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Mad Hippie Vegan Skincare Line Not Just for the Counterculture!
Are you an unrepentant hippie who likes to donate money to charitable causes while giving some love to your own skin? If so, this delightful product is for you! We were instantly drawn to this line when we first saw it on the grocery shelf. The packaging is cheerful and fun, with funky lettering, hand-drawn hearts, and 60’s-style flowers. Mad Hippie’s website https://www.madhippie.com/ is equally appealing, featuring more flowers, sliced fruit and peace signs. Their vibe is organic, and so are Continue reading [...]
Some Vegan Beauty Products to Try This Week
It's time for our weekly vegan and cruelty-free beauty product picks. There are so many great products to tell you about, but again we'll narrow it down to a handful so you can have a short list to take with you if you go shopping - or to work off of if you shop online. Continue reading [...]
5 Homemade Vegan Foot Scrub Recipes
If you don't want to search around for a vegan and cruelty-free foot scrub, consider making one yourself. That way, you’ll know exactly what’s in your scrub, that it’s not tested on animals, and that it’s just the right texture and aroma that you want.
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Today’s Vegan Beauty Product Picks
Want more ideas for fantastic vegan beauty products to try? We thought you would, so we have a few goodies for you. The following are some vegan perfumes, lotions, and scrubs that you can either purchase in your local health food market or easily buy online. Continue reading [...]
Top 5 Vegan Exfoliating Products for the Body
Now that the weather is warming up where we live, we’re wearing clothes that are showing a bit more of our body, which means we’re trying to get our skin in perfect glowing condition. We’ve been using exfoliating scrubs almost every day lately, so that our hands, arms, neck, buns, legs, and feet will be bump-free, bright, and radiant when we step out in our shorts, tank tops, and skirts. Continue reading [...]
Skinnamon Vegan Body Scrubs
Looking for a yummy vegan skin scrub? Check out Skinnamon. You may want to eat it, because it looks and smells super indulgent. But, don’t. Treat your skin to this sweet and sensual product. It’s made with natural plant essences and oils that the skin all over your body can delight in. Continue reading [...]
Hugo Naturals Artisan Vegan Soaps and Bath Products
You may know about Hugo Naturals body, nail, and baby products. We’ve mentioned some of them in a few of our previous posts. We love them because they’re, well, natural. And, they’re cruelty free. Plus, they smell amazing and they’re packaged quite beautifully.
You may not have heard about Hugo Natural Artisan products, however. These are the products we want to talk to you about, because they’re especially stunning in appearance and they feel ultra indulgent. Continue reading [...]
Soap Soap Company
We love when we find small companies that take on big agendas, like keeping animals safe and committing to crafting only vegan products. We recently discovered such a company. We came across Soapy Soap Company, a (you guess it) soap company that creates 100% cruelty-free, all-natural soaps from scratch.
Soapy Soap Company doesn’t purchase a soap base to make its soap bars from. The company manufactures all of its products by hand, in small batches, so it can control the quality of ingredients and the ethical nature by which the soaps are made.
Want to hear more about Soapy Soap Company? We thought you would. Here’s what’s fantastic about this cruelty-free skin care company and how you can get some of Soapy Soap Company’s great products. Continue reading [...]
Mullein and Sparrow: Luxury Beauty Products that are Vegan and Cruelty Free
Anyone who says you compromise luxury when you only use vegan and cruelty-free beauty products has clearly never heard of Mullein & Sparrow luxury vegan and cruelty-free beauty products. Mullein & Sparrow is a Brooklyn-based skin, body and hair care company that makes small batches of high quality products with high quality ingredients. Continue reading [...]
5 Cheap Cruelty-Free and Vegan Beauty Tips and Tricks
Often in our quest to find vegan and cruelty-free beauty products, we forget that the simplest ingredients and products work wonderfully to keep us looking our best. We spend so much time looking for products with the most natural and minimal ingredients, it's easy to forget that these products are often in our own pantries. Here are a few of our favorite beauty tips and tricks that are kind to animals, and your bank account. Continue reading [...]
Our 5 Most Coveted Vegan Beauty Items from The Orange Owl for Fall
We love The Orange Owl cruelty-free and completely vegan beauty product line, and not just because of the cute name. We also love it because founder Akshata Nayak started the company with being kind to animals and the environment in mind. Akshata practices what she preaches, literally. She currently owns a holistic health practice with her husband in Vermont. Continue reading [...]
