Are Koh products vegan?Updated 15 days ago

For Koh, vegan means the formulations don't contain ingredients derived from animals. Common animal-derived ingredients used in some cleaning, laundry, and personal care products include beeswax, lanolin (from sheep wool grease), tallow (rendered animal fat), honey, carmine (from cochineal insects), milk derivatives, and certain forms of glycerine, stearic acid, lactic acid, or oleic acid that can be sourced from animal fats. Koh formulations across the cleaning range, laundry range, and personal care range don't include any of these animal-derived ingredients. The full ingredient list for any specific product is shown on its koh.com product page.

For Koh, vegan means the formulations don't contain ingredients derived from animals. The most common ones in cleaning, laundry, and personal care products are excluded across the Koh range.

Glycerine, lactic acid, and oleic acid are functional ingredients that appear in several Koh products. All three can technically be sourced from either plant or animal origins depending on the supplier, which is why customers ask whether the Koh versions are plant-derived. Glycerine in Koh Body Wash, Hand Wash, Dishwashing Liquid, and Sensitive Laundry Sheets is vegetable-derived from plant oils, confirmed by Koh's suppliers. Lactic acid in Koh Body Wash and Hand Wash is produced via fermentation of plant-based sugars, confirmed by Koh's suppliers. Oleic acid in Koh 60 Wash Laundry Liquid and Sensitive Laundry Liquid is sourced from plant oils including palm kernel and olive, confirmed by Koh's suppliers. Koh surfactants are sourced from RSPO-certified suppliers (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil), so palm-derived ingredients in Koh formulations come from sustainable supply chains. Koh doesn't claim "palm-free" because most plant-based surfactants and fatty acids are partially palm-derived.

Koh does not currently hold third-party vegan certification from external programs such as the Vegan Society Trademark, Vegan Action Certified Vegan, or BeVeg. Koh's vegan-formulation position is a stated company policy based on the ingredients used in our manufacturing, supported by direct supplier confirmation of plant-origin sourcing for the functional ingredients that could otherwise be animal-derived. It's not an externally audited certification at this time. Customers who want third-party verified vegan status can look for products carrying those certifications. Koh's position on animal testing is detailed in a separate Help Centre article.

Koh does not currently hold third-party vegan certification.