Is Koh Body Care cruelty-free?Updated 6 days ago

Sensitive Hand Wash and Sensitive Body Wash are both cruelty-free. Neither the finished washes nor the ingredients that go into them are tested on animals. Both are made in Australia.

Cruelty-free covers two things for Koh Body Care: the finished washes and the individual ingredients that go into them. Neither is tested on animals. Dermatological testing is done on human volunteers instead, which is what HRIPT means.

Cruelty-free covers two things here, and they're worth separating because plenty of labels only cover the first. The finished washes aren't tested on animals, and neither are the individual ingredients that go into them.

The skin testing that does happen is done on people who've volunteered for it. That's what HRIPT means: Human Repeat Insult Patch Test, a panel of volunteers wearing the product under patches over several weeks while dermatologists check the skin. Both washes hold current HRIPT certification, and both are recognised by the Eczema Association of Australasia.