The global skincare market is estimated to be $148.3 billion U.S. dollars, with much of the growth fuelled by our desire for natural and organic products.
Going all naturale is essential for our health, but it is also critical when it comes to sustainability, fair trade practices and eliminating animal cruelty. But not all “eco-friendly” cosmetics are what they claim.
As a mindful consumer, you need to see past the greenwashing to find products that tick all your boxes. Oh, and even after all of that, you need a product that ACTUALLY performs and legitimately earns a spot inside your bathroom cabinet.
To help with your research, I’ve curated a list of my favourite vegan beauty brands based on our relentlessly strict criteria. Within each description, you’ll find details about the brand, the price range, my favourite products and where the products can be shipped.
If you personally know me, you know how seriously and diligently I check everything before I put it on my body.
After years of learning about what is put into conventional products, I’ve been asked on numerous occasions what brands and products I personally use and recommend. This is why I’ve created this post.
You can be confident that every single one of the brands listed here I stand wholeheartedly behind at the time of posting.
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Annmarie skincare is known for their handcrafted, organic and wild-harvested ingredients that are made into the most divine skincare products.
They have a 3-step, Energized Botanical Infusion Process that is proprietary, which gives them a unique approach to skincare.
I also love how they cover the whole beauty routine for all skin types.
Favourite product/s: Herbal Facial Oil for Normal & Combination Skin and the Charcoal Cacao Mask.
Is the full range vegan? Mostly, except their Illuminating Pearl Mask, Coconut Honey Mask, Anti-Aging Eye Cream, Sun Love, & Antioxidant Lip Balm. These products contain beeswax and/or honey.
Product range: Skincare, makeup, hair care, body care, and facial tools.
Where products are made: USA.
Price: Medium to high.
Ordering: Based in the USA, ships worldwide.
This range of skincare has only recently launched, but I'm in love!
It's very potent, so you only need a small amount of product, and the ingredients are some of the cleanest I've seen.
Organic and handmade in small batches, if you're in Australia, you should give this new range a try.
Favourite product/s: The Cleansing Oil, The Intensive Face Oil, and The Face Cream.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Skincare and body care.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: Medium.
Ordering: Based in Australia, currently ships only in Australia.
A family-owned business, Ora's Amazing Herbal hold sustainability, ethical integrity, and ingredient purity as their top priorities.
This range started as a result of Ora's daughter having eczema back in 2010. The brand that we now know was born as a result in 2012, as she wanted skincare that she trusted to be pure and effective.
Infused with medicinal herbs, these products not only perform but smell amazing.
Favourite product/s: Magic Face Potion.
Is the full range vegan? No.
Product range: Skincare, body care, and baby.
Where products are made: USA.
Price: Medium.
Ordering: Based in the USA, ships worldwide.
A family-owned business that was started back in 1996 after many years of development in a spa.
OSEA's skincare range is all about nourishing the skin with potent, bioavailable ingredients.
Inspired by the ocean, all their products feature mineral-rich seaweed in their formulas.
Favourite product/s: Hyaluronic Sea Serum.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Skincare and body care.
Where products are made: USA.
Price: Medium to high.
Ordering: Based in the USA, ships worldwide.
Simple As That is an Australian pharmacist formulated range of organic, fair-trade and vegan skincare products.
They believe ‘less is more’ and this is sometimes quite the opposite in the beauty industry.
They've created the cleanest and most effective sunscreen that I've found on the market.
Favourite product/s: Sunscreen.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Skincare and body care.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: Low to medium.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships worldwide.
Mukti Organics is another brand that I've been using for years. They have an amazing range of high-quality products that are made in Australia.
The founder, Mukti, has researched the beauty industry extensively and has written a great book called the Trust in Beauty by Mukti. It's about the skincare industry educating us on how to make better choices.
Favourite product/s: Botanique Shampoo and Deep Cleansing Antioxidant Masque.
Is the full range vegan? Only their Bioactive Collagen Booster is not vegan.
Product range: Skincare, personal care, hair care, body care, perfumes, and beauty tools.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: Medium to high.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships worldwide.
Cedar + Stone is a brand that I've known about for a couple of years, but have only recently tried out a few of their products.
They also go that extra mile and plant a tree for every single sale made through their website and their physical store in Queensland.
Favourite product/s: The One - Lemon Myrtle and Rose Face Oil and The Twilight One - Chamomile and Kelp Night Cream.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Skincare, body care, and essential oils.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: Medium.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships to New Zealand.
Badger is s small family run business based in New Hampshire. They make the most effective products possible to soothe, heal, protect and otherwise treat your body.
Just a word of warning, their main range of products do use beeswax. They do, however, have a great range of vegan products which I have filtered out in the link below.
