I’m happy to share my guide to cruelty-free beauty at Ulta! Ulta has an overwhelming choice of brands and products, so it’s not an easy experience for a cruelty-free shopper. But what’s great about this retailer is that they offer products for every budget, which is why I really wanted to do some research.

I split everything into categories: Makeup, Skincare, Hair Care, Bath & Body, Nails, and Fragrance. For each category, I’ll give you a list of cruelty-free brands, brands that test on animals, brands with unclear policies, and brands that didn’t share their policies.

At the begging of the post, I gathered ALL the cruelty-free brands in one list. At the end of the post, I did the same with the brands that test on animals.

All Cruelty-Free Brands At Ulta AG Hair

Anastasia Beverly Hills

Andalou Naturals

Ardell

Babo Botanicals

bareMinerals*

BECCA*

Burt’s Bees*

Butter London

Buxom*

Cargo

Carol’s Daughter*

Catrice

China Glaze

Covergirl

Derma E

Dermadoctor

Dermalogica*

DevaCurl

Dose of Colors

dpHUE

Drybar

Elemis Essence

EVA nyc

First Aid Beauty

Frank Body

Grande Cosmetics

Hask

IT Cosmetics*

It’s A 10

Japonesque

John Masters Organics

Juicy Beauty

Julep

LA Girl

Lanolips

Le Couvent Des Minimes

Kenra

Mario Badescu

Michael Todd

Murad*

NYX*

Nip + Fab

Nubian Heritage Olivella

Orly

Ouidad

Pacifica

Patchology

Perfekt

Pravana

PUR Cosmetics

Pureology*

Rodial

Seche

SheaMoisture

Smashbox*

Stila

Tarte*

The Body Shop*

Too Faced*

Tula

Urban decay*

Whish

Yes To

Zoya

*Brands marked with an asterisk are cruelty-free, but their parent company still tests on animals. For more information on the exact parent companies that own each brand, keep reading.

Makeup Brands

Ulta offers more cruelty-free makeup brands than non-cruelty-free ones. This makes it super easy to not only find cruelty-free brands, but also score amazing products at every budget. Here’s the full list, followed by brands that test on animals and brands with undetermined policies.

Cruelty-Free Makeup At Ulta

Makeup Tested On Animals At Ulta

Almay

Physicians Formula (no longer cruelty-free)

Benefit

Clinique

L’Oreal

Lancome

Maybelline

Revlon

Rimmel

Tony Moly

Companies With Unclear Policies

Honest Beauty • No mention of ingredients, suppliers, and third parties

LORAC • Can’t guarantee suppliers don’t test on animals

Makeup Revolution • No mention of suppliers or required by law testing

Companies That Didn’t Reply

Mally Beauty

ULTA Brand

Lipstick Queen

Skincare Brands

When it comes to the skincare section, you have to be more careful if you want to support cruelty-free brands. Even though there are still lots of options, most brands test on animals, especially because they sell in China. Here’s the breakdown:

Cruelty-Free Skincare At Ulta

Skincare Tested On Animals At Ulta

Aveeno

Bio Oil

Bliss

Clarins

Clarisonic

Clean & Clear

Clinique

Dr. Brandt

Elizabeth Arden

Exuviance

Garnier

La Roche Posay

Neutrogena

Nuxe

Olay

Peter Thomas Roth

Simple

Strivectin

Vichy

Companies With Unclear Policies

Boots • Not enough information given

Cetaphil • Not enough information given

Foreo • Unclear if they sell cosmetics in China or just beauty tools, unresponsive

Philosophy • Not sold in China but tests where required by law as per Coty’s policy

St Tropez • No mention of suppliers or required by law testing

Companies That Didn’t Reply

Anthony

Formula 10.0.6

Hair Care Brands

The list is starting to become scarce, but there’s something for everyone’s hair needs, from salon brands to budget ones. Watch out for the many haircare brands that are tested on animals.

Cruelty-Free Hair Brands At Ulta

Hair Products Tested On Animals At Ulta

John Frieda

Joico

Matrix

Nexxus

Nioxin

OGX

Phyto

Redken

Sebastian

Tigi

Tresseme

Wella

Companies With Unclear Policies

Alterna • No mention of suppliers

Living Proof • No mention of suppliers

Not Your Mother’s • Not enough info, but they’re applying for Leaping Bunny certification

Companies That Didn’t Reply

Abba

Batiste

Fairy Tales

Sexy Hair

Bath & Body Brands

A teeny, tiny selection of cruelty-free bath and products is available at Ulta!

Cruelty-Free Bath & Body Brands At Ulta

Bath & Body Products Tested On Animals At Ulta

Jergens

Mederma

Nivea

Companies With Unclear Policies

Soap & Glory • Claims not to test but doesn’t address specifics

Companies That Didn’t Reply

AHAVA

Cake Beauty

Dionis

Fake Bake

Maui Babe

Vita Liberata

Nail Polish Brands

There’e cruelty-free nail polish for every budget.

Cruelty-Free Nail Polish At Ulta

Nail Polish Tested On Animals At Ulta

Essie

Lancome

Maybelline

Nicole by OPI

OPI

Revlon

Sally Hansen

Companies That Didn’t Reply

Morgan taylor

CND

Dermelect

2B Colours

Fragrance Brands

For perfume, I’ll make it easy: The only cruelty-free fragrance brand at Ulta is Pacifica. Their entire collection is 100% vegan and they have a huge collection of great scents.

Edit: I was told the brand Le Couvent Des Minimes also offers perfume!

The fragrance brands that aren’t cruelty-free will be listed as part of the full list of companies that test on animals at Ulta, at the bottom.

Ulta Brands Tested On Animals Almay

Amazing Cosmetics

Aveeno

Benefit

Bio Oil

Bliss

Burberry

Bvlgari

Calvin Klein

Chloe

Clarins

Clarisonic

Clean & Clear

Clean

Clinique

Clinique

Covergirl

DKNY

Dior

Dolce & Gabbana

Donna Karan

Dr. Brandt

Elizabeth Arden

Escada

Essie

Estee Lauder

Exuviance Garnier

Givenchy

Gucci

Guerlain

Hugo Boss

Issey Miyake

Jergens

Jimmy Choo

John Frieda

Joico

Juicy Couture

Kate Spade

L’Oreal

La Roche Posay

Lancome

Lancome

Marc Jacobs Fragrance

Matrix

Maybelline

Maybelline

Mederma

Michael Kors

Neutrogena

Nexxus

Nicole by OPI

Nioxin

Nivea

Nuxe OGX

OPI

Olay

Paco Rabanne

Peter Thomas Roth

Phyto

Prada

Ralph Lauren

Redken

Revlon

Revlon

Rimmel

Sally Hansen

Sebastian

Simple

Smashbox Now CF!

Now CF! Stila Now CF!

Now CF! Strivectin

Tigi

Tony Moly

Tresseme

Vera Wang

Versace

Vichy

Vince Camuto

Wella

Yves Saint Laurent

Don’t forget to pin this list for later!

Please leave me your thoughts in the comments, and don’t hesitate to bring up any brands I might have overlooked.

Do you shop at Ulta? What are your favorite cruelty-free brands available there?