Vegan skincare has quickly become a top priority among beauty-lovers. While organic and natural products don’t necessarily need to be vegan-certified, a vegan product contains no animal ingredients or by-products.
Common skincare irritants like honey, beeswax, lanolin, keratin and collagen must be avoided; fortunately, brands have begun offering plant-based alternatives that have proven themselves over time.
Neighbourhood Botanical Face Oils
Micaela Nisbet creates all her products herself using only natural, eco-cert ingredients sourced locally and organically. Micaela’s facial oil contains wheatgerm oil for vitamins that support skin health, along with rosehip which hydrates while soothing inflammation and redness.
This serum offers a cooling and balancing blend of blue tansy oil, organic jojoba oil, kukui nut oil, cedarwood oil, clary sage oil and lavender oil to provide a truly balanced lipid barrier and produce glowing complexions.
Evolve
Evolve is a sustainable brand that uses organic, fair trade ingredients in biodegradable packaging. Their handmade products can be found throughout the UK and offer those looking for gentle cleansing solutions an excellent solution.
The Multi-Peptide 360 Anti-Ageing Cream is an age-defying favourite, working to visibly reduce wrinkles while improving skin tone and clarity. Their Miracle Facial Oil provides light yet nourishing care, featuring natural retinol from rosehip extract as well as organic argan oils to nourish mature or dry skin while its delightful organic rose and vanilla extract scent create an inviting sensory experience.
Monday Muse
Monday Muse is a vegan skincare brand offering multi-use vegan solutions designed to balance skin tone, reduce the appearance of pores, and soothe acne-prone complexions. Formulated with Prebiotics, Red Marine Algae, and Niacinamide; their products promote natural microbiome balance by helping balance oil production while encouraging ceramide synthesis while strengthening the barrier function – gentle enough even for sensitive skin! Check out all Monday Muse products online now.
Milk Makeup
Following TikTok’s popular trend of applying milk directly onto skin for an instant glow boost, there has been an explosion of milky beauty products such as Summer Fridays’ ShadeDrops mineral milk sunscreen or Violette FR’s California lip balm that feel soft and light against the complexion.
Vegan cleansers are made up of a blend of milks that work to hydrate and comfort skin. Desert Milk from fruit found in desert environments such as Kalahari melons, baobab trees and jojoba trees helps plump skin while shea butter can provide soothing moisture.
Skyn Iceland
Skyn Iceland’s natural blends are designed to restore nutrients lost through stress, using pollution-free glacial water, Arctic cloudberry and cranberry seed oils (known as “super fruits of the Arctic”) and antioxidant-rich ginkgo biloba leaf extract as ingredients. Furthermore, Skyn Iceland also offers Glacial Cleansing Wipes which help maintain radiant skin health and appearance.
Sarah Kugelman founded her vegan, cruelty-free brand known for its Hydracool Firming Eye Gels and Microneedle Eye Patches seventeen years ago. Amerikas provides expertise in distribution and product acceleration to support this company.
BYBI Beauty
Vegan skincare is an increasingly popular trend and represents an ethical shift within beauty practices. Certifications like PETA-approved vegan, Leaping Bunny and Vegan Society help ensure that products used contain no animal ingredients or cruelty.
Elsie and Dominika, clean beauty bloggers from Canada, collaborated to found BYBI (which stands for “By Beauty Insiders”). Their products feature organic oils such as meadowfoam seed oil, kuikui oil, prickly pear extract, Japanese camellia flower oil and plant-derived squalane as a more sustainable option than shark-derived alternatives.
Skin Proud
Skin Proud, a cruelty-free vegan skincare brand from the United Kingdom designed specifically to meet the needs of Gen Z and young millennials, recently debuted at Walmart. Their range includes gentle cleansers, masks and serums containing skin-loving ingredients.
Color coded products from their line make creating an effective morning or evening skincare regimen simple, while their Face Melt Cleansing Balm is known for melting away makeup and SPF with its luxurious gel texture.
