Is RMS Beauty Cruelty-Free and Vegan?

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Is RMS Beauty Cruelty-Free?

RMS Beauty has confirmed that they are 100% cruelty-free.

They don’t test their ingredients or final products on animals, and they don’t sell their products where animal testing is required by law.

RMS Beauty is certified cruelty-free by PETA.

Is RMS Beauty Vegan?

Only some of RMS Beauty’s products are vegan. Here is a list of all of their vegan products:

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Is RMS Beauty Owned By A Parent Company That Tests On Animals?

No, RMS Beauty is not owned by a parent company that tests on animals.

Is RMS Beauty Sold in China?

No, RMS Beauty is not sold in China.

Animal Testing is required by law in China for all foreign cosmetics companies. All American and European cosmetic brands that are sold in China must undergo animal testing.

Any brand that chooses to sell its products in China cannot be considered cruelty-free.

Even products that can bypass mandatory tests may still be pulled from the shelves by Chinese authorities to be tested on animals.

About RMS Beauty

RMS Beauty was created by celebrity make-up artist, Rose Marie Swift. RMS Beauty is a mid-range brand that sells makeup and skincare. The products are formulated with raw, organic ingredients. RMS Beauty products are non-GMO, hypoallergenic, non-comedogenic, soy-free, paraben-free, and sulfate-free. RMS Beauty products are formulated using raw, food-grade, organic, wildcrafted, and natural ingredients that are as close to their natural state as possible.

Email to the Company

Before classifying any brand as cruelty-free and vegan, I send them an email with the following questions:

Are your products vegan? If yes, are all of them vegan or only some?
Are any of your products or ingredients tested on animals?
Do you have a Leaping Bunny or PETA certification?
Do your suppliers or any third parties test animals on your behalf?
Does your company sell products in mainland China (except Hong Kong)?
Are you owned by a parent company that tests on animals?

This is how RMS Beauty responded:

We use certified, organic, cruelty-free beeswax from the mountains in South America where the bees are away from city pollution, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, and neocides, making some of our products not vegan.
We do not test on animals at any point in our product development or final product testing. Rest assured, our products, as well as the individual ingredients themselves, are not tested on animals. Our founder Rose-Marie is an animal cruelty activist and would never have or source ingredients where animals are harmed. We do not have a third-party test on animals on our behalf, and we do not and will never test on animals when required by law. We do not sell products in mainland China and we are not owned by any parent company.
We have not sought out the leaping bunny, PETA, or vegan certification at this time, but we will make sure to pass along your inquiry to the appropriate department.

Here’s a list of RMS beauty products that are 100% vegan:

*This email was sent in June 2020, so some answers have changed. I have reflected the changes in the information above the section “Email to the Company.”