Is St. Tropez Cruelty-Free?

🐰 St. Tropez is a cruelty-free brand. None of St. Tropez’s ingredients or products are tested on animals anywhere in the world.

How Did We Conclude St. Tropez is Cruelty-Free?

St. Tropez has met all the criteria in our Cruelty-Free Checklist, which includes ALL of the following:

• ✓ St. Tropez confirmed they do not test their products or ingredients on animals or ask others to test on their behalf.
• ✓ St. Tropez confirmed all their ingredient suppliers do not test on animals
• ✓ St. Tropez confirmed they do not allow or sell their products under conditions where animal testing is required by law

By meeting all of our Cruelty-Free Criteria, St. Tropez is a truly cruelty-free brand by our standards.

Is St. Tropez Certified Cruelty-Free?

St. Tropez is not certified by a third-party cruelty-free accreditation like Leaping Bunny or PETA.

Although St. Tropez is not certified cruelty-free, the company has confirmed to us it is a truly cruelty-free brand by meeting all the criteria in our Cruelty-Free Checklist.

Note that companies can remain to be cruelty-free without an official cruelty-free certification. Some companies may choose not to be certified cruelty-free because of cost, privacy, or lack of resources.

Is St. Tropez Sold in China?

St. Tropez has confirmed they do NOT currently sell their products in retail stores in mainland China; therefore, they are not required to test on animals.

What’s going on with China’s animal testing laws in 2024? Some cosmetics sold in China can be exempt from animal testing under certain conditions. However, without meeting those conditions, animal testing is still legally required for most cosmetics sold in China in 2024.

Is St. Tropez Vegan?

⭐️ St. Tropez is a 100% vegan brand. All their products are vegan, and are formulated without any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.

Are St. Tropez’s Products Certified Vegan?

No. St. Tropez’s vegan products are NOT certified vegan by an official or third-party vegan designation. St. Tropez’s vegan products are self-reported and defined by the brand itself. 

Ethical Mica Mining Policy

Mica is a mineral that’s used in cosmetics to add a shimmery effect. But the mining of natural mica has been linked to child labor and human rights violations.

Unless the company discloses its mica mining policy, we have no way of knowing whether its mica is ethically sourced without child or forced labor.

So I asked St. Tropez if their mica is ethically sourced without the use of child labor and they responded by stating,

“All products are ethically produced and sourced.” […] “We also have routine audits and all suppliers follow set policies and procedures created by our main company PZ Cussons.”

St. Tropez claims all of their products are ethically produced but did not specifically address where their mica is sourced from and how they audit or trace to ensure no child labor was involved in mining their mica.

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