Does Dr. Ruscio Institute test on animals?

Unconfirmed — Dr. Ruscio Institute holds no third-party cruelty-free certification on the products we track, and we have not found a published animal-testing policy we can verify.

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-freeunverified

No third-party cruelty-free certification found on the products we track.

Sells in mainland Chinaunverified

We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.

Scored with our public methodology.

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Dr. Ruscio Institute: frequently asked

Does Dr. Ruscio Institute test on animals?+

Unconfirmed — Dr. Ruscio Institute holds no third-party cruelty-free certification on the products we track, and we have not found a published animal-testing policy we can verify.

Dr. Ruscio Institute: Cruelty-free?+

No third-party cruelty-free certification found on the products we track.

Dr. Ruscio Institute: Vegan options?+

We have not verified certified vegan formulations for this brand.

Dr. Ruscio Institute: Sells in mainland China?+

We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.

Dr. Ruscio Institute: Third-party certified?+

We record 3 distinct certifications across this brand's products.

What is Dr. Ruscio Institute's ethics score?+

Dr. Ruscio Institute averages 88/100 across 1 product we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.