Favourite product/s: Seabuckthorn Face Oil and Unscented Face Cleansing Oil.
Is the full range vegan? No.
Product range: Skincare, body care and hair care.
Where products are made: USA.
Price: Medium.
Ordering: Based in the USA. No international shipping available on their website but check their distributors.
What I love most about Noosa Basics is that they're very simple formulas, with few ingredients. Nothing fancy or hard to pronounce or read, simple, honest goodness.
I must admit I haven't tried any of their beauty products but am in love with their floss. The only floss that I buy, and trust me when I say I've tried a few!
Favourite product/s: Bamboo Charcoal Dental Floss.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Skincare and body care.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: Medium.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships to New Zealand.
I've had Josh's skincare range on my radar for quite some time and I'm very impressed with his range!
The ingredients are of the highest quality and the formulations sound amazing. Even though I haven't personally tried any of the products myself, I feel very confident in recommending his brand.
Is the full range vegan? Everything but the exfoliating facial mask and gel facial cleanser which include honey.
Product range: Skincare and hair care.
Where products are made: USA.
Price: High to premium.
Ordering: Based in the USA, ships worldwide.
For almost 20 years, Vanessa Megan has been formulating organic, high-quality products that go by the motto of ‘you should never put anything on your skin you wouldn’t eat’.
Her specialised skincare range is perfected to benefit all skin types and has been tried and proven to solve any skin concern.
Favourite product/s: Blood Orange Foaming Hand and Body Wash.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Skincare, body care, perfume and hair care.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: High to premium.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships worldwide.
One Seed has made it possible to smell beautiful without the cost of your health. With the number of chemicals that can be found just under the word 'fragrance', I personally avoid it like the plague, unless it's specified that the fragrance used is 100% natural.
I've tried many of the perfumes that they make, and I can say with confidence that they're beautiful, sophisticated and luxurious.
Favourite product/s: Bohemia and Courage Perfumes.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Perfume, cologne, and body care.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: High to premium.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships worldwide.
As the name suggests, this brand of makeup is clean, organic where possible and vegan.
Laura's aim is to also create products that have a low environmental impact. Her packaging can be classified as zero-waste and the products are effective.
With thousands of reviews, I'm confident is sharing this brand with you even though I have no personal experience with it.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Makeup and skincare.
Where products are made: USA.
Price: Low to medium.
Ordering: Based in the USA, ships worldwide.
The only UK skincare brand to display their ingredients list on the front of their labels, By Sarah London range clearly has nothing to hide.
Their motto is to be fully transparent with what they put into their products. This small, yet multi-award-winning range is very impressive.
I haven't had the chance to personally try their range, however from the feedback that I've heard, it's certainly one to try!
Is the full range vegan? Everything but the Organic Skin Balm and the Green Clay Cleansing Balm.
Product range: Skincare and body care.
Where products are made: the UK.
Price: High.
Ordering: Based in the UK, ships worldwide.
Like many other founder stories, pai was created from Sarah's frustration of products claiming to be good for you and the planet, however not delivering on that promise.
Everything at pai is made in-house at their London warehouse and is independently certified. They have a fantastic range of products and thousands of 5-star reviews worldwide.
Is the full range vegan? Everything but the Organic Skin Balm and the Green Clay Cleansing Balm.
Product range: Skincare and body care.
Where products are made: the UK.
Price: Medium to high.
Ordering: Based in the UK, ships worldwide.
Juice Beauty is a pioneer in the organic skincare world. It's often said that you can't have organic skincare and have it perform the same, if not, better than their conventional counterparts. This was the mission that Juice Beauty set out to achieve from the beginning.
With their clinically validated, authentically organic ingredients, they have managed to achieve the ultimate in organic beauty products.
Favourite product/s: Phyto-Pignements Ultra Natural Mascara.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Skincare and makeup.
Where products are made: USA.
Price: Medium to high.
Ordering: Based in the USA, ships worldwide.
Hurraw! has become the standard for organic lip balms. With only organic, natural and wild-harvested ingredients, they've changed the game for such a simple product.
I've tried many other brands of vegan, organic lip balm, and I always seem to come back to Hurraw!. Their range of products is outstanding, and you can find a flavour that's suitable for anyone.
Favourite product/s: Black Cherry Tinted Lip Balm and Vanilla Lip Balm.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Skincare.
Where products are made: USA.
Price: Medium.
Ordering: Based in the USA, ships worldwide.
Dirty Hippie Cosmetics was the first makeup brand that I came across that was innovating with zero-waste packaging and offering a recycling program. Not only that, their ingredients are clean and simple.
If you're after products that perform, are good for you and the planet, this is certainly a brand to check out!