Antho Truly Organic, Vegan & Eco-Friendly Beauty Products
We often come across vegan and cruelty-free beauty products that are done so as an afterthought, or even inadvertently. "Vegan by accident" as many know it. That is why we love finding companies who wear their "vegan and cruelty-free" badge proudly on their sleeves, like Antho organic, vegan and eco-friendly beauty products. Antho has an entire pae of their website dedicated to education of vegan and cruelty-free beauty products, and what it means to truly be both. Continue reading [...]
Lush Rolls Out Their Vegan and Cruelty-Free Summer Beach Box
Summer is here and we are head over heels for the Lush Beach Box. We all love Lush Cosmetics: between their expansive vegan cosmetic and personal care line, and their staunch stance against animal testing, they are a vegan fasionista's dream. Continue reading [...]
Our Favorite Cruelty Free Stocking Stuffers
Is cruelty-free Christmas shopping at the top of your "to do" list? Holiday shopping for the compassionate consumer is easier than ever, as compassionate companies produce holiday specific items, and smaller items that are perfect for popping in the stocking of your favorite animal lover. Continue reading [...]
Get a Jump Start on Dry Winter Skin with Vegan Brya’s Soap Box Cruelty Free Skin Care
Winter is coming and, with it comes dry skin. While many people tend to focus on skin care during bathing suit season, the fact is that harsh winter conditions can wreak havoc on skin. Brya's Soap Box has the answer to that, with a collection of lush and creamy products that are aimed at moisturizing skin and keeping it supple. Their vegan and cruelty-free formulas are full of luxurious butters and oils to protect the skin and keep the winter weather from turning it to dry leather. Continue reading [...]
Karen’s Botanicals, PETA certified Vegan Beauty and Personal Care
Karen's Botanicals offers a comprehensive line of vegetarian and cruelty-free beauty products that are full of beneficial ingredients aimed at repairing and maintaining skin. Certified by PETA as a "Cruelty Free Company," Karen's Botanicals are developed and tested on willing friends and families. Karen asserts that there is simply no need, or place, for animal testing in skin care products, and that wonderful products can be made with materials that have been used for thousands of years. Continue reading [...]
Basq Vegan Anti-Stretch Mark Butter and Other Products
Basq vegetarian and cruelty-free beauty products are quickly gaining a reputation among expecting and new moms. Created by two friends who are also moms, they created Basq due to a lack of products that they felt were truly safe and effective to use during pregnancy. While expectant moms experiencing skin changes, such as stretch marks, were in the forefront of their minds while creating their product, their products are also perfect for those who are losing weight, as well as who have sensitive or mature skin. Continue reading [...]
Apivita Vegetarian and Cruelty-Free Beauty Products
One look at the ingredients in Apivita vegetarian and cruelty-free beauty products is enough to want to start ordering their products via their website right away. Founded in 1979, Apivita got its start in Greece when two married pharmacists, Nikos and Niki Koutsianas, turned their passion for nature into a natural cosmetics company. Before long, the Koutsianas’ saw their cosmetics spread to other countries, including Sweden, Romania, Japan, Belgium, Australia, Hong Kong, Spain and the Netherlands. Continue reading [...]
Kokokahn Vegan and Cruelty-free Beauty Products
The journey to creating Kokokahn vegan and cruelty-free beauty products began with founder Tracy Dalrymple's time in Japan. Traci was introduced to natural healing and wellness through the use of essential oils. From there, Salrymple began studying about essential oils and plants for aromatherapy and holistic healing. It wasn't long before she traveled to Bali to learn even more about aromatherapy, and that was where she found the inspiration for the name of her company, Kokokahn. It is derived from the Balinese word "kokokan," which means "white heron."
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Soaptopia Vegetarian and Cruelty-Free Beauty Products
Soaptopia vegetarian and cruelty-free beauty products have certainly made a name for themselves with two unique philosophies - “feel the smell” and “love and be loved, one love.” Founded out of Soaptopia creator, Jolie, having a vision to create bath products that will heal and nourish, Soaptopia opened its doors in 2004. All Soaptopia soap products are natural, vegetarian, cruelty-free and free of allergens and chemicals. Continue reading [...]
The Dream Products Vegetarian and Cruelty Free Beauty Products
Normally we do not review vegetarian and cruelty-free beauty product lines that are not attached to an official website because we know how much you all love to research these companies yourself! Well in this rare instance, we are going to make an exception because this company, The Dream Products, is such a great little hidden gem, that we felt it too wonderful to not share. Continue reading [...]
