Vegan Beauty: 10 Beauty Brands You Didn’t Know Were Vegan
Vegan beauty products contain no animal ingredients. Animal ingredients commonly found in beauty products include:
Beeswax
Collagen
Carmine
Keratin
Guanine
Lanoline
Squalane
Carotene.
Vegan beauty
Shopping for vegan beauty products is important if you are seeking items that contain no animal products. There are plenty of prominent beauty brands out there, but there plenty of vegan beauty brands too - some that you may not have heard of.
Here are ten beauty brands that you probably didn’t know were vegan.
1. Emani Vegan Cosmetics
Emani Vegan Cosmetics is a USA eco-friendly makeup brand that’s 100% vegan, cruelty-free, gluten-free, talc-free, organic, paraben-free and toxin-free. Based in California and recently launched in the UK, the brand was started by Michelle Doan, a professional makeup artist who wanted to create high-quality and natural cosmetic products that have been formulated without irritating ingredients.
You can shop Emani Vegan Cosmetics at LoveLula, the world's natural beauty shop.
2. Spectrum Collections
If you want bold and super sassy makeup brushes and accessories, check out Spectrum Collections. From Unicorn Goals to ‘You Look Marbleous’, you can find a cruelty-free luxury quality makeup brush set from this brand that’s been vegan-approved by the Vegan Society and PETA.
3. Pacifica
Pacifica Beauty is a makeup, skincare and perfume brand. As well as its 100% vegan and cruelty-free stance, Pacifica is passionate about the environment, so it runs a recycling program. In collaboration with Preserve, the recycling program allows all customers to send their empty products for free so that they can be reused and recycled, instead of being disposed of and ending up in the ocean.
4. Nailberry
Nailberry is an award-winning, non-toxic, breathable nail polish brand. Certified vegan, cruelty-free, gluten-free and halal, Nailberry provides beautiful nail polish shades that are high-shine and long-lasting. You can select from different nail collections, from The Apothecary Edit: Nail Care to L’Oxygéné, a luxury nail polish range that leaves your nails looking like a healthy and freshly done manicure.
5. Eco Tools
Eco Tools sells vegan makeup brushes and natural beauty products. It was started in 2007 by sisters Jen and Stacey, who believe that women should look beautiful on the outside and feel just as good on the inside. The founders wanted to be able to create affordable and high-quality products that are environmentally-friendly, so Eco Tools products are created from recycled materials.
6. INIKA Organic
INIKA Organic is a vegan, cruelty-free and organic makeup brand. The brand philosophy is all about pure, natural and flawless cosmetics that are formulated with the Earth’s natural and high-quality ingredients. INIKA has become a world-renowned makeup brand that’s won a number of cosmetic awards, including an accolade by the 2018 Glamour Beauty Awards for its Long Lash Vegan Mascara - one of INIKA’s top best sellers.
7. Note Beauty
Note Beauty is a vegan-friendly, paraben-free and cruelty-free cosmetics brand. It’s a brand that believes in creating beauty products that benefit the skin, so its makeup products are dermatologically tested and formulated with natural ingredients, including essential oils, vitamins and minerals. With Note Beauty, you can create your desired looks and fuel your passion for beauty.
8. Bondi Sands
If you want to achieve a sun-kissed look, then look no further than Australian tanning brand Bondi Sands. Bondi Sands’ tanning products are salon-quality so you can tan and get a bronzed body in the comfort of your own home. And it’s vegan!
9. Axiology
Axiology sells ‘100% evil-free’ lipstick and crayons that have been made ‘with no scary ingredients, no animal testing, no exploitation, no lies.’ The founder, Ericka Rodriguez, was keen to create lipsticks that don’t harm human beings, animals or the planet, so Axiology was born. If you’re a lipstick lover, Axiology is available in a variety of colours.
You can shop Axiology at Glow Organic.
10. Ere Perez
An Australian makeup brand founded by a Mexican-born natural therapist, Ere Perez prides itself on high-quality vegan cosmetic products that are easy to apply, toxin-free, healthy, natural, nourishing and suitable for every skin type.
You can shop Ere Perez at LoveLula.
Here are some other vegan beauty brands you might not have known about:
Nanshy
Eco By Sonya
PHB Ethical Beauty
E.L.F. Cosmetics
Au Naturale
The Lip Bar
Osea Malibu
Concrete Minerals
Black Moon Cosmetics
Londontown