If you care about animals, you might have gone vegan, stopped using leather, or tried to eat less meat. But there’s a sneaky place where animal stuff might be in things you use: makeup. Some makeup has things from animals, even if they say they’re vegan.
Stuff from animals is in lipstick and eyeshadow more than you’d guess. Some products use fats from animals like tallow for moisture, or beeswax to help make things stick together. Some even use weird stuff like carmine, which is a red color made from bugs and put in red lipstick.
Also, some companies still test on animals, even though many are stopping. Here’s what you need to know about makeup that’s good for animals:
- “Vegan” makeup means it doesn’t have anything from animals.
- “Cruelty free” means the makeup itself and the things used to make it weren’t tested on animals.
Smith & Cult care
Brands like Smith & Cult care about not testing on animals, and so does KVD Vegan Beauty. They don’t use things from animals and they changed their stuff to fit their beliefs. They even use plant stuff instead of things from bees. They say more people care about animals now, and they want to be part of that change.
Beauty counter
Beautycounter also cares about not testing on animals. They’ve been doing it since they started because they think animal testing is wrong when we can make safe things without hurting animals and its a total cruelty free beauty brands.
Vesca
Vesca is new and they want to include all skin colors. They don’t use things from animals either, and they believe they can make great stuff without it.
| Brand | Focus | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Smith & Cult | No animal testing | Cares about animals, against testing |
| KVD Vegan Beauty | Vegan & cruelty-free | Uses plant stuff, believes in cruelty-free beauty |
| Beautycounter | Cruelty-free | No testing on animals, ethical choices |
| Vesca | Vegan | Cares about all skin colors, no animal stuff |
| Arches & Halos | No animal testing | Kindness to all, no animal testing |
| Juice Beauty | Vegan, organic & cruelty-free | Uses plant colors, no animal testing |
| CoverGirl | Cruelty-free | No testing on animals, accessible prices |
| Mented | Vegan | Makeup for all skin tones, no animal ingredients |
| e.l.f. | Affordable & ethical | “Guilt-free beauty,” follows rules for clean makeup |
| Vapour Beauty | Cruelty-free | Clean makeup, respects animals and environment |
Arches & Halos
Arches & Halos is into making brows look good, but they also care about being nice to animals. They believe in treating everything on Earth kindly. They’re serious about not testing on animals, and they make sure all their new things follow that rule.
Juice Beauty
Juice Beauty is loved by Gwyneth Paltrow, and they’re all about being good for animals and the planet. They use plant colors and make sure no animal testing happens in their supply chain.
CoverGirl
CoverGirl is big and now they don’t test on animals, which is a good change. They want to show that being nice to animals doesn’t have to cost a lot.
Mented
Mented only makes makeup without animals in it. They care about having good ingredients and makeup for all skin tones.
e.l.f.
e.l.f. is known for being affordable and easy to find. They’re into “guilt-free beauty,” and they follow rules about what can’t be in makeup.
Vapour Beauty
Vapour Beauty is about clean makeup inspired by nature. They care about being kind to animals and the environment.
In the world of ethical makeup, things are complex and choices are diverse, just like people’s beliefs about animals.
