Boycott, Divest, Sanction Israel
What Not To Buy
Estée Lauder: Not on the BDS list, but it bloody well should be.
L'Oréal: Was on the BDS list, but isn't anymore.
Unilever: Not on the BDS list, but has a limited and very specific problem with Israeli take over of Ben & Jerry's.
Estée Lauder is the WORST.
Ronald Lauder, the president, is a huge Zionist.
Estée Lauder owns:
- MAC!!!!!! (tragic)
- Clinique
- La Mer
- The Ordinary!!! (oh the humanity)
- Aveda
Complete List (Aug 2026)
- AERIN Beauty
- Becca Cosmetics
- Bobbi Brown
- Clinique
- Darphin Paris
- DECIEM by Brandon Truaxe
- Dr. Jart+
- Estée Lauder
- GLAMGLOW
- Lab Series
- La Mer
- MAC Cosmetics
- Origins
- Smashbox
- Tom Ford Beauty
- Too Faced
- Aveda
L'Oréal is next worst.
The founder of L'Oréal was a literal Nazi and anti-communist fascist.
And ironically they were on the official BDS list from 2008 for continuing
to operate a factory in occupied territories.
L'Oréal also uses Dead Sea minerals which they get from occupied territories.
Structurally L'Oréal invests heavily in Israel. Pre-90s L'Oréal participated
in an Arab League boycott of Israel, but charges in the USA changed their
entire direction. Now they invest heavily in the Israeli economy.
L'Oréal owns:
- Kiehl's! ... good enough reason not to buy that $56 pot of eternal youth
- CeraVe
- La Roche-Posay :'(
- SkinCeuticals
- Vichy
- Aesop
- Biotherm
- Thayers!!
Makeup
- Maybelline
- NYX
- Lancôme
- Urban Decay
Complete List (Aug 2026)
- Dark and Lovely Professional Expertise
- Essie, founded in 1981 and acquired by L'Oréal in 2010
- Garnier
- La Provençale
- L'Oréal Paris
- Maybelline
- Mixa
- Niely Cosmetics
- NYX Professional Makeup
- Thayers Natural Remedies
- Vogue Cosmetics
- 3CE Makeup & Cosmetics
- Aesop
- Armani Beauty and Fragrances
- Atelier Cologne
- Azzaro
- Biotherm
- Cacharel Fragrances
- Carita
- Creed Fragrances
- Diesel Fragrances
- Helena Rubinstein Incorporated
- IT Cosmetics
- Jacquemus la Beauté
- Kering Beauty and Fragrances
- Kiehl's
- Lancôme
- Maison Margiela Paris Fragrances
- Medik8
- Miu Miu Fragrances
- MUGLER
- Prada
- Proenza Schouler
- Ralph Lauren Fragrances
- Shu Uemura Cosmetics
- Takami Labo
- Urban Decay
- Valentino Beauty
- Viktor & Rolf Fragrances
- Yue Sai Beauty
- Youth to the People
- Yves Saint Laurent Beauté
Professional Products Division
- Biolage Professional Hair Spa
- Carol's Daughter
- Kérastase (created by L'Oréal in 1964)
- L'Oréal Professionnel Paris
- Matrix Haircare
- Mizani
- PulpRiot Hair Coloring
- Pureology Serious Color Care
-
Redken 5th Avenue NYC, founded by Paula Kent and Jheri Redding in 1960
and acquired by L'Oréal in 1993
- Shu Uemura Art of Hair
Dermatological & Skincare
- AcneFree
- Ambi
- CeraVe (owned by Bausch Health and sold to L'Oréal in 2017)
- Clarisonic
- Dermablend
- La Roche-Posay
- Logocos
- Sanoflore
- Skinbetter Science
- SkinCeuticals Advanced Professional Skincare
- Vichy's Vichy cosmetics
Unilever
Unilever (British/Dutch) is not on the BDS list, but was massively criticized
for the Ben & Jerry's scandal where founders Ben & Jerry wanted their
brand divested from Israel but Unilever (under pressure from USA government)
refused and sold rights to the Ben & Jerry's brand name to an Israeli company.
Other than that, Unilever doesn't seem any worse than every other corporate
overlord that does business in Israel.
