Is Clinique cruelty-free? The answer is complicated. Their company’s official statement is that they do not test on animals except where required by law, which isn’t a definitive answer. Many nations have completely banned animal testing of cosmetics, including the entirety of the EU. Others have encouraged companies to avoid animal testing when possible by encouraging alternative methods. However, there is one market that is a holdout of older, crueler methods: China. Checkout our favorite vegan makeup remover - or read on for more! The China Effect Until 2014, all cosmetics manufactured or sold in China were required to be tested on animals, which meant that virtually all major cosmetics firms engaged in animal testing. The Chinese cosmetics market is...