Is Botanics Vegan and Cruelty Free?
Botanics is a skincare range built around the power of plants and can be found on your local high street (or online!) at Boots. In this post, we’ll not only discover if Botanics is cruelty free but also whether they use palm oil, are fragrance-free or organic.
Are Botanics Cruelty Free and Vegan?
vegan-friendly
All Botanics products are suitable for vegetarians and most are suitable for vegans. They will be clearly labelled if vegan.
At time of writing, the products below are not vegan but all other Botanic products are:
- Hydrating Eye Cream (Organic Range)
- Cleansing Balm (Organic Range)
- Super Balm (Organic Range)
- Day Cream (Organic Range)
- Cleansing Toner (All Bright)
Again, please double check when buying as it will be clear on the packaging.
cruelty free
As of 24th January 2020, Botanics are cruelty-free approved under the Cruelty Free International Leaping Bunny programme. It’s worth noting that Botanics are owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance – who are not 100% cruelty-free. Unfortunately, it’s a grey area as they produce both own brand medicine (where animal testing is required) as well as cosmetics.
Learn more about the ingredients…
Botanics use plant extracts that are sustainably sourced from around the world. All of their products are formulated without parabens, phthalates, SLS, mineral oils, petroleum, paraffin’s, DEA, TEA and Formaldehyde Donors.
are botanics organic?
Only two products are 100% organic: the Botanics Rosewater Toning Spritz and the Botanics Facial Oil. However, the rest of the Organic Range (not Botanics products as a whole) have a minimum of 80% Organic ingredients.
Does Botanics use palm oil?
Palm oil is not used as an ingredient in any of their products, but their products may contain ingredients derived from palm oil. Botanics only uses certified sustainable palm oil ingredients that meet the environmental and social criteria set by the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
Are Botanics Fragrance Free?
Some Botanics products contain synthetic fragrance at very low levels, meanwhile the Organic range contains essential oils.
The below products are fragrance-free:
All Bright Range
- Cleansing Facial Wipes
- Soothing Eye Make-up Remover
- Refreshing Eye Roll-on
- Cleansing Toner (not vegan)
- Micellar Cleansing Solution
Organic Range
- Rosewater Toning Spritz
- Hydrating Eye Cream (not vegan)
- Super Balm (not vegan)
All Others
- Ionic Clay Mask (Shine Away Range)
- Cleansing Toner (Shine Away Range)
- 3-in-1 Micellar Cleanser (Hydration Burst Range)
- Refining Microdermabrasion Polish (Radiant Youth Range)
- Eye Correction Serum (Triple Age Renewal Range)
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