- Paula's Choice
- Dove
- Dermalogica
- Axe (lol)
- Pears Soap
- Pond's
- Seventh Generation
- Shea Moisture
- Simple
- Vaseline
Unilever owns too much to list:
List of Unilever brands
Johnson & Johnson
Spends a lot of research money in Israel specifically. They definitely have
vested interests in Israel.
BUT, then J&J sold a bunch of its sub-corporations off to Kenvue.
Kenvue
Publicly traded, (J&J sold all its shares). Does business in Israel like
any other corporate overlord.
- Neutrogena (but might get bought out in 2026)
- Neostrata
- Aveeno
- Lubriderm
- Clean & Clear
- Johnson's Baby & Johnson's Adult
They own tons of stuff, but of interest are:
- Tylenol
- Listerine
- Band-Aid
- Nicorette
- Motrin
- Benadryl
- Rogaine
- OGX
- Neosporin
- Visine
- Stayfree
- Carefree
Procter & Gamble
They were part of an effort of a shareholder group to adopt specific human
rights rules of equality between Palestinian and Israeli employees
(The Holy Land Principles), but the proposal was withdrawn for no stated
reason and P&G said they already had strong enough human rights standards
in their international policies.
The group brought the proposal to a lot of corporate shareholder meetings
around that time (2015–2017).
→ Other than that, pretty standard. They have big shares of the consumer
market, but no outstanding amount of involvement than any other of the
corporate overlords.
- Olay
- Gillette
- Head & Shoulders
- Pantene
- Old Spice
- Herbal Essences
- Secret
Other Products
- Pampers
- Always
- Oral-B
- Braun
- Tide
“Independents” (aka private equity & mini overlords)
Independents That Suck!!!!!
Bubble
→ Owner is Israeli and is a Palestine genocide denier.
my iN.gredients
Owned by Look Beauty, owned by Upper Canada Soap.
→ Privately owned by some guy who strongly supports Zionist camps in
Canada (Camp Ramah).
Nivea
Owned by Beiersdorf Corp (Germany), which is owned by the Herz family.
→ They sell consumer goods in Israel and own part of an Israeli company.
Yves Rocher
Family owned by Groupe Rocher (France).
→ They sell consumer goods in Israel and own part of a company that
has operations in Israel.
→ Groupe Rocher owns Sabon, which started in Israel and uses Dead Sea
minerals.
**Good Enough Independents**
Shiseido (Japan):
- Drunk Elephant
- NARS
- Clé de Peau Beauté
- BAUM
- MAQuillAGE
- Lots of others.
→ No longer own bareMinerals or Laura Mercier, BUXOM.
Clarins: French from France, 100% family owned.
Marcelle: Canadian family owned.
- Marcelle
- Lise Watier / Watier
- Annabelle
Indeed Labs: Privately owned in Canada.
→ It develops its products but they are manufactured elsewhere.
Pacifica: Privately owned. USA. Vegan.
Collins: Private family owned in Canada.
RoC: Originally French from France, but operates out of New York, USA. Owned by Bridgepoint private equity (prior to 2020 was sold by Johnson & Johnson).
Cetaphil: Parent company is Galderma. Until 2019 was owned by the same company that owns Nestlé and is still 20% owned by L'Oréal.
Byoma: Owned by Bansk Group. A Scotland private equity firm manufactured in South Korea.
Good Molecules: Private company ownership by founders. Owned in USA and manufactured in USA & South Korea.
The Inkey List: Still (as of 2026) mostly owned and operated by founding independent company in UK, but is shared out to private equity and Unilever.
Vanicream: Owned by Pharmaceutical Specialties, Inc. (PSI), a USA company. (It's not PSI CRO, which is a pharmaceutical corporation with labs in Israel.)
Pixi: Owned by founding family company in England (with Swedish associations).
e.l.f. Cosmetics: Independent publicly traded USA company. Most manufacturing in China.
Glo Canada / Glo Skin Beauty: No longer Canadian. Owned by KYT Group.
Glow Recipe: Owned by independent founders in USA (two Korean women who live in USA).
→ They make Watermelon Glow.
South Korean
- TIRTIR
- The Face Shop
- mixsoon
- Torriden
- Purito
- Laneige
- I'm From — owned by Wishcompany, South Korea
- Medicube
- Anua
