Monday has become the official day where I clarify why a brand is or is not cruelty-free. What should I call this series? Brand status series? This week I will be featuring Shiseido. Shiseido is both a parent company and its own child company. This means that this brand owns brands some of which might be considered cruelty-free and some don’t. I could list its child brands at a future post like I once did with L’Oreal.
Does Shiseido test on animals?
- Shiseido has established a safety assurance system based on alternative methods and has discontinued animal testing in cosmetics/quasi drugs that are developed in April, 2013 or later. This excludes cases in which we must explain the safety to society.
In short, they are saying that they have stopped testing on animals since April 2013. However, in cases where animal testing is required for safety reasons, they do test on animals. So yes Shiseido does test on animals.
Is Shiseido owned by a parent that is not cruelty-free?
Shiseido is already a parent company.
Is Shiseido certified cruelty-free?
Shiseido is not certified cruelty-free. PETA lists Shiseido as an animal testing company.
Is Shiseido cruelty-free?
The previous question kind of answered also this question. So no, I don’t consider Shiseido to be cruelty-free.
Which brands should I support instead?
If you are looking for a brand who is serious about their anti-animal-testing policy. Check my list of brands that are against animal testing.
Source: Shiseido Animal Testing Policy as at 20/10/2019