This leads to a fairly complicated debate on whether or not an animal testing parent company can own a cruelty free brand. In addition to this, MAC Cosmetics are owned by Estée Lauder. As we all know, true cruelty free brands do not sell their products under governments that conduct animal testing. “While some governments conduct animal testing to prove safety before they will allow us to sell our products, M♺♼ has never tested on animals”Īlong with many other popular brands, although MAC Cosmetics state that they have never tested on animals, you can see from the quote that they allow their products to be tested on animals by ‘some governments’. A dupe of their famous lipsticks is still one of the most requested things on my local cruelty free Facebook groups! Unfortunately, MAC Cosmetics are not cruelty free – they allow animal testing to occur on their products, and they are owned by a non-cruelty free parent company. MAC Cosmetics are one of the most popular makeup brands around. If you want to keep up with our latest news here at Ethics & Aesthetics, click here to follow our brand new Instagram account!
