Boscia is No Longer Cruelty Free
It looks like another brand has changed it’s stance on animal testing. Boscia is well known for making high quality skin care products – face masks, cleansers, moisturizers and more. Until recently the brand stated that their products were cruelty free. When this statement disappeared from product packaging and the website, I decided to investigate.
The FAQ on the Boscia website does still contain the following statement about animal testing.
Are boscia products tested on animals?
We do not conduct any testing of ingredients or products on animals. In addition, our products do not contain any animal ingredients.
As with any brand featured here on Logical Harmony, I emailed them to find out more details about their animal testing stance.
The response that I received from a brand representative was very interesting. Not only does it state that they are unable to control testing in international markets, but they also do not address my question about testing on animals during the production process of their products. The response also gives insight as to why the brand removed the “no animal testing” statement from their products and website.
In response to your inquiry, boscia does not advocate animal testing on raw ingredients and/or finished formulas and endeavors to work with partners who share the same values.
However, as we look to expand into international markets, we are unable to control the testing methods used by outside governments.
In the spirit of transparency, we removed the claim “no animal testing” from our website and packaging.
Thank you for your continued support. Your business is very important to us.
In order to list a brand as cruelty free, Logical Harmony asks very detailed questions about animal testing on ingredients used, the production process, the finished product and in regards to local and regional laws. These questions also ask about the brand, a parent company, affiliate company and third party. Boscia is still listed by PETA as a brand that does not test on animals. Since this blog is not affiliated with PETA and I am not sure what their specifications are, I am unable to speak to why this is.
Transparency on behalf of Boscia is extremely appreciated. They are very clear and up front about their change in animal testing stance and the reasons for it.
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China is ridiculous
How upsetting. I was going to buy some Boscia products, but I will move on.
Why does China require animal testing of consumer goods? I have become aware of other companies changing their policies just to sell in their market. …and just WHY is it necessary there?! Ugh.
Boscia’s faq page has the original question & answer, which should be changed to reflect their true situation.
Sad. Sad.
Boscia has always had great costumer service and honesty. It is very sad that they decided to sell in China before the 5 year plan was done. 🙁
BUMMER! glad they are honest about it, but man, if they don’t advocate animal testing then why allow another company hired by the govt to do it for them?! not cool.
NOOOOOOOO I literally just replaced all my old facial cleansing products with Boscia!! Back to the drawing board I suppose…
Whew, I’m glad I’m not using any Boscia products right now. I hate when companies do this.
At least they were fairly upfront and honest. Sad to see yet another one go, but I DO appreciate the frankness.
Thanks for reporting… I’m kind of devastated because I love nearly every Boscia product I’ve ever tried. My regimen is really Boscia-heavy at the moment, but it looks like I’ll be hunting for replacements once my current stash runs out!
Another one bites the dust. I can appreciate the desire to make money, but what about ethics?
I saw that they were selling in China, too bad. Disappointing, I know that many CF peeps enjoyed this brand. Thanks for breaking the story! XO Gayle