Is Vaseline sustainable?
We do not yet score enough Vaseline products to give the brand a sustainability rating. 100% recyclable packaging by 2025, 50% recycled plastic in bottles, responsible petroleum jelly sourcing by 2025, and halving virgin plastic use by 2025.
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
Brand sells in China, where post-market animal testing may be required for imported cosmetics; Unilever states it does not test on animals except where required by law.
Third-party certifiedflagged
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
Scored with our public methodology.
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Is Vaseline sustainable?+
We do not yet score enough Vaseline products to give the brand a sustainability rating. 100% recyclable packaging by 2025, 50% recycled plastic in bottles, responsible petroleum jelly sourcing by 2025, and halving virgin plastic use by 2025.
Vaseline: Cruelty-free?+
Brand sells in China, where post-market animal testing may be required for imported cosmetics; Unilever states it does not test on animals except where required by law.
Vaseline: Vegan options?+
Limited; classic petroleum jelly is vegan, but not all products are labeled as such and some contain animal-derived ingredients.
Vaseline: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
Vaseline: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is Vaseline's ethics score?+
Vaseline averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.