
In this cruelty-free shopping guide, we’re sharing a working list of Black-owned cruelty-free beauty brands.
Before creating this list, we definitely did not have enough cruelty-free & vegan beauty brands that represent the Black community and that was not OK. We know we can and must do better, starting with this list of Black-owned cruelty-free beauty brands to support.
By supporting and continuing to buy from more Black-owned businesses, you are showing up as an ally and supporting actual communities where injustice occurs. Let’s use our purchasing power as a voice to drive change in this world. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
List of Black-Owned Cruelty-Free Beauty Brands
All of the brands listed below are cruelty-free and don’t test any of their products, ingredients, or formulations on animals, anywhere in the world and have met all of the criteria in our Cruelty-Free Checklist.
In addition, all brands are either 100% vegan or offer some vegan products that don’t contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.
Black-Owned Cruelty-Free Makeup
- Coloured Raine – some vegan options
- Doubledown Cosmetics – some vegan options
- Habit Cosmetics – 100% vegan
- Laws of Nature Cosmetics – 100% vegan
- Lovinah Supernatural Skincare – some vegan options
- Marie Hunter Beauty – some vegan options
- Mudd Beauty – 100% vegan
- Plain Jane Beauty – some vegan options
- Prime Beauty Cosmetics – 100% vegan
- RANGE BEAUTY – 100% vegan
- September Rose Cosmetics – 100% vegan
Black-Owned Cruelty-Free Skincare
- Base Butter – 100% vegan
- Bask + Bloom Essentials – some vegan options
- Elements of Aliel – some vegan options
- Elle Johnson Co. – some vegan options
- Ellie Bianca – some vegan options
- JACQ’s – 100% vegan
- Kreyol Essence – some vegan options
- Lauren Napier Beauty – some vegan options
- Lovinah Supernatural Skincare – some vegan options
- Marie Hunter Beauty – some vegan options
- Nola Skinsentials – 100% vegan
- Novel Skincare – 100% vegan
- OrganiGrowHairCo – 100% vegan
- Oshun Organics – 100% vegan
- Ressentir Cosmetics – 100% vegan
- Scotch Porter – 100% vegan
- The Glowcery – 100% vegan
- True Moringa – 100% vegan
- Unsun Cosmetics – some vegan options
- Yubi Beauty – 100% vegan
Black-Owned Cruelty-Free Body & Personal Care
- AJA Naturals – some vegan options
- Flaunt Body – 100% vegan
- London Grant – some vegan options
- Lovinah Supernatural Skincare – some vegan options
- Novel Skincare – 100% vegan
- OrganiGrowHairCo – 100% vegan
- Oshun Organics – 100% vegan
- PiperWai – 100% vegan
- Ressentir Cosmetics – 100% vegan
- Scotch Porter – 100% vegan
- skookies – 100% vegan
- The Honey Pot Company – some vegan options
- The Wellness Apothecary – some vegan options
- True Moringa – 100% vegan
- Unsun Cosmetics – some vegan options
Black-Owned Cruelty-Free Hair Care
- adwoa beauty – some vegan options
- Bask + Bloom Essentials – some vegan options
- Bekura Beauty – some vegan options
- Briogeo Hair Care – mostly vegan options
- Ecoslay – some vegan options
- Flora & Curl – some vegan options
- GIRL+HAIR – 100% vegan
- Kreyol Essence – some vegan options
- Loving Culture – 100% vegan
- NaturAll Club – some vegan options
- OrganiGrowHairCo – 100% vegan
- Oshun Organics – 100% vegan
- Young King Hair Care – 100% vegan
Black-Owned Cruelty-Free Nail Polish
- CANDY x PAINTS – 100% vegan
- Dimension Nails – 100% vegan
- Habit Cosmetics – 100% vegan
- OOO Polish – 100% vegan
- People of Color Beauty – 100% vegan
- Taupe Coat – 100% vegan
There are over 100+ brands I am still waiting to hear back from and receive confirmation about their cruelty-free and vegan status including Juvia’s Place, Beauty Bakerie, UOMA Beauty, IMAN Cosmetics, and many more.
I will continue to update and add to this list when more information becomes available.
You can also email me to request any Black-owned beauty brands you’d like us to verify and list.
Note: I’ve removed all display ads and affiliate links from this post. I genuinely want to encourage you to buy and support these brands and I have no intention of earning revenue from sharing this list with you all.
Yumi S.
June 12, 2020what about mented cosmetics?
Vicky Ly
June 13, 2020I’m waiting to hear back from them to verify their cruelty-free and vegan status =) Hopefully I can add them to this list soon!