vegan
- Lipstick (contains lanolin, beeswax, carmine) – not vegan
- Liquid Eyeliner (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Loose Powder (contains silk powder) – not vegan
- Nourishing Hair Conditioner (contains Hydrolyzed Milk Protein) – not vegan
- Quince Day Cream (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Regenerating Day Cream Complexion (contains beewax, honey) – not vegan
- Regenerating Intensive Treatment (contains royal jelly, honey, lactose) – not vegan
- Regenerating Hand Cream (contains honey) – not vegan
- Regenerating Neck and Décolleté Cream (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Regenerating Serum (contains honey) – not vegan
- Renewing Night Conditioner (contains honey, royal jelly, lactose) – not vegan
- Revitalising Mask (contains proposil) – not vegan
- Rose Day Cream (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Rose Day Cream Light (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Rose Nurturing Body Cream (contains beeswax, proposil) – not vegan
- Sensitive Care Conditioner (contains pearl powder, lactose) – not vegan
- Sheer Lipstick (contains carmine, beeswax, lanolin) – not vegan
- Silk Body Powder (contains silk powder) – not vegan
- Soothing Mask (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Tinted Day Cream (contains lanolin, beeswax, lactose) – not vegan
- Translucent Bronzing Tint (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Volume Mascara (contains beeswax, silk powder) – not vegan
“With a mission to support the health of humankind and our planet, sustainability is inherently part of the Dr. Hauschka philosophy—and an everyday part of our manufacturing process.”
Is Dr. Hauschka‘s Mica Ethically-Sourced? Dr. Hauschka claims their mica is ethically-sourced without the use of child labor.
“All the mica used in Dr. Hauschka products is ethically sourced, without the use of child labour. Please see attached statement with regards to the mica found in our products.”
They sent me a PDF of a one-page statement from their manufacturer stating their supplier can guarantee all of their mica from India is free of child labor.
I hope this article helped you to understand Dr. Hauschka’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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Cruelty free and vegan are very different.
From their website: “Are your products vegan or vegetarian?
Dr. Hauschka Skin Care upholds holistic principals but does not ascribe to a vegetarian or vegan philosophy. Though we do no animal testing, several humanely obtained animal ingredients: lanolin, honey, propolis, beeswax, lactose and royal jelly are included in many Dr. Hauschka products. We also employ carmine and silk, two ingredients from insects.”
Yup. Cruelty-free and vegan mean two totally different things. That’s why this list that they’ve provided only includes products that are free of animal testing AND animal ingredients. This list of Dr. Hauschka products does not contain any lanolin, honey, beeswax, silk, carmine, etc.
Hope that clears things up for you! =)
Thank you for your informative information about cruelty-free products. I would like to subscribe to your newsletter updating me on any products that do not contain animal products and are not tested on animals. I nee to build up a list of products available in South Africa so I can try them out myself and spread the news about them to others.
Appreciate all you are doing to help animals.
Wishing you love and light.
Helene Pam
South Africa
(Helping in my small way to make the world (Vegan and cruelty free.)
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I am surprised that a company such as Dr Hauschka, who has constructed their brand philosophy on Demeter biodynamic agriculture, would ever be considered cruelty free or vegan.
Biodinamic agriculture philosophie promotes animal sacrifice as part of a spiritual believes and has no scientific evidence to support any benefits of their practices, which are entirely spiritual.
Part of the process of biodynamic agriculture is to fill the horns of a local cow with manure, to sew flowers to deers bladder and to disperse field mice skin and insects ashes in the field…
It is strange that any organisation would accept this practice as a vegan or cruelty free !!