Strawberry Hedgehog Vegan, Gluten-Free Beauty Products
You know that you can feel confident in buying beauty products claiming to be vegan and cruelty-free when the founder herself is a vegan. Tracy Perkins launched her company, Strawberry Hedgehog, out of frustration with misleading packaging claiming to be vegan and cruelty-free, when they were not. Before too long she began making her own body care items and was in demand by friends and family for the goods. Continue reading [...]
Synthesis 345 Vegan and Cruelty-free Beauty Products
Synthesis 345 vegan and cruelty-free beauty products begins with the promise “to nurture every ‘body’ with the purest of care”. To that end, the company has an impressive product line that is as safe as it gets, and fulfills on its promise by using the highest-quality, natural ingredients, and shunning the harmful chemicals often found in beauty products. Continue reading [...]
Brown Earth Natural & Organic Vegan, Cruelty Free Skin Products
We knew when we saw that Brown Earth natural and organic vegan and cruelty-free skin products was certified by the Vegan Society that they took their commitment to animals seriously. The only way to get that certification is to be completely free of animal ingredients and animal testing, and Brown Earth is clearly proud that they are free of both! Continue reading [...]
Lilywhite Organics Vegan Beauty Products
What makes Lilywhite Organics vegan beauty products different from the rest is that, where others use water, they use 100% aloe vera juice. Aloe vera juice is excellent for the skin, with many benefits including reducing wound healing time, reducing inflammation and stimulating growth of new tissue. Additionally Lilywhite Organics points out that, unlike water, aloe has over 75 vitamins and nutrients. Continue reading [...]
Suds! Vegetarian, Cruelty Free Bath and Body Beauty Products
Suds! vegetarian, cruelty-free bath and body beauty products were created from the founder’s realization that, while she ate healthfully, it didn’t matter if she was using beauty products that were full of chemicals. Armed with a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering, the founder started Suds! with a commitment to products that are free of nasty detergents and artificial preservatives, colors and fragrances. Instead, Suds! vegetarian, cruelty-free bath and body beauty products contain moisturizing oils and butters, essential oils and natural colors and fragrances. Continue reading [...]
Live Clean Vegan Beauty Products
Live Clean vegan beauty products has a philosophy that is right in their name: to live a life that is clean of unhealthy, unnatural chemicals and pollutants. Live Clean produces nothing but natural, vegan and cruelty-free beauty products that are free of nasty ingredients like pthalates, parabens, petroleum and sulfates. Whenever possible, their vegan products include ingredients that are certified organic and they ensure that all of their plant-based products have not been tested on animals by them, or their suppliers. Continue reading [...]
Voodoo Beauty Vegan Products
Voodoo Beauty vegan products is a small beauty company located in beautiful Sonoma County, California, and is committed to high quality skincare at affordable prices. Promising vegan, cruelty-free beauty products that are free of nasty ingredients like parabens, bismuth, talc, mineral oil, synthetics and toxins, Voodoo Beauty vegan products are committed to being cruelty-free and as earth friendly as possible. Continue reading [...]
HerbZone Vegan Beauty Products
HerbZone vegan beauty products promises right up front no animal products, no animal testing and 100% natural ingredients. With a variety of vegan, cruelty-free products such as vegan beauty masks, vegan hand butters, vegan soaps, vegan shower oils and vegan acne care, they have something for everyone! Continue reading [...]
Gourmet Body Treats Vegan Beauty Products
With a name like "Gourmet Body Treats", using these vegan, cruelty-free products feels like an indulgence! Founded in 1998 by Waleska Agosto, she was looking for a product that she could safely and comfortably use on her rosacea-prone skin. She knew that, in order to accomplish this, she would need a product that would be free of all synthetics and chemicals, and contain nothing but natural ingredients that came straight from the earth. Each product is poured and packaged by hand and tested on humans, not animals. Continue reading [...]
Wellinhand Vegan Beauty Products
Wellinhand Vegan Beauty Products offers an expansive line of vegan beauty needs that are backed by extensive affiliations and certifications. They have been certified cruelty-free and awarded the coveted seal by the Leaping Bunny, are a member of PETA, certified vegan by Vegan Action, are a founding member of the Green Products Alliance, are a member of the Natural Products Association and have an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. Continue reading [...]
Vibrant Naturals Vegan Beauty Products
With the philosophy that humans make better guinea pigs than actual guinea pigs, Vibrant Naturals vegan beauty products takes a natural approach to their vegan bath and body products. With no factory, the husband-and-wife team lovingly handcrafts their products to ensure that they meet the company standards of quality every step of the way. Continue reading [...]
