Are LOLA products tested on animals?Updated 9 months ago

Our pads, liners, cleansing wipes, cleansing wash, and Cramp Care products are never tested on animals.

Tampons, condoms, and personal lubricants (including our pleasure gel) are all regulated as Class II medical devices under FDA, and as a result, must adhere to specific legal standards.

In the interest of full transparency, before 2016, legal standards required our manufacturer (and all manufacturers and brands who sell these products in the US) to evaluate the safety of their products by performing some animal tests prior to launching as part of the FDA’s 510(k) clearance application. Once a new Class II medical device receives FDA clearance, no further testing is required unless there is a material change made to the product.

As such, our manufacturers have not conducted any animal tests on our products regulated as Class II medical devices since receiving FDA 510(k) clearance. We are thrilled that the FDA now supports cruelty-free methods of evaluating the safety of these products in certain circumstances. In the event that we launch a new tampon, condom, or lubricant, we will require our manufacturing partners to demonstrate the safety of any newly developed product without the use of animal testing whenever possible.

At LOLA, we are wholly committed to a future without animal testing. We appreciate your concern on the topic, and welcome any further questions or follow-up to ensure you feel comfortable joining the LOLA community.