Selecting cruelty-free skincare is more than a trend; it is an act of kindness. Cruelty-free products do not contain animal ingredients such as lanolin or beeswax that could potentially cause animal suffering.
Sustainable products tend to be less harsh and synthetic, producing no toxic chemical runoff that disrupts ecosystems. By purchasing such items, your purchases reflect your values while pushing the industry towards more ethical, conscientious practices.
Paula’s Choice
Paula’s Choice is an esteemed cruelty-free skincare brand known for their wide variety of effective products with clean ingredients and Leaping Bunny certification. Paula’s Choice has also become popular with influencers due to their powerful content and digital tools that help demystify skincare through easy ingredient information.
One such tool is an exhaustive ingredient index that details research behind nearly 4,000 skincare ingredients, while also offering a useful retinol calculator to find your optimal retinol strength for skin.
Paula’s Choice is owned by a parent company that tests on animals, making them neither cruelty-free nor vegan. Furthermore, Paula’s Choice doesn’t use vegan-friendly ingredients such as walnut shell powder in any of its exfoliators or facial scrubs; this includes walnut shell powder. However, its 2% BHA liquid exfoliant is vegan-friendly – one of my favorites and an affordable alternative to more costly exfoliators containing harsher substances like sugar.
The Inkey List
If you prefer minimalist skincare solutions, The Inkey List’s straightforward solutions may be perfect. Their packaging and marketing are focused around education so it’s easy to identify exactly what each product does and how it fits into your routine – adding serum boosters to moisturizers being just one example).
Recently released from the brand, this cleanser contains both salicylic acid and zinc compounds to control excess oiliness while helping prevent further breakouts. Use morning and night for clear congestion and smoother skin texture.
The Inkey List relies heavily on natural ingredients – their beloved Oat Cleansing Balm features an effective yet gentle formula to remove makeup and SPF while their new Symbright moisturiser contains 2% Kakadu Plum Extract and red algae complex! Furthermore, The Inkey List has also earned B-Corp certification, which requires high levels of transparency regarding employee benefits, charitable giving practices and supply chain standards.
Versed
Versed Skincare is an eco-conscious skincare brand with cruelty-free offerings for both men and women who prioritize sustainability. Their selection includes products with natural, healthy ingredients that offer greater sustainability benefits as well as great gifting options and text hotlines offering advice.
Versesd is proud to be certified cruelty-free and does not test on animals or use ingredients derived from them, nor sell in countries that require testing according to law.
Clean beauty brand Bakuchiol Booster has gained a strong following by emphasizing skin-care education. Their plant-based retinol alternative works beautifully and gently against wrinkles while their Dew Point Moisturising Gel-Cream delivers lightweight hydration for sensitive skin types. Furthermore, Bakuchiol highlights their sourcing and ingredient transparency via Instagram stories making this brand ideal for those who desire full knowledge of what their products contain.
Biossance
Biossance is known for offering eco-friendly clean beauty products that are both cruelty-free and eco-friendly, featuring a blacklist of harmful ingredients and partnering with Oceana as well as carbon neutral shipping and recyclable packaging.
Biossance utilizes patented technology to produce plant-based squalene. This innovative ingredient replaces animal squalene used for poaching sharks each year. Biossance’s Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil features this ingredient and has been featured on multiple “best of” lists.
Biossance stands out from the crowd with their commitment to eco-friendly skincare, earning Leaping Bunny certification and supporting environmental initiatives with every purchase made. Biossance’s parent company THG operates with zero waste facilities and donates proceeds from every sale towards environmental initiatives – this makes Biossance an excellent option for supporting eco-friendly and vegan brands that are both accessible and cruelty-free! Their products can be found at Sephora, Amazon and their own website – it makes Biossance worth looking out!
