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<cite index="4-3">Facial oils, serums, boosters, exfoliators, and face masks, enabling spas, salons, stores, and e-tailers to provide their clients with products made from efficacious natural ingredients</cite>.

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The short answer

Elemis is owned by L'Occitane Group. Products contain animal ingredients. The brand or its owner sells animal-derived products. The wider brand or its owner sells animal products.

  • Is Elemis vegan?

    Not vegan

    Products contain animal ingredients

    Company's own statementSource: Elemis

  • Is Elemis cruelty-free?

    Not cruelty-free

    The brand or its owner sells animal-derived products

    Company's own statementSource: PETA

  • Does Elemis or its owner sell animal products?

    Sells animal products

    <cite index="18-5">Elemis products contain beeswax and honey</cite>, which are animal-derived ingredients.

    Source

  • Who owns Elemis?

    L'Occitane Group

    Owned by L'Occitane Group

    Official registrySource: Elemis

Last verified 13 September 2026

Ownership chain

  1. Brand

    Elemis

  2. Parent company

    L'Occitane Group

    <cite index="48-2,48-3">L'Occitane Group has been against animal testing for more than 40 years and has never tested its products, active ingredients or raw materials on animals at any point in the product development or manufacturing process, and is fundamentally against animal testing of beauty products on a worldwide basis</cite>. However, <cite index="46-1,46-2">in China where the Group's brands are sold, imported beauty products must be submitted for compulsory testing on a limited animal panel in government laboratories before they can be approved for sale</cite>. <cite index="51-3">L'Occitane had its Leaping Bunny certification revoked because companies which sell products in China trigger animal testing by Chinese authorities</cite>.Company's own statement

    Last verified 13 September 2026

Certifications

  • Leaping Bunny

    active

    Checked 13 September 2026 · Registry entry

    Leaping Bunny: Elemis is recorded as not listed.

  • PETA Beauty Without Bunnies

    active

    Checked 13 September 2026 · Registry entry

    PETA Beauty Without Bunnies: Elemis is recorded as not listed.

What this means

Our record lists Elemis as a brand of L'Occitane Group. 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.

Elemis appears on 2 schemes we check: Leaping Bunny, PETA Beauty Without Bunnies. Each scheme sets its own criteria, so read the certifier's own entry, linked above, for what it covers.

On animal testing, our record for L'Occitane Group states: <cite index="48-2,48-3">L'Occitane Group has been against animal testing for more than 40 years and has never tested its products, active ingredients or raw materials on animals at any point in the product development or manufacturing process, and is fundamentally against animal testing of beauty products on a worldwide basis</cite>. However, <cite index="46-1,46-2">in China where the Group's brands are sold, imported beauty products must be submitted for compulsory testing on a limited animal panel in government laboratories before they can be approved for sale</cite>. <cite index="51-3">L'Occitane had its Leaping Bunny certification revoked because companies which sell products in China trigger animal testing by Chinese authorities</cite>. We publish sourced facts and dates so you can judge them yourself; see how we verify.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Elemis vegan?
Products contain animal ingredients. Recorded status: not vegan, last verified 13 September 2026.
Who owns Elemis?
Elemis is recorded as owned by L'Occitane Group.
Is Elemis cruelty-free?
The brand or its owner sells animal-derived products. Recorded status: not cruelty-free, last verified 13 September 2026.
Does L'Occitane Group test on animals?
Our record for L'Occitane Group states: <cite index="48-2,48-3">L'Occitane Group has been against animal testing for more than 40 years and has never tested its products, active ingredients or raw materials on animals at any point in the product development or manufacturing process, and is fundamentally against animal testing of beauty products on a worldwide basis</cite>. However, <cite index="46-1,46-2">in China where the Group's brands are sold, imported beauty products must be submitted for compulsory testing on a limited animal panel in government laboratories before they can be approved for sale</cite>. <cite index="51-3">L'Occitane had its Leaping Bunny certification revoked because companies which sell products in China trigger animal testing by Chinese authorities</cite>.

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Last verified 13 September 2026

Sources

  1. Elemis not vegan brand statementCompany's own statement

    Supports: <cite index="10-1">Elemis is not a vegan brand, though it does have products that are vegan</cite>. <cite index="15-3,15-10">Elemis uses animal-derived ingredients in its products</cite>, including <cite index="18-5">beeswax and honey</cite>.

    Elemis · Accessed 13 September 2026

  2. Elemis not certified by PETACompany's own statement

    Supports: <cite index="22-1,22-2">Elemis may not be cruelty-free as the company hasn't signed PETA's statement of assurance to join the gold standard for cruelty-free certifications</cite>. <cite index="29-5,29-8">Elemis engages in animal testing by allowing its products to be animal-tested, and sells its products in stores in mainland China under conditions where animal testing is still legally required</cite>. <cite index="30-1">Elemis states it does not test its products, active ingredients, or raw materials on animals at any point in the product development or manufacturing process</cite>, but this does not negate mandated testing required by law in China where it sells products.

    PETA · Accessed 13 September 2026

  3. Elemis contains beeswax and honeyCompany's own statement

    Supports: <cite index="18-5">Elemis products contain beeswax and honey</cite>, which are animal-derived ingredients.

    Zoobop · Accessed 13 September 2026

  4. Elemis not Leaping Bunny certifiedCertified

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

    Bunny Search · Accessed 13 September 2026

  5. Elemis not certified by PETACertified

    Supports: PETA Beauty Without Bunnies: Elemis is recorded as not listed.

    PETA · Accessed 13 September 2026

  6. L'Occitane animal testing policy and China complianceCompany's own statement

    Supports: <cite index="48-2,48-3">L'Occitane Group has been against animal testing for more than 40 years and has never tested its products, active ingredients or raw materials on animals at any point in the product development or manufacturing process, and is fundamentally against animal testing of beauty products on a worldwide basis</cite>. However, <cite index="46-1,46-2">in China where the Group's brands are sold, imported beauty products must be submitted for compulsory testing on a limited animal panel in government laboratories before they can be approved for sale</cite>. <cite index="51-3">L'Occitane had its Leaping Bunny certification revoked because companies which sell products in China trigger animal testing by Chinese authorities</cite>.

    L'Occitane · Accessed 13 September 2026

  7. Company's own statement

    Supports: <cite index="4-3">Facial oils, serums, boosters, exfoliators, and face masks, enabling spas, salons, stores, and e-tailers to provide their clients with products made from efficacious natural ingredients</cite>.

    Accessed 13 September 2026

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