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Sometimes it’s hard to find vegan skincare and sometimes is even harder to find a specific product, like vegan moisturizers, or vegan cleansers.
Why is it hard? I mean, it’s easy to just look for the “cruelty-free” symbol on the package. However, that’s not the only thing we must keep in mind when buying vegan skincare. There are many ingredients to look for on the products, plus some practices that might be tricky!
First of all, do your research! Does that brand sell products in China? If the answer is yes, then it’s not completely vegan!
Why? Cause China is a country where testing products on animals is THE LAW.
Another thing to keep in mind is everything that has to do with ingredients, since there are some ingredients you might think don’t come from animals, but they do.
What ingredients should you avoid when buying vegan skincare?
Peta made a whole list of what skincare ingredients are derived from animals. However, the most common ones are the ones I mention below:
- Glycerin: Used to soften the skin (you can find it with names such as Glycreth-26, Glycerides, Glyceryls, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyglycerol.)
- Squalene: Used to moisturize the skin (you can find it as Shark Liver Oil, Squalane)
- Caprylic acid: Used as preservatives (also known as Caprylyl Glycol)
- Beeswax and Honey
- Milk Byproducts
- Gelatin (and any gelatin products in general)
- Stearic Acid: Mostly used on body creams.
- N-Acetyl Glucosamine: usually used in products that treat pigmentation and uneven skin.
- Keratin
Now, let’s go into it! Here are my top 5 vegan moisturizers!
5 Vegan Moisturizers to Try Today
Truly Skin Facial Moisturizer
This product is a must if you want great hydration! It contains hyaluronic acid, which personally, cannot be out of the ingredients list whenever I’m looking for a moisturizer.
Truly Skin Facial Moisturizer is perfect to hydrate, give the skin a smooth look, and the best part? It’s only $28! And I think that, for the price, it is such a great option when it comes to a moisturizer!
Buy Truly Facial Moisturizer here
Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer by Biossance
Yes, I know I said Squalane wasn’t vegan, but this one is, I promise. Squalane is delivered from shark oil, but there are vegan alternatives, like in this case, which is sugarcane.
This moisturizer helps to improve hydration, to calm the redness on the face, and it’s a must-have for reducing pores sizes (tells you the girl who’s always crying because of that!!)
Buy Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer by Biossance
Superfood Air-Whipped Moisture Cream by Youth to the People
I gotta be honest with this one. This is a product I only buy when I have a high budget for my skincare or when it’s on sale since it’s too expensive for me. It costs $48, and for someone who earns DOP and not dollars, that’s like a lot.
However, the price is totally worth it! My skin ends up being so smooth and clear whenever I use this moisturizer. If I earned in dollars, I would totally repurchase this right after it’s over.
Buy superfood Air-Whipped Moisture Cream by Youth to the People
e.l.f Happy Hydration Cream
My ABSOLUTE FAVORITE, Did I make it clear?
I mean, see this: your skin ends being so soft you wanna cry (at least I almost cried), especially if you have oily skin like me. This moisturizer doesn’t let the oil come back to your face, and omg it’s so great!
Also, the price! $5, literally!
What I don’t like is the size. I wish it was bigger since it just lasts like a month, using it on your daily and night skincare routine.
Buy e.l.f Happy Hydration Cream
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e.l.f. Holy Hydration Cream
You can tell I love e.l.f., like almost my whole skincare routine is with these products. Their affordable prices are just so good to be true. I only wished they came with more sustainable packages too.
The Holy Hydration Cream is my alternative when I’ve used the Happy Hydration Cream too much. This vegan moisturizer also gives me a soft result and my face can see some improvement in hydration too. I adore it!
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
Another brand I love with all my heart and budget. Literally, my skincare routine right now consists of products from e.l.f and the ordinary. Their products are just so affordable and of high quality! The improvement I’ve seen on my skin since I started using them last year is so unbelievable!
This moisturizer is one of my favorites. I highly recommend it!
Buy The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
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This is it! These are my favorite vegan moisturizers. I really recommend taking into consideration that I have oily to combo skin, and even though these products were perfect for me, if you have a different type of skin you might get a different result.
Do you have any favorite skincare products? Let me know in the comments! I want to know!
And don’t forget to save this post for later so you can come back to it whenever you need it. Also, share it with your vegan friends! This will be a life savior!
The Comments
BR
Great suggestions ❤️
Thanks for sharing
https://uncuaderno4cero.wordpress.com
Cora @ TeaPartyPrincess
I love stuff from The Ordinary, and I love that a lot of the things I use from them are vegan and that I don’t have to hunt for them, it’s as easy as a tick box on their site.
Cora | https://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk/
Daniela
Cora @ TeaPartyPrincessIt is! It’s by favorite thing about The Ordinary!
Katie
I love elf skincare! It’s so affordable, but still amazing! Didn’t know they were vegan though! That’s just another tick!
