Is cosmetic animal testing banned in Russia?
Partial ban
Russia allows alternative testing methods but still permits animal testing for cosmetics.
Russia is one of 5 countries classified “Partial ban” for cosmetic animal testing — 3% of the 174 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Testing cosmetics on animals
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Mongolia
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Kazakhstan
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Finland
- Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.
- Norway
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Kyrgyzstan
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Estonia
- Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned due to EU-wide regulations since 2013.
Other laws in Russia
- Dog Meat
- Legal / not prohibited
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