Does Urban Decay test on animals?
Brand does not test on animals but products may be subject to China's mandatory testing due to L'Oréal ownership.
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
Brand does not test on animals but products may be subject to China's mandatory testing due to L'Oréal ownership.
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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Urban Decay: frequently asked
Does Urban Decay test on animals?+
Brand does not test on animals but products may be subject to China's mandatory testing due to L'Oréal ownership.
Urban Decay: Cruelty-free?+
Brand does not test on animals but products may be subject to China's mandatory testing due to L'Oréal ownership.
Urban Decay: Vegan options?+
Over 40% of products labeled vegan; not fully vegan.
Urban Decay: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
Urban Decay: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is Urban Decay's ethics score?+
Urban Decay averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.