Sephora Cruelty Free and Vegan Updates

This is where I post responses from companies while I'm trying to update my cruelty free and vegan friendly brands from Sephora. If you're interested in that list, you can find it here.

Last Updated: September 27th, 2017

Anthony
"Anthony products are never tested on animals or insects, and we strive to only work with partners who uphold the same philosophy."

AQUIS
"Thank you for reaching out to AQUIS.  Yes, our towels are vegan friendly.  Our towels are made of 80% Polyester and 20% Nylon.  And never tested on animals."

Art of Shaving

"We don't have any official labeling for cruelty free. However, we don't test our products on animals. We have no intentional animal derivatives in our shaving products, but they are processed in factories that may use animal derivatives such as lanolin (which is cruelty free, but animal derived)."

Bio Ionic

"Yes our products are cruelty free and vegan friendly."

Bite Beauty
"Thank you for reaching out to us. Our products are cruelty free, however we do us Lanolin, Carmine and Beeswax so we are not considered Vegan."

BlackUp
"Thank you for your message and your interest for our brand. 

We have a lot of our products that are vegan, but not all of them. Please find below all our products that are confirmed vegan (We are still updating our product list)- Matifying Fluid Foundation- Perfect Matifying Primer - Blush- Loose Powder- Matifying Tinted Moisturizer- Two Way Cake- Full Coverage Cream Foundation- Radiance Concealer- Contouring Stick- Sublime Powder- Contouring Powder"

BlendSmart

"Thank you for you inquiry into blendSMART. Yes we are cruelty free and vegan and apologize for the delay in responding."

Bronze Buffer
"Yes, our product is cruelty-free and vegan.
We hope this helps"

Bumble and bumble
"We appreciate the opportunity to explain that we do not have a comprehensive list of products that contain or don't contain certain ingredients. 

In response to your inquiry, the ingredient listing can be found on the outer packaging of your product. Ingredient names are standard throughout the cosmetic industry and are in accordance with all applicable regulations wherever we do business.

If you are unable to find the ingredient listing for your product, please reply with the exact name and shade of the product you use, or would be interested in using, and we will be happy to email the listing to you."

Buxom
"Thanks for reaching out to Buxom. This is a great question! We have many Buxom products that are suitable for vegan customers. However, some of our products do contain one or more of the following: Carmine, Beeswax, or Lanolin-derived ingredients. Such ingredients are clearly identified on our website and can be found on the product page. Our Buxom Lash Waterproof Mascara is completely vegan-free and does not contain any of the animal ingredients listed ab"

Cartier

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In keeping with our dedication to excellence since our Maison was founded in 1847, and with our exceptional reputation, Cartier is committed to responsible and sustainable business principles and practices. We work towards upholding such practices and principles throughout our own businesses as well as in our supply chain, by working with partners that share our values and approach to sustainable and responsible business.  Indeed, Cartier’s ethical, social and environmental commitments, which form our Corporate Responsibility Policy, extend beyond our own operations and fully recognize the responsibility we have throughout our supply chain. Our complete policy can be found as follows: http://www.cartier.us/en-us/maison/commitments/cartier-and-corporate-social-responsibility/cartier--responsible-jeweler.html  Since we use material from animal origin in some of our products, we are deeply committed to principles and practices that require animals in our supply chain to be treated with care and respect.  We have been engaging with suppliers in order to develop and implement more sustainable sourcing practices in those supply chains.  In 2009, with other luxury brands, Cartier joined Business for Social Responsibility Sustainable Luxury Working Group (SLWG), a working group with the overall objective to address sustainability issues related to the sourcing of exotic materials (sourcing conditions, environmental impact, animal welfare conditions, certification and monitoring framework). The link to the Sustainable Luxury Working Group is the following : http://www.bsr.org/en/collaboration/groups/sustainable-luxury-working-group. "

Clean 

"We do not test our products on animals nor do we use any animal derived ingredients. Additionally, we do not distribute to countries that require these practices."

Colorescience 

"Thank you for your Colorescience inquiry. Our products are not vegan as we use milk lipids for hydration purposes and Carmine as a color additive to some of our products."

Drybar
"Thank you for reaching out!  You can view our Cruelty Free Info at www.thedrybar.com by scrolling to the  bottom of the page and being directed to http://www.leapingbunny.org/content/drybar or view all products with product info on our site.  Thanks again!"

Elizabeth and James
"The Elizabeth and James Nirvana products are never tested on animals; however, Nirvana Rose contains an ingredient derived from beeswax which is considered an animal source."

Erno Laszlo 
"Certain products may contain animal derivatives, but we are continually evaluating alternatives to animal derived ingredients. However, please note that while many of Erno Laszlo’s products are free from animal by-products, we are not involved in any vegan certification programs to officially validate the “animal-free” claim."

Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Culture

"Thank you for reaching out to us. This is a great question. Not all of our products are Vegan but we do have a few great products that are!

The Vegan items are:

Dream Come True Wonderful Deep Conditioning Masque

Dream Come True Pre-wash Protein Treatment 

Dream Come True Scalp Exfoliator

Scent & Shine Jamaican Black Castor Oil

Scent & Shine Coconut Oil

Scent & Shine Brassica Seed Oil"

MDSolarSciences 

"We are definitely “cruelty-free” as we do no animal testing. We are also gluten free, and free of oxybenzone, octinoxate and synthetic fragrance. We source Eco-cert zinc oxide which is a pure form. I am always reluctant to say organic or natural, because everyone’s definition is somewhat different. As far as entirely vegan, we are looking into that, although there are different regulatory requirements to use that label. We are sold at Credo Beauty which is a natural, clean beauty retailer with a fairly extensive “dirty ingredient” list."

St. Tropez Tanning Essentials

"Our ST TROPEZ products are manufactured using ingredients from a number of sources. We do not test our products on animals, nor do we ask others to conduct animal testing on our behalf. All of our products are testing in house and on human volunteers. 
Plant derived ingredients are used wherever possible, but some of our products do contain animal by-products making them unsuitable for vegans. These ingredients are those that are humanely obtained from animals such as lanolin, beeswax and silk proteins. 
If you are after information about a specific product, please contact us and we can let you know if it is suitable for vegans."

Tatcha
"Thank you so much for reaching out to TATCHA! We are grateful for the opportunity to care for your skin and hope to be able to guide you to items that are in harmony with your values.

The items in our collection which I can certainly tell you are vegan are the following:

The Water Cream
One Step Camellia Cleansing Oil
The Essence
The Deep Polish
Gentle Rice Enzyme Powder
Ageless Enriching Renewal Cream
Gold Camellia Beauty Oil
Camellia Gold Spun Lip Balm
Red Camellia Lip Balm
Original Aburatorigami Japanese Beauty Papers
Luminous Body Mist

Please be assured that we do not test on animals in any country nor do our chemists, raw material suppliers, formulators or manufacturers."