Is Ten Thousand Villages vegan?

Large selection of vegan-friendly goods including recycled cotton, jute, and olive wood products.

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 optionsverified

Large selection of vegan-friendly goods including recycled cotton, jute, and olive wood products.

Third-party certifiedverified

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

Scored with our public methodology.

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Ten Thousand Villages: frequently asked

Is Ten Thousand Villages vegan?+

Large selection of vegan-friendly goods including recycled cotton, jute, and olive wood products.

Ten Thousand Villages: Cruelty-free?+

Does not conduct animal testing; carries no cosmetics or personal care products requiring such tests.

Ten Thousand Villages: Vegan options?+

Large selection of vegan-friendly goods including recycled cotton, jute, and olive wood products.

Ten Thousand Villages: Sells in mainland China?+

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

Ten Thousand Villages: Third-party certified?+

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

What is Ten Thousand Villages's ethics score?+

Ten Thousand Villages averages 95.4/100 across 5 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.