Katie | katieemmabeauty.com
Daniela
KatieTotally agree!! I’m happy you passed by, thank you! <3
Katherine Knowles
I need to be better with my moisturiser especially now I’m getting closer to 40! I really need to invest in a good one so I will check some of these out. Thank you for sharing😊
Headphonesthoughts
I love vegan skin care products. I have heard of e.l.f Happy Hydration Cream. I would love to try out this product. I personally am an e.l.f cosmetics fan.
Daniela
HeadphonesthoughtsI am too! They’re so affordable and of high quality too!
mia
ooo these are great suggestions! I love the ordinary – I didn’t realise they were vegan too! xx
mia // https://beautiful-inspiring-creative-life.com/
Daniela
miaThey are! I really love the ordinary!
Cristina Rosano
I love The ordinary and that moisturiser is bomb! I have been using it for quite long and never let me down! Really need to check out the other brands, thanks for sharing x
Daniela
Cristina RosanoIt is a bomb! I adore it!
Lynn Mejia
I’ve never tried ELF skin care but its nice to know that they are vegan! Thank you for sharing xx
Lynn | http://www.lynnnmumbingmejia.com
Daniela
Lynn MejiaYes! They’re one of my fav brands! Thank you so much for passing by <3
Samantha
I didn’t know ELF had a vegan product! Super cool! Love that there is also a list of ingredients to look out for! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Daniela
SamanthaThey do have them! Thank you for passing by <3
Stephanie
Okay, but how awesome is it that a brand as affordable as elf is on this list of vegan moisturizers? Like, that is totally baffling and incredible to me!! I love that you put this list together. I’ll have to try out some of these wonderful products that you mentioned 🙂
Daniela
StephanieIt is! That’s why I love using it!
Lisa | Mind and Body Intertwined
I never knew E.l.f. Had vegan products, but that’s pretty cool! Sounds like a great cream for my skin type as well, so I might try it if I find it in the Netherlands.
Daniela
Lisa | Mind and Body IntertwinedGood luck finding it out! I really love it!
Simona
I use The Ordinary and love it, but I want to change it now with spring/summer and have something lighter and refreshing at the same time! Thank you for sharing, will have to look into some of these x
Daniela
SimonaThe Ordinary is a must on my skincare routine! I love it!
Della Driscoll
These sound like some brilliant moisturisers, I’ll need to add them to my check out list xx
Daniela
Della DriscollYou should! Thanks for passing by <3
Lucy
These sound like amazing vegan moisturisers, The Ordinary moisturiser is one I would love to try! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Daniela
LucyYou should! It’s a great one!
Em
Thank you for sharing those! I’m always on the hunt for a good moisturiser and since switching to cruelty-free and vegan I feel like I’m a lot pickier when it comes to face products haha! I’ve heard good things about Youth to the People so I may give it a go once my current cream runs out!
Em – earthlyem.co.uk
Daniela
EmThat’s great! I highly recommend that moisturizer!
Faye
I use The Ordinary’s moisturiser and I love it! Such a great product at a great price x
https://www.femaleoriginal.com
Daniela
FayeIt is! I truly love it!!
Under Flowery Sky
Thanks for opening the eyes, amazing tips..
Daniela
Under Flowery SkyThank you for passing by! <3
Simply Alex Jean
This list is wonderful and thank you for sharing the important information about animals testing. I’m a big fan of the superfood – but agree it’s expensive. I’ll add the others to my list to try when I next run out.
Daniela
Simply Alex JeanGreat! I’m glad this was helpful!
Ang
I love when things are made vegan because it proves that we don’t need to use animal products. Great post!
Daniela
AngExactly! That’s the whole point!!
Alexandra
These sounds so good! I typically use the fresh, rose hydration cream but I think I might try The Ordinary cream you mentioned! Thanks for sharing these!
Daniela
AlexandraYes! The Ordinary is one of my favs!
Amie
I absolutely love the E.LF moisturisers! I’d also recommend Dermalogica, their moisturisers are amazing!
Love, Amie ❤
The Curvaceous Vegan
Daniela
AmieI’ll have to try that one! Thank you for passing by and sharing <3
Lindsey
I’m trying to be far more mindful with my skincare at the moment so this was great! I also learnt a lot – I did not know that about China! Great recommendations – e.l.f sounds like a really good brand.
Daniela
LindseyThat’s so good! Little changes in our lives make a big change!
Alexandra
Loved this post! The Ordinary has really become one of my favourite brands! I haven’t tried this moisturizer yet but I’m going to add it to the list. Thanks for sharing!
Daniela
AlexandraI adore The Ordinary! You should totally try that moisturizer!
L Troy
We adore vegan skincare, so many people are going plant-based for health and fertility, really enjoyed this article, great job!
Daniela
L TroyThank you so much!