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Do you test on animals?Updated 11 hours ago

TL;DR: No. Neither our finished products nor their ingredients are tested on animals by Koh at any stage of development. We work only with suppliers who give assurance that the raw materials we buy are not tested on animals for Koh's use. Our formulations are developed using well-established non-animal testing methods and existing safety data for each ingredient.


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✓ Finished products and ingredients

The policy covers both. It is not limited to the finished bottle, and it applies at every stage of development.

✓ Suppliers too

We work only with suppliers who give assurance that the raw materials we buy are not tested on animals for Koh's use.


No. Neither our finished products nor their ingredients are tested on animals by Koh at any stage of development. We work only with suppliers who provide assurance that the raw materials we purchase are not tested on animals for Koh's use. Our formulations are developed using well-established, non-animal testing methods and rely on existing safety data for each ingredient. This applies across the products we sell in the UK, not to a single item in the range.

✓ No, we do not test on animals

Neither our finished products nor their ingredients are tested on animals by Koh at any stage of development. We work only with suppliers who provide assurance that the raw materials we purchase are not tested on animals for Koh's use.

This applies across the products we sell in the UK, not to one item in the range.


How do you know the products are safe, then?

Our formulations are developed using well-established, non-animal testing methods and rely on existing safety data for each ingredient. Because our formulas are deliberately short, there are fewer ingredients to assess and each one has a documented safety profile already. Several products are also independently assessed by third parties for skin tolerability and for allergy suitability, but those are separate schemes with their own criteria and they are held product by product rather than across the range. Full ingredient lists and safety data sheets are available if you want to read them.

✓ Non-animal test methods

Formulations are developed using well-established, non-animal testing methods and existing safety data for each ingredient.

✓ Short ingredient lists

Fewer ingredients means fewer unknowns. Universal Cleaner, for example, is a highly diluted inorganic ingredient and purified water.

Some products are also independently assessed by third parties for skin tolerability or allergy suitability. Those are separate schemes with their own criteria, and they are held product by product rather than across the range.


Does not tested on animals mean the products are vegan?

Not automatically. They are two different claims. Not tested on animals is about testing, and it applies across the products we sell. Vegan is about ingredients, specifically whether anything in the formula is derived from an animal, and it has to be confirmed for each product individually. Universal Cleaner contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegans. We do not extend that statement to a product we have not confirmed it for, so if you need the position on a specific product, contact us and we will send you its full ingredient list.

⚠ Two different claims, often confused

Not tested on animals is about testing and applies across the products we sell. Vegan is about ingredients and has to be confirmed for each product individually.

Universal Cleaner contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegans. We will not stretch that statement across the range, so ask us if you need the position on a specific product.

Testing is not the same as ingredients


Is Universal Cleaner vegan?

The ingredients side of the question, and why we keep vegan and cruelty-free as separate claims.

What our claims mean

Our published definitions for every claim we make, including not tested on animals, in our own words on the Koh UK site.

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Last reviewed: August 2026 · Koh UK

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