Curious about which makeup brands are vegan and cruelty-free? There are so many brands on the market it can be difficult to know which brands are truly cruelty-free and vegan. Tons of brands claim to be cruelty-free and vegan when they aren’t. Some popular makeup brands that aren’t cruelty-free include Wet n Wild, MAC, NARS, Maybelline, L’Oréal, and more. Let’s first do a rundown of what the terms mean.
What does vegan mean?
- Vegan simply means a product has no animal by-products in it. This can apply to food, clothing, beauty products, and many other products.
What is cruelty-free?
- Cruelty-free means a product hasn’t been tested on animals. This includes everything from the beginning stages up to the final product. It also means a brand is not selling its products in a country where they are required to be tested, by law.
What is the difference between vegan and cruelty-free?
- A product can be vegan but not cruelty-free and vice versa. Many cruelty-free products still contain animal byproducts. Some products can be vegan and not include any animal byproducts, but still be tested on animals.
What are some nonvegan ingredients?
- The most common nonvegan ingredients in beauty products include beeswax, lanolin, carmine, fur, and silk. Other ingredients could be animal-derived as well so it is always a smart idea to ask the brand to verify if a product is vegan. Even if a product looks vegan, if there are any questionable ingredients, it is always smart to ask the brand to verify.
Refer to the page “What is Vegan and Cruelty-Free?” for an even further breakdown of the term cruelty-free. Here are some makeup brands that are cruelty-free and also totally vegan!!
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Cruelty-Free and Vegan Makeup Brands
- About Face
- Athr Beauty use code veganbeauty15 for 15% off
- Axiology
- Barry M
- Cover FX
- Elf Cosmetics
- Exa Beauty
- Florence By Mills
- Freck
- Glamlite
- GXVE
- Half Magic Beauty
- Haus Labs
- Juice Beauty
- KVD Beauty
- Kylie Cosmetics (Kylie Cosmetics is owned by a parent company that tests on animals)
- LH Cosmetics
- Lime Crime use code veganbeautyaddict20 for 20% off
- LYS Beauty
- Mented Cosmetics
- Merit
- Milk Makeup
- Mob Beauty
- Necromancy Cosmetica use code veganbeautyaddict for 15% off
- ONE/SIZE
- Pacifica use code Jess15 for 15% off
- Pop Beauty
- PYT Beauty use code veganbeautyaddict for 15% off
- Rare Beauty
- Shroud Cosmetics use code veganbeautyaddict for 10% off
- Spectrum Collections
- Thrive Causemetics
- Tower 28
Cruelty-Free Free Makeup Brands With Vegan Options
- Ace Beauté
- Anastasia Beverly Hills
- Beauty Bakerie
- Beauty Blender
- Ben Nye
- Catrice
- Charlotte Tilbury (Charlotte Tilbury Vegan Product List)
- Coloured Raine
- Colourpop (Colourpop Vegan Product List)
- Covergirl (Covergirl is owned by a parent company that tests on animals)
- Danessa Myricks
- Dermablend (Dermablend is owned by a parent company that tests on animals)
- Dose of Colors
- Essence (Essence Vegan Product List)
- Fenty Beauty (Fenty Beauty Vegan Product List)
- Glossier
- Hourglass (Hourglass is owned by a parent company that tests on animals)
- Huda Beauty
- Ilia
- IT Cosmetics (IT Cosmetics is owned by a parent company that tests on animals)
- Jane Iredale
- Josie Maran
- Jouer
- Juvia’s Place
- Kosas (Kosas Vegan Product List)
- L.A. Girl
- Lawless (Lawless Vegan Product List)
- Lily Lolo
- Lush (Lush Vegan Product List)
- Makeup By Mario (Makeup By Mario Vegan Product List)
- Makeup Revolution
- Melt Cosmetics
- Milani (Milani Vegan Product List)
- Nabla
- NYX Cosmetics (NYX is owned by a parent company that tests on animals)
- Perricone MD
- Pixi Beauty
- Profusion
- PÜR Cosmetics
- r.e.m. beauty
- Rimmel (Rimmel is owned by a parent company that tests on animals)
- rms Beauty
- Smashbox (Smashbox is owned by a parent company that tests on animals)
- Sugarpill
- Tarte (Tarte is owned by a parent company that tests on animals)
- Too Faced (Too Faced is owned by a parent company that tests on animals)
- Uoma Beauty
Shop Cruelty-Free and Vegan Makeup
Thank you for using the affiliate links and codes in this post, it helps me with a small compensation so I can provide more content. Products in this post were sent by brand for consideration.
Curious about more vegan makeup options from cruelty-free brands? Check out my other vegan lists for more vegan makeup options from cruelty-free companies.
