Saturday Skin

Last Updated: August 26, 2022

How Ethical Is Saturday Skin?

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Ethical Analysis

Is Saturday Skin cruelty-free, vegan, or sustainable? We’ve got the answers here! Read below for more details on Saturday Skin’s policies.
Saturday Skin is cruelty-free. None of Saturday Skin’s ingredients, formulations, or finished products are tested on animals anywhere in the world.
All of Saturday Skin’s products are 100% vegan and don’t contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.
Saturday Skin does not claim or market itself as a sustainable company.
Some of Saturday Skin’s products come in plastic packaging. And I couldn’t find anything stating they’re working on reducing their use of virgin plastic in their product packaging.

About Saturday Skin

Saturday Skin is a weekend in a bottle developed to reveal your natural radiance. Saturday Skin believes your skin should feel as good as you do when you wake up refreshed:
COMPANY BASED IN: USA
PRODUCTS MADE IN: Korea
PRODUCTS: Skincare
CERTIFICATIONS: N/A

Saturday Skin

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You can find Saturday Skin cruelty-free products at Nordstrom, Peach & Lily, and on Amazon.

Saturday Skin is Cruelty-Free

Saturday Skin 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.

By our standards, we would consider Saturday Skin to be Cruelty-Free.

What About China’s Animal Testing Laws?

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

As of May 1, 2021, some imported ordinary cosmetics can be exempt from animal testing under certain conditions. However, for the most part, animal testing is still legally required for most imported cosmetics in 2022.

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, and by any third parties.

Also, note that Cruelty-Free and Vegan don’t always mean the same thing.

Saturday Skin is 100% Vegan

Saturday Skin has confirmed all of its products are vegan and don’t contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.

The following is a snippet of the email response I received from Saturday Skin when I asked if all of their products are vegan:

“All saturday skin products are animal-derived ingredients free or by-product free.”

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 common animal products used 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 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 Saturday Skin’s products made?

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

“All of our skin care products are made in Korea.”


I hope this article helped you to understand Saturday Skin’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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