Summer Fridays

Last Updated: January 12, 2022

How Ethical Is Summer Fridays?

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Ethical Analysis

Is Summer Fridays cruelty-free, vegan, or sustainable? We’ve got the answers here! Read below for more details on Summer Fridays’ policies.
Summer Fridays is cruelty-free. None of Summer Fridays’ ingredients, formulations, or finished products are tested on animals, anywhere in the world.
All of Summer Fridays products are 100% vegan and don’t contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.
Summer Fridays does not claim or market itself as a sustainable company.
Summer Fridays has been non-responsive when I asked if their mica is ethically-sourced without the use of child labor.
Summer Fridays products come in recyclable plastic or aluminum packaging. Summer Fridays also offers a recycling program where you can send back your empties to be recycled by them.

About Summer Fridays

Summer Fridays’ collection of skincare products include face masks, treatments and serums — and are formulated with clean, good-for-you ingredients to give you that Summer Fridays feeling every day.
COMPANY BASED IN: USA
PRODUCTS MADE IN: USA
PRODUCTS: Skincare
CERTIFICATIONS: Leaping Bunny

Summer Fridays

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You can find Summer Fridays cruelty-free products at summerfridays.com and Sephora.

Summer Fridays is Cruelty-Free

Summer Fridays 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 Summer Fridays to be Cruelty-Free.

Below is a screenshot of what’s currently stated on Summer Fridays’ website about its cruelty-free claims:

Is Summer Fridays Cruelty-Free?

What About China’s Animal Testing Laws?

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

“We currently do not sell to mainland China.”

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.

Summer Fridays is 100% Vegan

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

“Our products are both cruelty-free and vegan.”

The following is a screenshot of what’s currently stated on Summer Fridays’ website about its vegan products:

Is Summer Fridays Vegan?

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 Summer Fridays’ products made?

When I asked Summer Fridays where their products are manufactured, they told me:

“Our products are manufactured in Salt Lake City Utah.”

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 Summer Fridays if their mica is ethically sourced without the use of child labor, but they never responded to any of my emails or messages.


I hope this article helped you to understand Summer Fridays’ 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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