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Is Friendly Soap vegan? Who owns Friendly Soap?

Handmade natural personal care and household cleaning products including soap bars, shampoo bars, conditioner bars, and household cleaning products. Manufactured in the UK using the cold-process method with plant-based ingredients.

Personal CareLast verified 13 September 2026

The short answer

Friendly Soap is recorded as independently owned. All products are vegan. No animal testing recorded.

  • Is Friendly Soap vegan?

    Vegan

    All products are vegan

    Company's own statementSource: Friendly Soap
  • Is Friendly Soap cruelty-free?

    Cruelty-free

    No animal testing recorded

  • Does Friendly Soap or its owner sell animal products?

    No animal products

    Friendly Soap is an independent company that manufactures only plant-based, vegan personal care and household cleaning products. The brand contains no animal-derived products, ingredients or by-products in any of its formulations or product lines. No animal products are sold by the brand, its broader brand family, or its ownership chain.

  • Who owns Friendly Soap?

    Ownership unverified

    Ownership not yet verified

Last verified 13 September 2026

Ownership chain

No parent company is recorded for Friendly Soap.

Certifications

  • Leaping Bunny (Cruelty Free International)

    active

    Checked 13 September 2026 · Registry entry

    Leaping Bunny (Cruelty Free International): Friendly Soap is recorded as certified.

  • The Vegan Society Trademark

    active

    Checked 13 September 2026 · Registry entry

    The Vegan Society Trademark: Friendly Soap is recorded as certified.

What this means

Our record lists no parent company for Friendly Soap, so decisions about ingredients and testing sit with the brand itself.

Friendly Soap appears on 2 schemes we check: Leaping Bunny (Cruelty Free International), The Vegan Society Trademark. Each scheme sets its own criteria, so read the certifier's own entry, linked above, for what it covers.

Where a status above reads "unverified", it means we have not yet found a source we can stand behind — not that the answer is negative. We publish sourced facts and dates so you can judge them yourself; see how we verify.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Friendly Soap vegan?
All products are vegan. Recorded status: vegan, last verified 13 September 2026.
Who owns Friendly Soap?
Friendly Soap is recorded as independently owned. No parent company is listed in our database.
Is Friendly Soap cruelty-free?
No animal testing recorded. Recorded status: cruelty-free, last verified 13 September 2026.

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Sources

  1. Supports: The Vegan Society Trademark: Friendly Soap is recorded as certified.

    Friendly Soap · Accessed 13 September 2026

  2. Supports: Leaping Bunny (Cruelty Free International): Friendly Soap is recorded as certified.

    Leaping Bunny · Accessed 13 September 2026

  3. Supports: All Friendly Soap's natural soap, shampoo and conditioner bars are registered with The Vegan Society. The brand's products contain only plant-based ingredients such as coconut oil, olive oil, castor oil, and shea butter, with no animal-derived ingredients.

    Friendly Soap · Accessed 13 September 2026

  4. Supports: Friendly Soap is certified by Cruelty Free International (Leaping Bunny Program) since 2015. The brand is proudly registered with Cruelty-Free International and all products are Leaping Bunny certified, guaranteeing freedom from animal testing at all stages of product development.

    Friendly Soap · Accessed 13 September 2026

  5. Supports: Friendly Soap is an independent company that manufactures only plant-based, vegan personal care and household cleaning products. The brand contains no animal-derived products, ingredients or by-products in any of its formulations or product lines. No animal products are sold by the brand, its broader brand family, or its ownership chain.

    Friendly Soap · Accessed 13 September 2026

  6. Leaping Bunny certification since 2015Company's own statement

    Supports: As an independent company with no parent ownership, Friendly Soap itself is the ultimate owner. The company has made a public commitment to being cruelty-free and is certified by Leaping Bunny, which requires elimination of animal testing across all stages of product development.

    Leaping Bunny · Accessed 13 September 2026

  7. Company's own statement

    Supports: Handmade natural personal care and household cleaning products including soap bars, shampoo bars, conditioner bars, and household cleaning products. Manufactured in the UK using the cold-process method with plant-based ingredients.

    Accessed 13 September 2026