Essie

Last checked: 2026-10-18 · How I decide

Tests, or sells where required

tested

Tests on animals, or sells where it's required.

Essie tests on animals where required. It isn't certified by Leaping Bunny / Cruelty Free International, and PETA lists it as a company that may not be cruelty-free. Owned by L'Oréal, which says some health authorities, such as China's, may still require animal tests. Essie describes some of its polishes as a vegan formula, but it isn't certified vegan.

Does Essie test on animals?

Yes, or it sells where animal testing is required. Essie is owned by L'Oréal. The sources are below. See every company that tests on animals.

a vegan label here doesn't make it cruelty-free. Essie isn't on the cruelty-free list because of the company's wider testing policy, not because of what's in any one product. Buying a vegan-labelled item from them still puts money behind a company that tests on animals elsewhere in its business.

Vegan: varies by product
Owner: L'Oréal

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sources

Cruelty-free

PETA: Essie isn't on its cruelty-free list (its page says it may not be cruelty-free) · L'Oréal: its alternative methods to animal testing · L'Oréal: its own animal testing policy

Vegan

No source found.