Does Nivea test on animals?
Not certified cruelty-free. Beiersdorf says it does not test on animals unless required by law, the exemption that applies to mainland China market access.
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
Not certified cruelty-free. Beiersdorf says it does not test on animals unless required by law, the exemption that applies to mainland China market access.
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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Nivea: frequently asked
Does Nivea test on animals?+
Not certified cruelty-free. Beiersdorf says it does not test on animals unless required by law, the exemption that applies to mainland China market access.
Nivea: Cruelty-free?+
Not certified cruelty-free. Beiersdorf says it does not test on animals unless required by law, the exemption that applies to mainland China market access.
Nivea: Vegan options?+
A few Nivea lines are marked vegan, but the core range uses lanolin, beeswax and other animal-derived ingredients.
Nivea: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
Nivea: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is Nivea's ethics score?+
Nivea averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.