Peter Lamas Vegan Beauty Products
When Peter Lamas set out to create his all natural, vegan beauty product line, it was after experiencing several tragedies at the hands of harsh chemicals. His mother was diagnosed with bone cancer after years of exposure to harsh chemicals at a paper mill and his three sisters were all diagnosed with breast cancer in their 40’s after regular exposure to chemical farm fertilizers. As the hairdresser for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, he regularly dyed her hair, only to find out that her doctors believed that her early diagnosis of, and ultimate demise from, Non-Hodgkins lymphoma cancer was partly due to the chemicals from her hair dye Continue reading [...]
Jason Vegan and Vegetarian Beauty Products
Jason vegetarian and vegan beauty products have been around since 1959, and have developed a product line that is free of animal by-products, synthetic colors and synthetic fragrance. Additionally, Jason vegetarian and vegan beauty products website states repeatedly that they do not engage in any animal testing in the development of their products. Continue reading [...]
The Body Shop Vegan and Vegetarian Beauty Products – Not So Much
We have received word that The Body Shop sold themselves to L'Oreal cosmetics. L'Oreal cosmetics is not cruelty-free and even though The Body Shop continues to be cruelty free, we will no longer list them on this site because their parent company is not.
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Raw Gaia Beauty Products
With the raw food movement becoming more popular, many new companies are emerging with beauty and healthcare products made from raw and living ingredients. Raw foodists in the movement eat a diet that partially or completely consists of unprocessed raw food; usually vegan. They believe that cooking food above 115 degrees Fahrenheit destroys all of the natural enzymes in the food, thus causing it to lose its nutritional value.
Along those lines comes beauty lines using raw and living ingredients. Continue reading [...]
Zosimos Botanicals Vegan Makeup
Zosimos Botanicals vegan makeup is a must-buy for those who not only love vegan makeup, but for those who love to support small businesses. Zosimos Botanicals has a strong commitment to environmental responsibility as, not only are their handcrafted cosmetics and skincare products all filled with plant-based, raw ingredients, but the studio out of which they work is 100% wind-powered. Continue reading [...]
The Morrocco Method Vegan Hair Care
Reading the credentials of Morrocco Method Raw and Vegan Hair Care is like stumbling across the resume of the perfect job candidate. They tout their product as being, "100% Natural, raw, vegan, Green, Wild Crafted Organic, and Fair Trade." Continue reading [...]
Body Scrubs by DaLish Cosmetics
Body scrubs by DaLish Cosmetics are made with Dead Sea salts along with a variety of vitamins and fruit extracts. Continue reading [...]
Bayse Natural Care
Bayse Natural Care sells hair, bath, and shower products that are 100% biodegradable and grey water friendly, meaning they are safe for your garden. Continue reading [...]
Vanilla Mandarin Whipped Shea Butter by Bath by Bettijo
Bath by Bettijo recently added vanilla mandarin to it’s whipped shea butter line. According to the Bath by Bettijo website, the scent was originally developed exclusively for the renowned Phoenician Spa & Resort.
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Pineapple Enzyme Facial Peel Mask by 100% Pure
The pineapple enzyme facial peel mask by 100% contains powerful anti-aging ingredients such as vitamin C and antioxidants, as well as papaya enzymes, which are excellent skin smoothers. Continue reading [...]
Eucalyptus Sea Therapy Organic Body Scrub by 100% Pure
Eucalyptus sea therapy organic body scrub is 100% natural and 100% vegan, so there are no harsh chemicals or animal ingredients involved in the making of this product, right down to the packaging. Continue reading [...]
Sugar Whip Body Scrub by Brown Bag Botanicals
Brown Bag Botanicals' brand new sugar whip body scrub is 100% vegan, non-toxic, and petro and paraben free. Continue reading [...]
Bubble & Bee Organic Bath & Body
Bubble & Bee Organic sells bath and body products, candles, and spa products. Bath and body products include: deodorants, shower gels, soaps, lotion bars, and salts and scrubs. Continue reading [...]
Body Scrubs by Cactus & Ivy
Cactus & Ivy features a unique and extensive line of body scrubs that utilize a natural base of exfoliating ingredients such as cocoa butter, white sugar, salt, and turbinado sugar. Continue reading [...]
Cactus & Ivy
Cactus & Ivy creates handmade products that contain specialty and essential oils that are high in vitamins A, C, D, E, and F, as well as Omega 3, Oleic Acid, Palmitoleic Acid and Linoleic Acid. Continue reading [...]
