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Is Dove vegan? Who owns Dove?

Personal care brand offering body washes, beauty bars, lotions, moisturizers, hair care, antiperspirants and deodorants for women, men, babies, and children.

Personal CareLast verified 12 September 2026

The short answer

Dove is owned by Unilever. Only some products are vegan. No animal testing recorded.

Last verified 12 September 2026

Ownership chain

  1. Brand

    Dove

  2. Parent company

    Unilever

    Animal-testing position not yet verified.

    Last verified 12 September 2026

Certifications

  • Leaping Bunny

    active

    Checked 12 September 2026 · Registry entry

    Leaping Bunny: Dove is recorded as not listed.

  • PETA Beauty Without Bunnies

    active

    Checked 12 September 2026 · Registry entry

    PETA Beauty Without Bunnies: Dove is recorded as certified.

  • The Vegan Society Trademark (select products)

    active

    Checked 12 September 2026 · Registry entry

    The Vegan Society Trademark (select products): Dove is recorded as certified.

What this means

Our record lists Dove as a brand of Unilever. Ownership is a separate question from how a product is made: a brand can hold its own certifications while its parent company operates under different policies.

Dove appears on 3 schemes we check: Leaping Bunny, PETA Beauty Without Bunnies, The Vegan Society Trademark (select products). Each scheme sets its own criteria, so read the certifier's own entry, linked above, for what it covers.

We have not yet verified an animal-testing position for Unilever, so we make no claim either way. We publish sourced facts and dates so you can judge them yourself; see how we verify.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dove vegan?
Only some products are vegan. Recorded status: some vegan lines, last verified 12 September 2026.
Who owns Dove?
Dove is recorded as owned by Unilever.
Is Dove cruelty-free?
No animal testing recorded. Recorded status: cruelty-free, last verified 12 September 2026.
Does Unilever test on animals?
We have not yet verified an animal-testing position for Unilever. Until we can source one, we leave it unverified rather than guess.

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Last verified 12 September 2026

Sources

  1. Dove body wash range certified by PETA as cruelty-free and veganCertified

    Supports: The Vegan Society Trademark (select products): Dove is recorded as certified.

    Global Cosmetic Industry Magazine · Accessed 12 September 2026

  2. Dove not Leaping Bunny certified; appears on PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies listCertified

    Supports: Leaping Bunny: Dove is recorded as not listed.

    Bunny Search (Leaping Bunny) · Accessed 12 September 2026

  3. Dove exploring routes to offer vegan-accredited productsCompany's own statement

    Supports: Dove offers some vegan products (certain body washes and variants are PETA-certified vegan), but the brand is not 100% vegan. Many core products contain animal-derived ingredients such as sodium tallowate (rendered animal fat), lanolin (wool-derived), and hydrolyzed collagen.

    Dove (Official) · Accessed 12 September 2026

  4. Dove does not test on animals, is PETA Approved, no animal testing since mid-1980sCompany's own statement

    Supports: Dove is PETA-certified cruelty-free under PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies programme. The brand states it does not test finished products or ingredients on animals and has not done so since 2010. Dove sells in mainland China but only manufactures and sells domestically-produced general cosmetics to comply with regulations, avoiding the pre- and post-market animal testing requirements.

    Dove (Official) · Accessed 12 September 2026

  5. Unilever does not test on animals; position on animal testingCompany's own statement

    Supports: Unilever states it does not test on animals and believes animal testing is not needed to ensure product safety. The company states it has pioneered alternatives to animal testing since the 1980s using computer modelling and cell-based methods. Unilever is recognized by PETA as 'working for regulatory change' and supports legislative efforts to ban animal testing for cosmetics globally. However, Unilever acknowledges that in rare cases, some ingredient suppliers must conduct tests by law in certain markets, and some government authorities like China test certain products as part of their regulations.

    Unilever (Official) · Accessed 12 September 2026

  6. Company's own statement

    Supports: Personal care brand offering body washes, beauty bars, lotions, moisturizers, hair care, antiperspirants and deodorants for women, men, babies, and children.

    Accessed 12 September 2026

  7. Dove added to PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies cruelty-free list, banned animal testingCertified

    Supports: PETA Beauty Without Bunnies: Dove is recorded as certified.

    PETA (Official) · Accessed 12 September 2026

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