{"id":1089,"date":"2021-04-09T14:08:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecoelsie.com\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2021-04-09T14:09:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:09:52","slug":"is-suave-cruelty-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecoelsie.com\/is-suave-cruelty-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Suave Cruelty Free?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes! Suave is certified by PETA as cruelty free. This means that Suave do not test their products on animals. Nor do they allow third parties to test their products on animals. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is different from many other companies that sell their products in countries that require imported cosmetics to be tested on animals.<\/span><\/p>\n

This also means that they do not include any ingredients in their products that have been tested on animals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But, Suave\u2019s cruelty free status is tainted by its parent company. Suave is owned by the parent company Unilever. Unilever does own cruelty free companies. But Unilever itself cannot be declared to be cruelty free.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This cruelty free status is also tainted by the organization that has declared it cruelty free. In 2020, Suave joined <\/span>PETA\u2019s Beauty Without Bunnies<\/span><\/a> program. But PETA is an organization that is not <\/span>considered to be free from cruelty itself.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Suave was founded in 1937. But only became cruelty free in 2020. Testing on animals has been considered unacceptable by many for a very long time before this. <\/span><\/p>\n

It was of course less considered in the early and mid-20th century. And it can take a while to eradicate cruel practices from the entire manufacturing process. But, 2020 is a little late to have achieved this status.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is Suave Vegan?<\/b><\/h2>\n

No. Suave is not a vegan company. They do have some vegan products. But this is not an intentional attempt to remove animal products from their products. <\/span><\/p>\n

Any Suave products that are vegan are only accidentally so. So you will always need to double-check the ingredients list.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is difficult to find any Suave products that are even labelled as vegan. So this is clearly not an issue that they are particularly concerned about. <\/span><\/p>\n

Due to this, it\u2019s best to look for more specifically vegan companies. Or at least companies that have vegan lines and products. These companies might be greenwashing. <\/span><\/p>\n

But it\u2019s definitely better than a company that doesn\u2019t make any attempt to provide any kind of vegan products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Suave products contain a range of non-vegan ingredients. The main ones to look out for are:<\/span><\/p>\n