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NYX Cosmetics is a popular affordable makeup brand available at most drugstores in the US, Canada, and the UK but is NYX cruelty-free and vegan?

Is NYX Cruelty-Free?

Yes, NYX is Cruelty-free! None of NYX’s ingredients, formulations, or finished products are tested on animals, anywhere in the world.

However, it should be noted that NYX is owned by L’Oreal, a parent corporation that does test on animals when required by law.

NYX has confirmed they do not test their products or ingredients on animals, they do not allow others to test on their behalf, their suppliers also do not test on animals, and their products are not sold in stores in mainland China or any other country that may require animal testing by law.

Below is what’s currently stated on NYX’s website:

NYX Animal Testing Policy

NYX Acquired by L’Oreal

In 2014, NYX was acquired by L’Oreal, a corporation that does test on animals when required by law.

Although NYX is owned by L’Oreal, the brand has remained committed to being a cruelty-free brand.

NYX is included on our List of Cruelty-Free Brands.

You can find NYX products at nyxcosmetics.com, at most drugstores like Walmart, CVS, Target, London Drugs, Shoppers Drug Mart, as well as on Amazon.

Is NYX Vegan?

Not all of NYX’s products are vegan as some of their products contain beeswax, lanolin, carmine, or animal-derived ingredients or by-products. However, NYX does have some vegan options.

Please reference below for a list of NYX vegan products.

NYX Vegan Product List

Below is a list of NYX products that are suitable for vegans and do not contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.

You can also find out which of their products are vegan on NYX’s website.

Face – NYX Vegan

Face Primer & Setting

Foundation

Concealer

Bronze, Contour & Highlight

Blush

Eye Makeup – NYX Vegan

Eyeliner

Mascara

Eye Primer

Eyeshadow & Palettes

Eyebrows

Lips – NYX Vegan

Makeup Remover

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.

Is NYX Ethical?

Based in: US

Products Made in: NYX Cosmetics can’t specify where their products are made, stating “Please be advised that our products are created all over the globe, making it difficult to know where exactly a certain product is manufactured.”

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find any public information on NYX’s sustainability, environmental, or social initiatives.

NYX Mica Sourcing Response: When I emailed NYX to ask about whether the Mica used in their cruelty-free cosmetics is ethically-sourced without the use of child labour, they responded stating:

“Regarding your question on which Mica we use in our cruelty free makeup products, please look at the link we have provided down below regarding our sustainable sourcing for mica:

https://www.loreal.com/en/articles/audiences/a-sustainable-purchasing-policy/”

I hope this article helped you to understand NYX’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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35 Comments
  • Samantha
    November 12, 2020

    Thank you so much for the thoughtful response and for looking into this. That resource to check ingredients is invaluable. xoxo

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  • Samantha
    November 11, 2020

    On ULTA and NYX website they do not list the BB Cream as being vegan. I am learning how to read ingredients and can’t verify myself. Can you confirm it is currently vegan?

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    • Vicky Ly
      November 11, 2020

      Hi Samantha,

      I just noticed that NYX’s US and Canada websites have different products on their “Vegan” page. On NYX’s Canada website.. they have the BB Cream listed as Vegan but as you said, it’s not listed on their US site.

      When I checked the ingredients, I didn’t spot any recognizable non-vegan ingredients. But a tool that I love to use is http://www.doublecheckvegan.com. I inserted the ingredient list of NYX’s BB Cream and sure enough, it says the ingredient, Glycogen is NOT vegan.

      I’m not sure if NYX reformulated its BB Cream and maybe forgot to remove it from their Canadian website’s Vegan Category page or the ingredient was overlooked by their team. Regardless, I’ve removed the BB Cream from my list above to avoid any further confusion.

      Thanks so much for catching that and letting me know! These vegan product lists can be hard to keep as current as possible with companies always changing their formulas without letting us know!

      Reply

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