Does Ban test on animals?
Unilever does not test on animals except where required by law (e.g., China).
Animal testing rarely happens at the brand's own bench. The questions that decide the answer are whether suppliers test, whether the parent company tests, and whether the brand sells through channels that can require post-market testing.
The evidence behind the answer
Cruelty-freeflagged
Unilever does not test on animals except where required by law (e.g., China).
Sells in mainland Chinaflagged
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
Scored with our public methodology.
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Ban: frequently asked
Does Ban test on animals?+
Unilever does not test on animals except where required by law (e.g., China).
Ban: Cruelty-free?+
Unilever does not test on animals except where required by law (e.g., China).
Ban: Vegan options?+
Ban offers some vegan products, but the brand does not label all products as vegan.
Ban: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
Ban: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is Ban's ethics score?+
Ban averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.