AD | The benefits of veganism are pretty obvious. From helping the planet to avoiding unnecessary meat consumption, the side-effects for your wellbeing can be wide-ranging. While it’s fairly obvious to figure out what is and isn’t vegan when stocking your fridge, skincare can be a little trickier. Here are some tips on how to make your skincare routine vegan.
The problem is, you have a routine that you like and know works, and don’t want to swap it for something that isn’t as effective. Also, you’ve heard a lot about veganism, including that it’s hard work! Everyone gets that you only want the best for your skin; however, switching a lot of your products out in one go might feel daunting. It’s okay to slowly transition and make the changes to your routine gradually.
4 Tips for Making Your Skincare Routine Vegan
Read The Packaging
Seriously, it’s that easy. The packaging contains all the information you require. As soon as you see any animal ingredients or signs of animal testing, you can put the lotion down because you know it’s unsuitable. On the flip side, you can search for the powerful ingredients that you know are good for your body. Whether you want to know how to deal with skin redness or inflammation, it’s always smart to include key ingredients that your skin needs. Whether that’s a high strength active, or something gentle and soothing, look at what’s in your cosmetics and look for clinically-proven ingredients. It takes a little longer, but you’ll soon get the hang of spotting the stuff you like.
Do It Yourself
You can rely on cosmetics because there are tonnes of incredible brands that are eco-friendly. Of course, if you can’t be bothered trawling through the items on the shelves, or you aren’t sure you understand all the ingredients like the back of your hand, there’s a solution. It’s to create your own skincare products at home and control the process. After all, you get to decide what to include, ensuring it’s 100% vegan. From lemon and orange exfoliants to avocado face masks, there are plenty to recreate.
Remember Animal Testing
Testing on animals is something that seems as if it has been eradicated in the 21st-century. While it’s nowhere near as prevalent, it still happens under your nose since brands are careful not to advertise the fact to customers. The products might not include animal ingredients, yet the fact they are tested on living creatures is against vegan principles. While the ingredients list might not tell you much, the bottle still might. Lots of brands wear the fact they’re vegan or cruelty fee on their packaging these days. It’s easier than ever to know without spending all day searching.
With that in mind, you should watch out for buzzwords that consumers place faith in, but that means little. For example, there are no legal standards for terms such as “eco-safe.”
There’s also no legal definition of what can and can’t be called vegan in terms of beauty either. A product that contains no animal ingredients can still have “vegan formula” on the label, but the product could still be tested on animals and sold in China.
Follow Vegan Influencers
Thank God for the internet! Social media has grown so big that it’s difficult to figure out whether it’s healthy or unhealthy. The key is to realise it has pros and cons and to try and use it for the former. But it can be a great source of information. You can follow vegan influencers on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, such as Tabitha Brown or Deliciously Ella. If you’re still not sure, you can always search Cruelty Free Kitty for updates on brands’ animal testing policies.
It’s a lot easier than ever before, especially with more brands moving in this direction too thanks to popular demand. And we have access to heaps of information online to help. As you guys know, I’ve been slowly working on making my products cruelty free. You can take your time too.
Until next time,
Sophie
All beauty items featured in this post are vegan friendly.
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I love the idea of DIY skincare! Definitely the best way to know what you’re putting on your skin.
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This is great advice!
I always check for the symbol on products and make sure they’ve not been tested on animals. I don’t know how this still happens, it’s so upsetting.
Thanks for sharing lovely!
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I’m trying to buy only from brands that are cruelty free. I love animals and this is my way of saying it’s not okay to abuse them. I hope if they are cruelty free they don’t contain animal ingredients…I hadn’t thought of that.
You’ve really made it easier to find vegan beauty products. Great post!
I don’t particularly follow a skincare routine as my skin is so sensitive I’m worried about not getting on with certain products. However I get on really well with Revolution makeup and didn’t know that they did skincare too, I’ll have to take a look! Bonus that it’s vegan. x
I am being more mindful of the products I buy now and I love your ways of how to make your skincare routine more vegan x
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This is a helpful post! I only use cruelty-free skincare brands, but I would like to try making my own diy masks!
It’s horrible that animal testing is still a thing & brands will even claim they don’t test on animals, but then they sell their products in China…I had an argument the other day because someone claimed Nivea was cruelty-free because on their website they said they’re cruelty-free since animal testing is banned in the EU but yet they sell their products in China.
Oh I didn’t know they could say things like vegan formula and yet still test on animals! Thank you for sharing that! I have a few vegan products in my skincare but one of my fave brands with my go-to cleanser just decided to stop producing the line any more so I’m really sad! 🙁 When I run out of my stash I’ll have to try find a new one! As I have a skin condition I need to be careful of ingredients more than ethical claims, but luckily the gentler, more natural vegan ones seem to work well for my skin so far!
Hope that you have a lovely weekend ahead of you!
Great tips and suggestion to buy cruelty free cosmetics.
xoxo
Lovely
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Very good advice.
I personally also consume less meat to a minimum.
I like the non-animal testing application.
Greetings from Indonesia.
I love this! Thank you so much for sharing! I already make a lot of my own products, but there are some that I still buy. Now I know how to find out if they are in fact vegan.
Really great post, it’s reminded me I must read the labels more thoroughly and I’ll think I’ll make a few skincare swaps!
There’s really helpful advice in this post! I want to try making my own skincare soon, but I don’t have many ingredients I can use
I have never heard of vegan beauty products and now I’m sure i will look for them
Definitely want to try making my own diy face mask. This way I know exactly what ingredients are going on my face.
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I love that you can either make your own vegan skincare or look at the available guides that looked into the ingredients for you. There are lots of considerations, like how environmentally impactful the product is and so on. I would say you’re a great vegan influencer too ;).
Nancy ✨ mdrnminimalists.com
This is great advice, I am trying to make sure that the skincare products I buy and use are vegan. It definitely can be a little tricky to tell sometimes but like you said, with the amount of information thats out there now online, it makes it easier. I like the idea of making your own too, that’s a fun idea! xx