Glow Recipe is a K-Beauty inspired, clean skincare brand but is Glow Recipe cruelty-free & vegan in 2020?
Is Glow Recipe Cruelty-Free?
Glow Recipe is Cruelty-free! None of Glow Recipe’s ingredients, formulations, or finished products are tested on animals, anywhere in the world.
In addition, Glow Recipe is certified cruelty-free by Leaping Bunny.
Glow Recipe 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 Glow Recipe’s website:
Is Glow Recipe Sold in China?
All imported cosmetics sold in mainland China are required by law to be tested on animals. However, Glow Recipe has confirmed they do not sell their products in retail stores in mainland China and therefore they are not required to test on animals.
Glow Recipe has met all of our criteria in our Cruelty-Free Checklist and is included on our List of Cruelty-Free Brands.
You can find Glow Recipe cruelty-free products at glowrecipe.com, Sephora, Cult Beauty, and Amazon.
Is Glow Recipe Vegan?
Almost all of Glow Recipe’s products are vegan with the exception of one product that contains honey and is not vegan.
Below is what’s currently stated on Glow Recipe’s website:
Is Glow Recipe Ethical?
Based in: the US
Products made in:“Some of our products are made in South Korea and some are made in the U.S. Each product will have its country of origin marked on the packaging.”
Sustainability & Environmental Initiatives: Glow Recipe’s goal is to become carbon neutral by 2022, stating,
“We are actively working on ways to reduce and offset our carbon footprint. We started this by switching to wind power and eliminating one-time use plastics at our NYC office, and will be expanding upon this by taking steps to become completely carbon neutral by 2022. Stay tuned to hear about our progress!”
Eco-Friendly Packaging Initiatives: Glow Recipe products are 100% recyclable and made with 20% recycled glass. Their cartons are also 100% recyclable made with PEFC-certified recycled paper, free of acids and heavy metals, and printed with soy ink.
Glow Recipe also offers a recycling program in partnership with TerraCycle where customers can return their empty containers and bottles to be recycled.
Giving Back Initiatives: This year, Glow Recipe has donated thousands of products to medical professionals on the front lines of the COVID crisis. They also donated 100% of the proceeds from the sales made on its website on June 28 to New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. And donated 10% of sales to Girls Inc., which encourages the development of girls’ through programming focused on academics and life skills.
Ingredients and Formulations Claims: Glow Recipe claims their products are formulated without Oxybenzone or Octinoxate, Plastic Microbeads, Mercury or mercury-containing ingredients, dyes or synthetic colorants, Parabens, Formaldehyde or Formaldehyde-releasing agents, Triclosan, Triclocarban, and many more ingredients. Find a full list here.
I hope this article helped you to understand Glow Recipe’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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