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You can find Nellie’s cruelty-free products on Amazon.
Nellie’s is Cruelty-Free
Nellie’s 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.
By our standards, we would consider Nellie’s to be Cruelty-Free.
Below is a screenshot of what’s currently stated on Nellie’s website about its animal testing policy:
Cruelty-Free Policies
Note that 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.
Also, note that Cruelty-Free and Vegan don’t always mean the same thing.
Nellie’s is Not 100% Vegan
‘Vegan’ in cosmetics can refer to an entire brand that is 100% Vegan or a specific product is vegan.
In the case of Nellie’s, not all of their products are vegan. But they have some products that are suitable for vegans.
How to know which of Nellie’s products are vegan?
All of Nellie’s liquid and powder formulas are vegan but note that they also sell wool dryer balls that are not vegan.
The following is a snippet of the email response I received from Nellie’s when I asked if all of their products are vegan:
“None of our products contain animal ingredients and we are Leaping Bunny Certified!”
Vegan Policies
Similar to ‘Cruelty-Free,’ there is no standard or legal definition for the label ‘Vegan.’ But it usually means no animal-derived ingredients or animal by-products.
Some household cleaning products contain animal-based surfactants and solvents.
Unless it’s clearly stated the surfactants and solvents are plant-based or plant-derived, it’s sometimes 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’ve chosen to use were from non-animal sources.
Where are Nellie’s products made?
Nellie’s states on its website, “made in Canada”
I hope this article helped you to understand Nellie’s cruelty-free and vegan status and by choosing cruelty-free together, we can help end animal testing once and for all!
