Perricone MD is a doctor-developed anti-aging skincare brand known for its effective treatments, moisturizers, and cleansers but is Perricone MD cruelty-free, vegan, or sustainable? I’ve got the answers here!

Perricone MD Animal Testing Policy

Perricone MD 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.

Below is a screenshot of Perricone MD’s official animal testing statement:

Is Perricone MD Sold in China?

Most imported cosmetics sold in mainland China are required by law to be tested on animals in 2021. However, Perricone MD has confirmed their products are not sold in retail stores in China. They only sell their products online which are then shipped directly to consumers in China. Online sales are not required to be tested on animals per China’s animal testing laws.

Perricone MD has met all of our criteria in our Cruelty-Free Checklist and is included on our List of Cruelty-Free Brands.

You can find Perricone MD’s cruelty-free products at Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom, and Amazon.

You can also find out which of Perricone MD’s products are vegan as they’re marked accordingly on their website under each product description. See below for an example.

Perricone MD Vegan Product List

The following Perricone MD products are suitable for vegans and do not contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.

As of 2021, I will no longer be regularly updating this list of Perricone MD vegan products as all of their vegan products are now clearly marked. Check their website for the most up-to-date and accurate information on which products are vegan or not.

No Makeup Skincare

• Blush
• Bronzer Broad Spectrum SPF 15
• Easy Rinse Makeup-Removing Cleanser
• Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 20
• Foundation Serum Broad Spectrum SPF 20
• Highlighter
• Instant Blur

Cleansers

• Easy Rinse Makeup-Removing Cleanser
• Gentle Cleanser
• Micellar Cleansing Treatment
• Nutritive Cleanser

Moisturizers

• Face Finishing & Firming Moisturizer
• Face Finishing & Firming Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
• Firming Moisturizer
• Hyaluronic Intensive Moisturizer
• Hydrating Cloud Cream
• Intensive Overnight Moisturizer
• Nourishing Moisturizer
• Rejuvenating Moisturizer

Exfoliators & Toners

• DMAE Firming Pads
• Exfoliating Peel
• Micellar Cleansing Treatment

Treatments

• Advanced Serum Concentrate
• Brightening Amine Face Lift
• Brightening Serum
• Cold Plasma Plus+ CBD Advanced Serum Concentrate
• Face Firming Serum
• Facial Cream
• Intensive Brightening Regimen 15%
• Night Cream
• Smoothing Facial Conformer

Eye Treatments

• Advanced Eye Cream
• Brightening Eye Serum
• De-Puffing Eye Gel Duo
• Firming & Illuminating Under-Eye Cream
• Firming Eye Cream
• Firming Eye Lift

Is Perricone MD Sustainable?

Perricone MD’s headquarters is based in: San Francisco, CA

All of Perricone MD’s products are manufactured in: the US

Perricone MD does not claim to be a sustainable company.

Additionally, I wasn’t able to find any available information on Perricone MD’s sustainability, environmental, and social initiatives.

Ingredients and Formulations Claims: Some of Perricone MD products claim to be Paraben-Free, Gluten-Free, Sulfate-Free, Talc-Free, Mineral Oil-Free, Phthalate-Free, check the product description to view each products’ claims.

Is Perricone MD’s Mica Ethically-Sourced? Perricone MD states they mostly use synthetic mica that’s made in a lab and therefore not associated with child labor. And confirmed the mica in one of their products is ethically-sourced without the use of child labor.

“Most of the mica that we use is synthetic and made in a lab or mined in the USA.

Below is a list of products that contain one or more sources of mica. We can confirm the mica in the Face Finishing & Firming Tinted Moisturizer is ethically-sourced without the use of child labor.

1. Highlighter
2. Bronzer
3. Concealer
4. Eye Shadow
5. Face Finishing & Firming Tinted Moisturizer”

I hope this article helped you to understand Perricone MD’s cruelty-free and vegan status and by choosing cruelty-free together, we can help end animal testing for cosmetics once and for all!