Is Pura Vida vegan?

The majority of the product range is vegan-friendly and PETA-Approved, utilizing wax-coated threads and synthetic materials.

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.

The evidence behind the answer

Vegan optionsunverified

The majority of the product range is vegan-friendly and PETA-Approved, utilizing wax-coated threads and synthetic materials.

Third-party certifiedverified

We record 4 distinct certifications across this brand's products.

Scored with our public methodology.

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Pura Vida: frequently asked

Is Pura Vida vegan?+

The majority of the product range is vegan-friendly and PETA-Approved, utilizing wax-coated threads and synthetic materials.

Pura Vida: Cruelty-free?+

Pura Vida maintains a strictly cruelty-free policy and does not test its products or ingredients on animals.

Pura Vida: Vegan options?+

The majority of the product range is vegan-friendly and PETA-Approved, utilizing wax-coated threads and synthetic materials.

Pura Vida: Sells in mainland China?+

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

Pura Vida: Third-party certified?+

We record 4 distinct certifications across this brand's products.

What is Pura Vida's ethics score?+

Pura Vida averages 79.5/100 across 4 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.