Is The Ordinary vegan?
All products are vegan and free from animal-derived ingredients.
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
All products are vegan and free from animal-derived ingredients.
Third-party certifiedflagged
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
Scored with our public methodology.
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The Ordinary: frequently asked
Is The Ordinary vegan?+
All products are vegan and free from animal-derived ingredients.
The Ordinary: Cruelty-free?+
Brand claims no animal testing, but parent company Estée Lauder sells in China where post-market testing may occur.
The Ordinary: Vegan options?+
All products are vegan and free from animal-derived ingredients.
The Ordinary: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
The Ordinary: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is The Ordinary's ethics score?+
The Ordinary averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.