Is Aveda vegan?

Aveda offers a wide range of vegan products, clearly labeled, but some items contain animal-derived ingredients like honey or beeswax.

Vegan means no animal-derived ingredients — beeswax, lanolin, carmine, collagen, silk or milk proteins — anywhere in the formula. It is a separate claim from cruelty-free, and a brand can be one without the other.

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Aveda offers a wide range of vegan products, clearly labeled, but some items contain animal-derived ingredients like honey or beeswax.

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Aveda: frequently asked

Is Aveda vegan?+

Aveda offers a wide range of vegan products, clearly labeled, but some items contain animal-derived ingredients like honey or beeswax.

Aveda: Cruelty-free?+

Aveda does not test on animals and prohibits suppliers from doing so; however, its parent company Estée Lauder may test on animals for some products sold in China.

Aveda: Vegan options?+

Aveda offers a wide range of vegan products, clearly labeled, but some items contain animal-derived ingredients like honey or beeswax.

Aveda: Sells in mainland China?+

The brand does not sell through channels that require mainland China post-market testing.

Aveda: Third-party certified?+

No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.

What is Aveda's ethics score?+

Aveda averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.