TCM gua sha tools + vegan skincare, carbon-neutral
| Ingredient transparency | Full ingredient list read and categorised |
| Ownership | Independent and founder owned. Founded in 2017 by Stephanie Zheng, a licensed esthetician, as a solo founder, inspired by her grandmother's gua sha and jade rolling practice. No funding raised and no acquisition or parent company found. Registered in Saddle River, New Jersey. Actively trading as of July 2026, stocked by Ulta, Bloomingdale's, Credo and The Detox Market. |
| Cruelty free | Yes |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Organic | No |
| Certifications | Leaping Bunny, confirmed on the certifier's own brand page as certified since 2021, and corroborated by Leaping Bunny's own October 2021 announcement listing Mount Lai in that certification cohort. Not PETA listed, not registered with the Vegan Society, not B Corp, not MADE SAFE. |
| External ratings | Carbon-neutral; Credo Clean |
| Reports note | <p>TCM claims not clinical; CF self-declared</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.
PETA certification: Mount Lai's page on PETA's database returns not found and a search of that database returns no match, so cruelty-free standing rests on Leaping Bunny alone. The widely repeated claim that the range is 100 percent vegan is a brand claim with no Vegan Society trademark registration found. The carbon neutral claim on the brand's own about page names no certifier, and no match was found with Climate Impact Partners, SCS Global, Climate Active or any equivalent scheme, so it is unverified. B Corp and MADE SAFE return no match in either register. Sale through Credo and Ulta reflects retailer standards, not certifications.
Leaping Bunny certification since 2021 https://www.leapingbunny.org/brand/mount-lai
Leaping Bunny 2021 certification cohort https://www.leapingbunny.org/node/276811
PETA database returns no match https://crueltyfree.peta.org/?s=mount+lai
Founder and independence https://www.mountlai.com/pages/about
Founder profile https://www.glossy.co/beauty/stephanie-zheng-mount-lai-influencer-brand-to-know/
No funding raised, independent https://tracxn.com/d/companies/mountlai/
Still trading, stocked at Ulta https://www.ulta.com/brand/mount-lai
Why there is no score: Partial read. No score is published. Ingredient lists were obtained for 9 of 25 products, 36 percent of the catalogue. The other 16 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 25 products, 9 with an ingredient list, 16 without.
Last checked 22 July 2026.
We analysed 9 Mount Lai 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: Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Fragrance
Coverage: Partial read: ingredient lists were published for 9 of 25 products, 36 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 9 of 25 products in the catalogue, 36 percent. The remaining products do not publish an ingredient list where it could be read automatically. Any average below is calculated on the 9 products read, and is not a figure for the whole range.
| Product | Natural | Ingredients | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Bounce Overnight Face Lift Collagen Mask for Face | 90% | 30 | 1 |
| Berry Bounce Overnight Face Lift Collagen Mask for Face & Neck | 90% | 30 | 1 |
| Mei Apothecary Bounce & Blush Jelly Blusher | 50% | 12 | 3 |
| Tremella Tonic Activating Essence Mist | 100% | 12 | 0 |
| Plant Root Remedy Balancing Facial Oil | 100% | 20 | 0 |
| Hibiscus Scalp Revitalizing Oil | 100% | 26 | 0 |
| Mei Apothecary Spa Towel Wristbands for Drip-Free Face Washing - 2 Pairs | 100% | 6 | 0 |
| Brightening Berry Vitamin C Facial Oil | 100% | 14 | 0 |
| Calming Herbal Repair Serum Concentrate Balm | 100% | 24 | 0 |
Full ingredient breakdown
The full ingredient by ingredient breakdown of all 9 Mount Lai products (174 ingredients, each categorised by function, origin and safety concern) is free with an account.
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