Aromatherapy Associates uses cruelty-free or “not tested on animals” language. In this catalogue the factor comes in at product owner. Product owner: The Boots Company (Sycamore Partners / formerly WBA). Parent company: The Boots Company (Sycamore Partners / formerly WBA).
UK spa aromatherapy, now in the No7 Beauty Company / Boots group. Same WBA product-testing policy as No7: the group does not conduct or commission tests, but suppliers may still test when regulators require it. Parent is The Boots Company (Sycamore Partners / formerly WBA), whose published 2016 product-testing policy states it does not conduct or commission animal testing on own-brand products or ingredients, but suppliers may still carry out tests at the request of regulators.
Owner: The Boots Company (Sycamore Partners / formerly WBA). Parent: The Boots Company (Sycamore Partners / formerly WBA).