Is Koh Gen Do Cruelty-Free & Vegan in 2020? (What You Need To Know!)

Is Koh Gen Do Cruelty-Free?

Koh Gen Do is cruelty-free, none of Koh Gen Do’s products or ingredients are tested on animals, anywhere in the world.

Koh Gen Do Animal Testing Statement

There is virtually no information available on Koh Gen Do’s website about their animal testing policy so I emailed them to inquire about their policy and I have confirmed the following:

• Koh Gen Do does not test any of their products on animals
• Koh Gen Do does not test any of their raw ingredients on animals
• Koh Gen Do does not ask any third parties to test their products or ingredients on animals on their behalf
• It is in Koh Gen Do’s agreement that all materials are not animal tested through their manufacturer. When it is tested the In Vitro method is used.
• Koh Gen Do is not sold in physical stores in Mainland China

When asked about selling in China, Koh Gen Do responded by saying “We do not have a store in China that we retail in.  We have circumnavigated the China animal testing by using e-commerce to sell into China.  We do have a store in Hong Kong, but Hong Kong is not required to do animal testing under China regulations and have their own regulations.”

Since Koh Gen Do is not selling their products in-stores in mainland China, and only selling in Hong Kong or online, they are not required to test their products or ingredients on animals.

I am happy to add Koh Gen Do to our List of Cruelty-Free Beauty Brands!

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Is Koh Gen Do Vegan?

Not all of Koh Gen Do’s products are vegan as they do use some beeswax and pearl shell in some of their products but Koh Gen Do does offer some vegan skin and makeup products that do not contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.

Please reference below for a list of Koh Gen Do vegan products.

Koh Gen Do Vegan Product List

Below is a list of Koh Gen Do vegan products that are labeled as so on their website.

Cleansers

• Cleansing Water
• Cleansing Water Cloth
• Foaming Facial Wash
• Oriental Plants Cleansing Cream
• Oriental Plants Soap

Moisturizers

• Herbal Mist
• Oriental Plants Cleansing Cream
• Oriental Plants Cream
• Oriental Plants Lotion I
• Oriental Plants Lotion II

Essence

• Oriental Plants Essence

Treatments

• Foaming Facial Wash
• Macro Vintage Eye Treatment
• Macro Vintage T3 Premium Oil
• Soft Gommage Gel

Masks

• Macro Vintage Essence Mask

Makeup

• Maifanshi Moisture Concealer
• Maifanshi Moisture Fit Concealer

This vegan product list is updated as frequently as possible, please be aware that formulations may have changed since the publication of this post. If you have new information to suggest one of the above products isn’t vegan, please email me at [email protected] to let me know.

Not Vegan – Koh Gen Do

The following Koh Gen Do products are not suitable for vegans as they contain some animal-derived ingredients or by-products.

• All in One Moisture Gel (Contains Squalane) – not vegan
• All in One Moisture Gel Rich (Contains Squalane) – not vegan
• Brightening Moisture Mask (Contains Squalane) – not vegan
• Macro Vintage Royal Massage Milk (Contains Royal Jelly, Honey, Bifida Ferment Lysate) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Aqua Foundation (Contains Squalane) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Aqua Foundation Illuminator (Contains Squalane) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Contrast Powder (Glow) (Contains Squalane) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Creamy Lipstick (Contains Carmine) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Face Powder (Contains Silk Powder) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Gloss Film Foundation (Contains Silk) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Lip Gloss (Contains Carmine) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Lipstick (Contains Carmine) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Long Lush Treatment Mascara (Contains Beeswax and Silk) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Makeup Color Base (Contains Silk and Chitosan) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Mineral Color Palette (Contains Carmine) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Mineral Cheek Palette  (Contains Carmine) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Mineral Eye Shadow Palette (Contains Elastin and Carmine) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Mineral Eyebrow Powder  (Contains Squalane) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Mineral Eyeliner Pencil (Contains Silk) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Mineral Liquid Eyeliner (Contains Silk) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Moisture Foundation (Contains Lanolate) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Natural Lighting Powder (Contains Silk Powder) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Pressed Powder (Contains Silk Powder) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Pressed Powder Refill (Contains Silk Powder) – not vegan
• Maifanshi Sheer Lucent Powder (Contains Glycosphingolipids) – not vegan
• Oriental Plants Facial Wash (Contains Bifida Ferment Lysate) – not vegan
• Oriental Plants Night Moisture Mask (Contains Bifida Ferment Lysate) – not vegan

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I hope this article helped you to understand Koh Gen Do’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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