Is St. Ives sustainable?
We do not yet score enough St. Ives products to give the brand a sustainability rating. Part of Unilever's Sustainable Living Plan with targets for plastic recycling and palm oil sourcing, but St. Ives lacks brand-specific progress reports.
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-freeflagged
Unilever does not test finished products on animals except where required by law, including some post-market testing in China.
Third-party certifiedflagged
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
Scored with our public methodology.
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St. Ives: frequently asked
Is St. Ives sustainable?+
We do not yet score enough St. Ives products to give the brand a sustainability rating. Part of Unilever's Sustainable Living Plan with targets for plastic recycling and palm oil sourcing, but St. Ives lacks brand-specific progress reports.
St. Ives: Cruelty-free?+
Unilever does not test finished products on animals except where required by law, including some post-market testing in China.
St. Ives: Vegan options?+
No official vegan line; some products are vegan-friendly but not labeled as such.
St. Ives: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
St. Ives: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is St. Ives's ethics score?+
St. Ives averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.