Favourite product/s: Volumising Mineral Mascara.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Makeup, body care, hair care and skincare.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: Medium.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships worldwide.
I first came across MG Naturals when I learned more about the use of titanium dioxide in skincare and makeup.
Not happy with the results that I found, I made it my mission to find makeup that was titanium dioxide-free, performed well, was vegan and organic. This was not easy! MG Naturals approach was so refreshing to see, and I've been a massive fan ever since.
Favourite product/s: Organic Liquid Foundation, Organic Volume Black Mascara and Lipstick.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Makeup.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: Low to medium.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships worldwide.
Desert Shadow is the cleanest effective hair colour that I've come across. Not wanting to use chemicals of any kind in my hair, they've created a range of products that are truly just made of plants.
That made me feel really confident that you don't have to sacrifice your health to dye your hair! All you'll be putting on are the cleanest of ingredients. I love everything about what these guys are doing!
Favourite product/s: Deep Chestnut Shadow, and Chocolate Shadow.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Hair care.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: Low to medium.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships worldwide.
After trying and testing MANY natural and organic deodorants on the market, I have to say that Black Chicken Remedies makes the best performing deodorant!
As well as deodorants, they make a beautiful range of organic skincare and body care products.
Favourite product/s: Axilla Natural Deodorant Paste Original, Axilla Natural Deodorant Paste Barrier Booster, and Love Your Face Serum.
Is the full range vegan? Everything but their Balm of Ages (beeswax) and Featherlite Silk Eye Mask (silk).
Product range: Skincare, body care, essential oils, and hair care.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: Medium to high.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships to New Zealand, Dubai and the USA.
If you're after a range of products that are based around mantras, spirituality and affirmations, then this is the perfect product range for you.
Their blends are beautiful inside and out. The scents are carefully formulated to enlighten your mood and bring some positivity to your day.
Favourite product/s: I AM...Inspired Natural Perfume.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Skincare, body care and baby.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: Medium.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships worldwide.
Australian certified organic skincare that is simple, yet effective.
Deeply rooted in the wisdom of science, nature and Ayurveda, their range is crafted to be the best in highly concentrated multipurpose products.
Out of all the brands that I have on this list, I've known about Mokosh the longest. They've changed and evolved over those years and I'm still loving their range to this day.
Favourite product/s: Rose Geranium, Patchouli & Mandarin Organic Soap and Rich Face Cream.
Is the full range vegan? Yes.
Product range: Skincare, and body care.
Where products are made: Australia.
Price: Medium.
Ordering: Based in Australia, ships worldwide.
What’s on your list cruelty-free vegan beauty brands?
Hopefully, the brands we’ve recommended helps you find what you need. We’d love your help to expand upon this list in the comments below so that everyone can benefit. Our world needs more businesses that are ethical, sustainable and good for people, the planet and animals.
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These are great suggestions; lots of Australian brands. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
I was very interested in the Mukti olive oil soap but need to spend $150 for free shipping to the USA. Is there a curated place to get good AUS or UK products in the USA without paying high shipping costs or spending a lot for free shipping? I’m new to the clean product market.
Hi Michell, we feel your pain, especially going the other way — wanting items from the USA. Not sure about distribution in the US. If we can find a marketplace, we’ll let you know.
Thank you soooo much for this list, this is so helpful!! I’m wondering if you have any suggestions for candle companies? I really value your opinion because I feel like you take the time to do proper research, and it’s been so difficult to find candles that don’t have synthetic fragrance in them :'( Thank you!
You’re very welcome, Jess! Candles are very tricky, especially if you’re looking at vegan and natural ones. You can get soy-based candles but most would have the synthetic fragrance. I found ones that have essential oils in them instead don’t really have a scent. I gave up on candles a while ago so unfortunately, I don’t have anything to share with you, but I’ll keep an eye out and let you know if I find anything 🙂
Ahhh, no worries! Thank you! Also – in this list, are all the products free from synthetic fragrances / ingredients? I watched the movie Stink! after you suggested it, and it feels like I’ve had to overhaul all my products from top to bottom. Thanks so much for your help.
It’s an eye-opener, isn’t it? Yes, they should be! This is a great place to start 🙂 Good luck! It can certainly be a little overwhelming at first.
I found this really difficult too. I use an oil burner these days, that way I can use scent free candles and use my organic essential oils for fragrance.
A wonderful list, thank you for the inspiration!
One of my favorite brands I discovered last year is LXMI, since they are not only a clean skin-care brand but also make it their mission to give work to low-income women in Africa and source their ingredients in a way that it makes an environmental impact.
Oh cool, thanks for sharing Jana! I’ll make sure to check them out 🙂