With vegan and cruelty-free beauty products becoming more readily available, it’s now easier than ever to lower your demand for products that include animal ingredients or have been tested on animals. Plants are nature’s best source for good-for-you ingredients and provide a wealth of antioxidants that will help your skin.
Neighbourhood Botanical Face Oils
This is a light oil that works to balance the skin as well as restore and refresh. It also helps minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles! It’s packed with anti inflammatory fatty acids that help calm redness and irritation, too.
This hydrating oil is rich in nourishing oils including jojoba, baobab and kukui nut oils. It’s also packed with a powerful antioxidant chamazulene that helps heal and soothe the skin.
Neighbourhood Botanicals is a female-led skincare brand that uses high-quality cold-pressed oils and natural ingredients. The brand is based in east London and their products are all vegan, cruelty-free and sustainably focused. They offer a refill scheme and are carbon-negative, using recycled or plastic-free packaging. Founded by Micaela Nisbet, the brand believes that natural products are better for your skin and you don’t need to use a million different things to get great results. All their products are created in their lab by the founder herself, and they never just repackage white-label formulations!
Evolve
Evolve Organic Beauty is an artisan brand that chooses green science – the power of the plant kingdom over synthetic alternatives. Their ethos is to make skincare enjoyable – all their products have wonderful scents and textures, designed to work with your skin’s natural processes to create a luxurious experience. They also care about the environment – all their plastic bottles are 75% post consumer recycled PET plastic and their cardboard cartons are 40% grass fibre, which is grown in fields outside their factory.
All of their products are hand made and hand blended to ensure the precious antioxidants in their natural oils, butters and extracts are kept fresh – every product tells you its expiry date on the label. They are a clean, ethical and transparent British cosmetic brand with winning products like their Radiant Glow Mask, Gentle Cleansing Melt and Hyaluronic Serum.
All of their ingredients are vegan and cruelty free. The brand is run by Laura Rudoe and her team of seasoned natural formulation experts who have over 30 years of product development experience.
Monday Muse
Founded by Lune Martens during lockdown in 2020, Monday Muse is a vegan skincare brand with an emphasis on nutrition. Its products are made with natural, ethically sourced ingredients and independently patch tested to ensure they’re suitable for a range of skin types including sensitive and eczema-prone skin.
Its elegant formulas like The Nectar Vitamin Facial Oil, PS48, use cold-pressed, non-fragranced oils (like prickly pear seed and black cumin seed) to nourish and protect the skin barrier. The line has also expanded into a hair treatment, The Gloss Scalp & Hair Oil, for those with problematic scalp or hair concerns.
The brand’s minimalist, beautifully designed packaging and streamlined product selection have helped it become a cult-favourite among beauty influencers. Its direct-to-consumer strategy allowed it to build close relationships with its customers while avoiding retail markups. This year, the brand has started to expand into bricks and mortar stores such as UK department store Harrods and French luxury retailer Galeries Lafayette.
Milk Makeup
Vegan beauty products are less likely to irritate your skin due to the fact that they use fewer chemical irritants. They are also packed with vitamins and antioxidants, ensuring healthy skin. Plant-based beauty products are also better for the environment as they reduce demand on animal agriculture which is one of the main causes of greenhouse gases.
Milk Makeup is an NYC-based makeup and skincare brand that formulates fun, effective and inclusive vegan beauty products. From cannabis sativa seed oil-infused mascara to high-shine lip glosses, their product packaging is neutral with a rebellious edge. They have mastered social media by reposting photos of their products from influencers, makeup artists and everyday users to capture the attention of their target audience.
Their products are also cruelty-free and carry the Leaping Bunny logo which means they have never tested any of their ingredients or products on animals. This is great news for animal lovers and vegans alike. Vegan face care