Is Herbal Essences sustainable?
We do not yet score enough Herbal Essences products to give the brand a sustainability rating. Bottles use recycled plastic including beach-collected plastic in some markets; botanicals authenticated with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
We read sustainability as verifiable practice, not marketing: third-party certification, packaging design, sourcing disclosure and published, dated targets. Claims without evidence score as unverified.
The evidence behind the answer
Cruelty-freeverified
PETA-approved cruelty-free for the Herbal Essences range; parent company P&G is not certified.
Third-party certifiedflagged
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
Scored with our public methodology.
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Herbal Essences: frequently asked
Is Herbal Essences sustainable?+
We do not yet score enough Herbal Essences products to give the brand a sustainability rating. Bottles use recycled plastic including beach-collected plastic in some markets; botanicals authenticated with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Herbal Essences: Cruelty-free?+
PETA-approved cruelty-free for the Herbal Essences range; parent company P&G is not certified.
Herbal Essences: Vegan options?+
Most bio:renew shampoos and conditioners are labelled vegan.
Herbal Essences: Sells in mainland China?+
We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.
Herbal Essences: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is Herbal Essences's ethics score?+
Herbal Essences averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.