Vegan face care is a great way to make your skin happier and bring yourself closer to a vegan lifestyle. It’s also a healthier alternative to regular cosmetic products that contain chemicals that are not good for your skin or environment.
Vegan skincare contains fewer chemical irritants than non-vegan beauty products, which makes it a safe option for most skin types. Check out these brands to find affordable trend-led products that your complexion will thank you for.
Milk Makeup
With a name like Milk Makeup, you may think this brand uses dairy in their products. But no, they are 100% vegan and have never used any animal-derived ingredients or byproducts.
The direct-to-consumer beauty company’s products are formulated to be easy to use and feature multi-use formulas that place self-expression at the core of their ethos. Their product packaging is minimal and gender-neutral, perfect for the low-maintenance millennial cool girl audience.
The brand is also cruelty-free and free of toxic chemicals like Formaldehyde, Dibutylhexyl phthalate, Isobutyl phtalate, Laureth-X, and parabens. This has been a huge factor in their popularity on TikTok, where they are known as the Milk Mob.
Monday Muse
Lune Martens’ reactive skincare brand Monday Muse offers soothing products to treat your skin with. The brand uses nourishing ingredients and minimalist packaging to produce vegan beauty products that look beautiful in your bathroom.
Her products are free of common allergens, irritants, parabens and silicones, making them great for people with sensitive skin or eczema. They use natural and ethical ingredients that are independently patch tested to make sure they’re safe for your skin.
Their product pipeline includes an enzyme exfoliator, a face cream and a balm cleanser, as well as a hair oil for your scalp (yes, really). The brand is currently available online and in retailers like H beauty by Harrods and Galeries Lafayette.
Neighbourhood Botanicals
Tough on grime, this oil to milk cleanser melts away makeup (even waterproof mascara!) while leaving your skin soft and calm. It contains Marula Oil, an antioxidant rich oil that softens and hydrates the complexion and Mango Butter which restores skin elasticity.
This female-led vegan skincare brand formulates and manufactures their products in east London. They use high-quality cold pressed oils and natural ingredients, thoughtfully formulated to support long term skin health. Cult local artists are enlisted for each product launch and the result is a nostalgic but timeless edit of natural skincare built to last you a lifetime.
All their products are plant-based and vegan, and they’re always using organic ingredients wherever possible. They also have a refill scheme, are carbon-negative and only ever use recycled, recyclable or plastic-free packaging.
Evolve
The brand is dedicated to the environment as well as your skin. They use a range of organic herbs and plants grown in their eco-factory such as calendula, St John’s wort and verbena to make their clean skincare products. They never use micro-beads or plastic packaging and have a Bee Lovely range which raises money to support bees.
Their Radiant Glow Mask won best face mask at the 2018 Beauty Shortlist Awards, and their Daily Renew Facial Cream was a runner up for best moisturiser for normal skin. The products are hand made and hand blended with fresh ingredients so they are as kind to your skin as possible.
Banish
A natural exfoliator, Banish’s Pumpkin Enzyme Masque is formulated with fresh and naturally grown pumpkin fruits. It does not contain ingredients that can cause skin sensitivity like parabens, sulfates, silicones, dyes or fragrances and is vegan and cruelty-free.
Originally founded by Daisy Jing on her YouTube channel, Banish now offers a range of skincare products for all types of acne. This vegan and cruelty-free brand is known for its clear solutions that help reduce redness, inflammation and dark spots. The Banish Stick is a fast-acting formula that contains salicylic and glycolic acids to reduce the appearance of blemishes. They also use zero waste packaging such as glass jars and bottles, and Kraft paper tape and corrugated wraps.
Pai Skincare
Pai Skincare is a clean beauty brand that’s 98% natural certified and vegan. Founded by Sarah Brown, who experienced chronic urticaria in her mid-twenties, the line was born out of a need for gentle yet effective skincare that avoids any potentially irritant or reactive ingredients.
The range includes a cleansing balm that’s said to dissolve makeup and grime, plus the brand’s bestseller, Bioregenerate rosehip oil which is bursting with omegas, antioxidants and regenerative properties. It’s infused with sunflower, olive and jasmine oils to nourish the skin. Pai is a B-Corp, accredited by COSMOS and the Soil Association, London Living Wage, and Leaping Bunny certified.
