Natural Beauty

Vegan Beauty Takes Natural To The Max

August 25, 2009  5:06 pm

After reading in this morning’s Daily Mail that vegan inmates in the U.K. have won the right to have ethically sourced, animal byproduct-free cosmetics in jail—including nail polish, lip balm, and cellulite oil—we have vegan cosmetics on the brain. Those who prefer the extreme end of eating and dressing all naturally typically have the same guidelines for their cosmetics as well. This means that the usual no-nos, like petrochemicals, parabens, and sodium lauryl phosphates, are out, as is anything that comes from any living thing that walks, flies, or swims. According to a recent article in the L.A. Times, this prohibits beeswax (which is often used in lip balms and mascaras), milk (found in soaps), collagen (a skin strengthener derived from cows), carmine (a colorant that comes from beetle shells), and even the animal hairs that are used in applicator brushes. Instead, herbal extracts and essential oils fulfill all cleansing, moisturizing, and fragrance objectives; iron oxides and other minerals typically serve pigment duty; and sea algae and marigold extracts are popular choices for all your antiaging needs. While orange-jumpsuit wearers across the pond have only been given clearance to shop at cruelty-free beauty retailers like Honesty Cosmetics and Lavera, those of you who are not incarcerated should feel free to branch out: Beauty Without Cruelty, Zuzu Luxe, and Ecco Bella all offer good vegan skincare and makeup options and Urban Decay is reportedly working to put purple paw prints on the packaging of all of its vegan items for easier identification.

tags: Beauty Without Cruelty, Ecco Bella, Honesty Cosmetics, Lavera, Makeup, Urban Decay, Zuzu Luxe

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1. I use the ZUZU Luxe powder foundation and it is amazing. It feels like nothing on and looks very pretty. It also lasts all day! It has very minimal ingredients so I feel really good about putting it on my face every day!

   By bankston76 on 08/27/09 at 3:10 pm

2. this is one of my favorites, I have such the time looking for it, I think they werent around whole foods for awhile I remember driving up and down the california coast searching for every whole foods that carried it and buyin the powders out, this zia, nbeauty.biz oils and luxe are my favorite whole foods finds!!!!

   By stylen1 on 08/31/09 at 4:59 pm

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