Clean at Sephora, Leaping Bunny; Kendo/LVMH-owned
| Ingredient transparency | Full ingredient list read and categorised |
| Ownership | Ole Henriksen is owned by Kendo Brands, part of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE. Kendo acquired the founder owned company in 2011. The brand was founded in Los Angeles in 1984 by Danish facialist Ole Henriksen, who no longer holds an ownership stake. |
| Cruelty free | Yes |
| Vegan | Partial |
| Organic | No |
| Certifications | PETA's Beauty Without Bunnies list carries Ole Henriksen as cruelty free, stating that neither its ingredients nor finished products are tested on animals and that its suppliers and third parties follow the same standard. The brand does not appear anywhere in Leaping Bunny US's full current register of 2,354 certified companies, checked in full. No matching entry could be retrieved for Ole Henriksen in B Lab's archived B Corp company register or in COSMOS's certified products company list. EWG Verified's own directory blocks automated public search, so that possibility remains unverified rather than disproved. |
| External ratings | Clean at Sephora; Leaping Bunny |
| Reports note | <p>No COAs; LGBTQ-founded; conglomerate-owned</p> |
Claims made for this brand that could not be confirmed in a certifier's own register. A brand website is a claim, not a source.
No third party certification claims were found on the brand's own site. It cites only its own clinical study results and does not publicise Leaping Bunny, B Corp, EWG Verified or COSMOS status, so nothing required stripping.
Founding in 1984 and 2011 acquisition by Kendo/LVMH https://whoownsthatbrand.com/ole-henriksen
PETA cruelty free listing https://crueltyfree.peta.org/?s=ole+henriksen
Absence from Leaping Bunny US's full certified company register (2,354 companies checked) https://www.leapingbunny.org/shopping-guide
Absence from B Lab's archived B Corp company register http://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/&matchType=prefix
Absence from COSMOS certified products directory company list https://www.cosmos-standard.org/en/databases/products-directory/
Brand's own site content, no certification claims made https://www.olehenriksen.com/
Why there is no score: Partial read. No score is published. Ingredient lists were obtained for 26 of 39 products, 67 percent of the catalogue. The other 13 products publish no ingredient list that could be read. A percentage drawn from part of a catalogue is not a figure for the range, so none is shown.
Catalogue 39 products, 26 with an ingredient list, 13 without.
Last checked 22 July 2026.
We analysed 26 OleHenriksen products, categorising every listed ingredient by function, origin (raw natural, naturally derived or synthetic) and safety concern. This is not the whole catalogue, so it is reported as a partial read. Percentages show the share of each formula that is natural or naturally derived.
Most common flags: Limonene, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum/Fragrance, Linalool, Citral, Polysorbate 60, LIMONENE, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, CITRAL, Polysorbate 20, Dimethicone, LINALOOL
Coverage: Partial read: ingredient lists were published for 26 of 39 products, 67 percent of the catalogue. No average is shown, because a figure drawn from part of a catalogue is not the figure for the range.
Analyst note: PARTIAL READ: ingredient lists were found for 26 of 39 products in the catalogue, 67 percent. The remaining products do not publish an ingredient list where it could be read automatically. Any average below is calculated on the 26 products read, and is not a figure for the whole range.
| Product | Natural | Ingredients | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silkfoliant Daily Tri-Acid Smoothing Toner with Mandelic Acid | 88% | 32 | 9 |
| B5 Boost Solid Foaming Gentle Cleanser | 92% | 36 | 5 |
| C-Rush Brightening Gel Crème | 89% | 46 | 5 |
| Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment | 95% | 44 | 6 |
| Jumbo Touch Moisturizing Body Oil | 91% | 11 | 5 |
| Pout Preserve Chillers Peptide Lip Treatment | 94% | 50 | 7 |
| Peach Glaze 2% Niacinamide Cleanser for dull and uneven skin | 88% | 26 | 2 |
| Peach Glaze Glow Niacinamide Serum with Vitamin C | 87% | 45 | 4 |
| BeamCream Smoothing Body Moisturizer | 87% | 47 | 6 |
| Banana Bright Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 | 94% | 47 | 5 |
| Renew + Strengthen Nighttime Skincare Routine | 86% | 72 | 7 |
| Après Skin Rich Rescue Barrier Moisturizer with Ceramides | 88% | 58 | 6 |
| The Hangover Hack | 86% | 64 | 4 |
| Banana Bright+ Instant Glow Moisturizer with Vitamin C and Niacinamide | 88% | 51 | 7 |
| Banana Bright+ Vitamin CC Stick | 90% | 30 | 2 |
| Double Rewind 0.3% Pro-Grade Retinol Serum | 87% | 46 | 7 |
| Banana Bright Face Primer | 83% | 53 | 10 |
| Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment | 95% | 42 | 4 |
| Dewtopia 25% Acid Flash Facial Mask | 89% | 35 | 5 |
| Hydrabarrier Nourishing Face Oil | 96% | 26 | 4 |
| Strength Trainer Peptide Boost Moisturizer | 86% | 71 | 7 |
| Banana Bright+ Vitamin C Eye Crème for Dark Circles | 86% | 64 | 4 |
| Truth Juice Daily Cleanser | 92% | 36 | 4 |
| Truth Serum | 84% | 37 | 7 |
| Dewtopia 20% Acid Night Treatment | 88% | 41 | 7 |
| Banana Bright 15% Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum | 86% | 49 | 8 |
Full ingredient breakdown
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