Hi Joele, unfortunately it does not mean that they are cruelty-free. While animal testing requirements for products produced and then sold in China have been reduced, they have not been eliminated.

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Bath & Body Works does not test any of our branded products, formulations or ingredients on animals. Period. The brand is expecting to pilot selling products in China during the summer of 2019. Any personal care products sold in China will be produced in China, which eliminates the Chinese government’s requirement for animal testing as that only applies to imported personal care products. Personal care products sold in the rest of the world are produced in North America, Europe and South Korea.

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Sadly they did not. Some small changes were made, but they did not impact international brands. You can read more here – China Takes First Steps Towards Ending Animal Testing.

I thought China had finally phased out animal testing?

Hello,

While it’s true that all ingredients and formulations have likely been tested on animals at some point in the past, there is no need for new animal testing to occur. I cannot change the fact that an ingredient may have been tested 50 years ago. If I support brands who are not conducting new animal testing, it’s enforcing to these brands that it’s cruel and unnecessary.

The only way to stop cruelty towards animals for the sake of vanity is to stop using beauty products all together.

Animal testing as required by law can apply in many countries, including the US and the EU. My guess, from the sounds of it, is that they want to keep the door open to expand to China in the future. You may want to read An Update on Bath & Body Works and Animal Testing.

They are now claiming that it was supposed to have changed some time ago. You can read more here – An Update on Bath & Body Works and Animal Testing. What’s sad is that this means they stopped being cruelty free some time ago and were not informing consumers correctly. 🙁

just feeling inspired to thank you again, tashina, for your diligence and for bringing us the truth about these companies!

They addressed this with me and their explanation was that the page hasn’t been updated yet. You can read more in this new post – An Update on Bath & Body Works and Animal Testing http://logicalharmony.net/an-update-on-bath-body-works-and-animal-testing

There are some laws based around ingredient testing and some that require animal testing to sell in specific regions around the world. In both cases, the testing is not necessary. A brand could avoid the ingredients or choose to not sell in those markets.