Vegan skincare products typically don’t contain the chemicals that can irritate sensitive skin, making them an excellent option.
Clean beauty products often combine ingredients like bakuchiol – a plant-based alternative to retinol which has proven its efficacy for improving complexions – with clean aesthetics.
Activist Beauty
Activist Skincare products combine natural botanicals and clinically-proven active ingredients for maximum efficacy, plus vegan- and cruelty-free status. Their commitment to sustainability includes refillable glass packaging with low waste plastic refill packets – helping reduce carbon emissions and shipping waste while at the same time improving aesthetics and comfort.
At every purchase, each contributes directly to real activism – they are members of 1% for the Planet and donate part of their revenue to environmental organizations! That’s pretty cool.
Pacifica
Pacifica is a cruelty-free vegan skincare brand. They are Leaping Bunny and PETA approved, so you know their products are completely devoid of animal-derived ingredients.
For those with sensitive skin, they offer a comprehensive collection that’s gentle yet effective. Their star ingredient, vegan collagen (made through plant fermentation), has proven just as potent as marine-derived forms.
Their barrier face wash and cream contain shea butter and other skin-loving ingredients to restore lipid barrier function, providing protection against environmental stresses.
Milk Makeup
Milk Makeup, launched in 2016 and quickly becoming a favorite with millennials, offers clean yet fashionable beauty for both photo studio and street style looks.
They use innovative, plant-based ingredients in place of animal-derived ones – for instance, their mascara has replaced beeswax with plant oils to provide just as much volume.
This company boasts an excellent social media presence, engaging influencers and bloggers through engagement on various social channels. You can find their products at both Sephora and Cult Beauty.
Bybi
BYBI Beauty produces vegan and cruelty-free skincare products to support skin health, such as cleansers, moisturizers, and boosters. BYBI primarily sells these items direct to consumers.
Elsie Rutterford and Dominika Minarovic founded this brand in 2017 as beauty bloggers dedicated to producing products which benefit both skin health and the planet.
Babe Balm multi-tasker from this brand is an all-purpose solution for dry skin that features sesame seed, jojoba seed, plum kernel oil and kokum butter in an antibacterial base. Free of fragrance or essential oil-derived fragrances or essential oils – perfect for sensitive skin types!
Herbivore Botanicals
Julia Wills and Alex Kummerow founded Herbivore Botanicals in their Seattle kitchen in 2011 as a vegan skincare line to assist Julia with healing her eczema.
Their products are created using only cold-pressed, food grade oils and steam distilled therapeutic-grade essential oils that have been carefully chosen for each ingredient’s specific purpose and never use fillers or synthetic ingredients.
A combination of bilberry lactic, sugar cane glycolic, orange peel citric, and apple malic acids combined with vitamin C-rich kakadu plum can exfoliate and even out skin tone while improving texture, increasing clarity, and providing additional hydration benefits. Rose water and vegan sodium hyaluronate complete the formula.
Nuria Beauty
Nuria Beauty founder Naomi Furgiuele selected only natural ingredients from around the globe and combined them with modern science for skincare products that help keep skin healthy and vibrant. All Nuria products are vegan-friendly, carbon neutral and cruelty free.
Purify blemished skin with this straightforward three-step routine featuring Rescue Rebalancing Cleanser with Mandarin Orange to gently cleanse and help rebalance acne-prone complexions, plus the Defend Gentle Exfoliator that uses no plastic microbeads – followed by the Hydrating Night Treatment that helps nourish dry skin while diminishing fine lines and wrinkles.
CBDFX
CBDfx is a skincare and beauty brand offering high-quality topical CBD products. Their Balm Sticks feature shea butter, essential oils, and hemp-derived cannabinoids – available as Muscle & Joint relief or Calming & Moisturizing variants for maximum benefit.
They use safe extraction processes to ensure purity. Their products include vegan-friendly face masks, serums and body creams – many have even been included in vegancuts Beauty Boxes! Perfect for dry and sensitive skin types alike.
Gypsy Soul Organics
Gypsy Soul Organics is a vegan skincare line made up of world-sourced plant extracts. Their products range from toners and moisturizers, all the way through essential oils and wellness services such as Vibrational Raindrop Technique and Zyto Scan.
Pink Moon Apothecary offers solid lotion bars featuring Shea and Cocoa butters, jojoba oil and beeswax to nourish skin health. Available with or without fragrance options for added sensory experience. They provide an ideal way to take care of yourself.
Dirt Don’t Hurt is an eco-conscious oral care company, believing sometimes getting dirty is necessary to achieve ultimate cleanliness. They use 100% organic ingredients in their mouthwash, toothpaste and bamboo toothbrushes.
