The Inkey List offers high-quality skincare products at affordable prices but is The Inkey List cruelty-free and vegan?
Is The Inkey List Cruelty-Free?
The Inkey List is Cruelty-free! None of The Inkey List’s ingredients, formulations, or finished products are tested on animals, anywhere in the world.
The Inkey List 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, they do not allow their products to be tested on animals when required by law, and their products are not sold in stores in mainland China or any other country that may require animal testing.
In an email response, The Inkey List informed me:
“We don’t test our products on animals we don’t work with suppliers who do as part of our contracts with them. We won’t enter any market that requires animal testing either by ourselves or a third party on our behalf!”
In addition, below is what’s currently stated on The Inkey List’s website:
Is The Inkey List Sold in China?
All imported cosmetics sold in China are required by law to be tested on animals, however, The Inkey List has confirmed they do not sell their products in China, therefore they are not required to test on animals.
The Inkey List is included on our List of Cruelty-Free Brands.
You can find The Inkey List’s cruelty-free products at Sephora, Cult Beauty, and Shoppers Drug Mart.
Is The Inkey List Vegan?
Most of The Inkey List products are vegan and don’t contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products. However, not all of The Inkey List products are vegan.
Below is a list of The Inkey List non-vegan products.
The Inkey List Vegan Product List
Browsing through The Inkey List’s website, I noticed in some of their product descriptions it states,
“Is this product vegan?
This product contains no animal derivatives, however we are not yet vegan certified.”
I believe they included the disclaimer that they “are not yet vegan certified” as a warning for people with allergies that some of their products are manufactured in a facility that produces other non-vegan items where cross-contamination may occur.
Although there is no legal definition for the term “vegan”, we would consider any cosmetics that do not contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products to be vegan.
As a result, we would consider The Inkey List products that do not contain animal derivatives to be vegan.
You can find out which of their products are vegan as they’re labelled accordingly on their website under each product description.
The Inkey List Non-Vegan Products
However, if you need a quick reference, the following The Inkey List products do contain animal by-products and are not suitable for vegans. This vegan product list was provided by The Inkey List.
- Oat Cleansing Balm (contains beeswax) – not vegan
- Niacinamide (contains an ingredient derived from eggs) – not vegan
- Caffeine Eye Cream (contains ingredient derived from eggs and beeswax) – not vegan
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 info@ethicalelephant.com to let me know.
Is The Inkey List Ethical?
Based in: the UK
Products manufactured in: US, Canada and the UK
Sustainability & Environmental Initiatives: The Inkey List states, “as a total business we are committed to supporting the environment. We have a company-wide environmental and sustainability policy, which involves us working towards suitable packaging alternatives to plastic as a priority. As part of this we also look to source our ingredients from sustainable sources and work with small independent businesses where possible. We’ll be keeping you up to date with our environmental policies and packaging updates here, on our site and through our social media pages.”
Eco-Friendly Packaging Initiatives: Currently, The Inkey List uses packaging that is 91% recyclable and are committed to being 100% recyclable by the end of 2020. They also state, they’re “working to move our packaging to PCR (post-consumer resin) plastic, which is made using recycled PET, where possible and will update our customers with our progress.”
Giving Back Initiatives: N/A
Ingredients and Formulations Claims: Check their website to learn more about each product’s claims.
I hope this article helped you to understand The Inkey List’s cruelty-free and vegan status and you discovered another cruelty-free brand to support because together, we can help end animal testing for cosmetics once and for all!
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