Botanical Skin Works
Botanical Skin Works features a huge inventory of 100% chemical free and cruelty free beauty products ranging from natural mineral cosmetics to Dead Sea products. Continue reading [...]
Pikake Lei Loofah Soap by Bubble Shack Hawaiian Soap Company
The Pikake Lei loofah soap by Bubble Shack Hawaiian Soap Company belongs to the company’s line of 10 unique loofah soaps. It is scented with the Hawaiian jasmine flower, and made with ingredients such as Hawaiian macadamia nut oil and vegetable glycerin. Continue reading [...]
Bubble Shack Hawaiian Soap Company
Bubble Shack Hawaiian Soap Company sells bath and body products as well as tropical "scrubbers" that are 100% vegan, paraben free, paraffin free, TEA free, sulfate free and "drying" alcohol free. Continue reading [...]
Brown Sugar Body Scrub by Body Bakery
The brown sugar body scrub features skin softening oils, fine grain organic brown sugar, shea butter, aloe, and vitamin E. It does not contain harsh ingredients like parabens. Continue reading [...]
The Body Bakery
The Body Bakery sells cruelty free, cake scented beauty products that do not contain mineral oil, lanolin, petroleum, or parabens.
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Dead Sea Body Care by Best Bath Store
Dead Sea products contain any of the 21 minerals that can be found in the Dead Sea along with plant life that can be found along the shores. Continue reading [...]
Best Bath Store
Best Bath Store sells all natural, luxury bath and body products including body bars, bath salts, lotions, bath bombs, skin care products, hair care products, and Dead Sea Products. Continue reading [...]
Vegan Body Washes by Aura Cacia
The ginger/mint body wash is paraben, SLS, MEA, DEA, and TEA free. It does not contain synthetic fragrances or colors. Continue reading [...]
Billy Jealousy
Billy Jealousy features a line of environmentally friendly hair and skin care products just for men with names like “Sucker Punch Face Scrub” and “Fuzzy Logic Strengthening Shampoo.” Continue reading [...]
Coconut Lime Verbena by Bath & Body Works
With a mix of coconut, lime, vanilla, and musk scent, the coconut lime verbena is a favorite among women looking for a clean scent that’s perfect for the hot summer months. Continue reading [...]
Bath & Body Works
Bath & Body Works combines traditional spa treatments with botanical and natural ingredients to create an extensive line of spa and personal care products that nourish and heal the skin as well as awaken the senses. Continue reading [...]
Aloette Cosmetics
Aloette skin care products include anti-aging products, moisturizers, exfoliators and products created specifically for acne. The company does not test its products on animals.
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Better Botanicals
Established in 1998, Better Botanicals is a “condensed line” of herbal products that are based on Ayurveda. Ayurveda is the world’s oldest and most widely practiced school of herbal medicine, originating in India 5,000 years ago. Continue reading [...]
Alexandra Avery Purely Natural
The company "formulates aromatherapeutic products for the conscientious consumer." This means that all Alexandra Avery products are 100% natural and cruelty-free. All products are also hand-made in small batches and formulated with vitamins, anti-oxidants, plant extracts, vegetable oils, and essential oils. Continue reading [...]
Hawaiian Skin Care Products by Alba Botanica
Alba Botanica's Hawaiian skin care products are formulated with tropical fruit extracts, plant oils, and organic aloe vera. Alba Botanica chose these ingredients for their curative and rejuvenating properties. Continue reading [...]
Alba Botanica
Alba products do not contain synthetic colors, they are pH balanced, and they feature 100% vegetarian ingredients. Alba Botanica does not test its products on animals. Continue reading [...]
Nurture My Body Ginger Body Wash
Nurture My Body ginger body wash can be used with a washcloth or loofah and should be gently massaged into the skin with upward strokes. It works best when used with the ginger hand and body lotion and the organic shave cream. Continue reading [...]
Nurture My Body
Nurture My Body sells 100% biodegradable, and cruelty-free beauty products. Nurture My Body products do not contain harmful synthetic fragrance oils, preservatives, petroleum products, FD and C colorants and dyes, parabens, phthalates, or other toxic chemicals. Continue reading [...]
Avalon Organics
Avalon Organics is inspired by organic agriculture and the ongoing cause of sustainability. Bcause of this, Avalon Organics uses only 100% vegetarian ingredients and it rejects all animal testing.
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