Cruelty-Free Drugstore Brands (Updated for 2019!)
Looking for cruelty-free drugstore brands? This guide has you covered! Many Logical Harmony readers ask for help finding good drugstore products from cruelty-free brands. Many people believe that it’s hard to find cruelty-free drugstore brands, or difficult to find cruelty-free and vegan options at the drugstore. Thankfully, there are now more cruelty-free drugstore brands than ever before!
This guide includes brands that offer cruelty-free brands that can easily be found at drugstores or large chain stores such as Target, Ulta, CVS, Walgreens, Superdrug, Priceline Pharmacy, and more! It’s exciting to see these stores catching on to the fact that people want to purchase cruelty-free drugstore brands and to see them start to carry more and more cruelty-free options.
This is the most recent update of a post I originally published on January 10, 2013.
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Cruelty-Free Drugstore Brands:
The following brands are all cruelty-free and have vegan options. This means that there is no animal testing anywhere in their supply chain, during production, or on the finished products.
Some of the brands on this list are owned by a parent company who tests on animals. This is noted next to the brand names. Brands that are 100% vegan are listed in bold with “100% vegan!” next to the brand name.
- Acure Organics
- Alba Botanica
- Amope
- Andalou Naturals
- Ardell
- Aubrey Organics
- Aunt Fannie’s
- Aura Cacia
- Avalon Organics
- B. Cosmetics – 100% vegan!
- Badger (W.S. Badger)
- Bare Republic (find a list of Bare Republic vegan options here)
- Barry M
- Bliss
- Body Shop, The
- Bonne Belle
- Burt’s Bees – It should be noted that they are cruelty-free, but their parent company is not.
- Cake Beauty – 100% vegan!
- Certain Dri – 100% vegan! It should be noted that they are cruelty-free, but their parent company is not.
- cocokind
- ColourPop
- Conair
- COVERGIRL – It should be noted that they are cruelty-free, but their parent company is not.
- Crazy Rumors – 100% vegan!
- Crystal Body Deodorant – 100% vegan!
- DefineMe Fragrance – 100% vegan!
- Delectable – 100% vegan!
- Derma E – 100% vegan!
- DermOrganic
- Desert Essence
- DeVita
- Dickinson Brands
- Dr. Bronner’s
- DUO
- ELF Cosmetics – 100% vegan!
- Eco-Dent
- EcoTools – 100% vegan!
- Emani – 100% vegan!
- EO Products/Everyone
- Every Man Jack
- Eylure
- Flower Beauty
- Gabriel Cosmetics
- Garnier – It should be noted that they are cruelty-free, but their parent company is not.
- Giovanni
- GOSH Cosmetics
- Hand in Hand Soap – 100% vegan!
- Hempz
- Herban Cowboy
- Heritage Store
- Hugo Naturals – 100% vegan!
- Hurraw! – 100% vegan!
- J.R. Watkins
- Jane Carter Solution – 100% vegan!
- Jason Naturals
- Jordana
- Kiss My Face
- Light Mountain Natural
- Lunette
- Michael Todd
- Milani (list of Milani vegan products)
- Mineral Fusion
- Mrs. Meyers Clean Day – It should be noted that they are cruelty-free, but their parent company is not.
- NatraCare – 100% vegan!
- Nature’s Gate – 100% vegan!
- Nourish Organic
- Now Products (Now Foods)
- NYX (find a list of NYX vegan products here) – It should be noted that they are cruelty-free, but their parent company is not.
- ORLY
- Out of Africa
- Pacifica – 100% vegan!
- Parissa
- Paul Mitchell
- Personna
- Petal Fresh
- Piggy Paint
- Piggy Polish
- Pixi Beauty (find a list of Pixi Beauty vegan options here)
- Preserve – 100% vegan!
- Profusion Cosmetics
- Pureology – It should be noted that they are cruelty-free, but their parent company is not.
- Real Techniques
- Reviva Labs
- Rosebud Perfume Co.
- S.W. Basics
- Seventh Generation – It should be noted that they are cruelty-free, but their parent company is not.
- ShiKai
- Sonia Kashuk
- Swisspers
- Tom’s of Maine – It should be noted that they are cruelty-free, but their parent company is not.
- Ulta Collection
- Vapour Organic Beauty
- Yes to
- Zoella Beauty
- ZuZu Luxe
When it comes to drugstore brands, please keep in mind that their ingredients tend to change more often than higher-end lines. Please be sure to always check the ingredients list before you buy a product. Even if it’s one you have been buying for a long time.
Even though you may skip over many of the mainstream drugstore brands, there’s no reason to feel like you are missing out on anything. L’Oreal, Revlon, Maybelline, Almay, and Rimmel all test on animals as do a lot of other drugstore brands. However, with more and more brands stepping up to offer quality items and a larger range of items, my guess is that you won’t miss these brands at all!
What are your favorite cruelty-free drugstore brands? Which drugstore beauty products do you love?
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Are the orange coloured text all cruelty-free and vegan??
Hi Tashina,
Thank you for such a helpful updated website. Besides Orly I didn’t see any all nail care brands is this the only one?
I’m desperately searching for LOW budget cruelty free and vegan haircare and skincare products (For example, Paul Mitchell is too pricey for me and so are Lush face and hair products). I’m also searching for basic things like toothpaste and deodorant but I’m really struggling. Any advice is appreciated 🙂
Have you tried Dessert Essence? They are by far the best when it comes to inexpensive (better then most of the high-end things I’ve tried, PM and LUSH included.) For the record I have thick textured curly hair.
Try Tom’s for toothpaste and deodorant (their parent co is NOT cruelty free though), and I’ve found HASK is a great affordable hair care line 🙂
Try Tom’s for toothpaste and deodorant (their parent co is NOT cruelty free though), and I’ve found HASK is a great affordable hair care line 🙂 Also Yes To is a great brand for any face products
Hey Tashina,
Can you tell me if Cantu Beauty is cruelty free?
I have curly hair and I’m looking for cruelty free drug store options.
Hi Ashley,
I don’t know if they are or not, but have just reached out to them. Please check the Sunday updates to see if they end up on the list! 🙂
Hi! So, I know that they showed up on your cruelty free brands at Sephora list, but I’ve heard some mixed things about the Rosebud Perfume Co. Are they in fact cruelty free? Thanks.
They are!
Is there a chemical-free cosmetic list? I’ve tried e.l.f. products but have irritated my skin with bad red rashes and I don’t suffer from sensitive skin. Even the simple kabuki brush made me break out so bad. I looked at their site for cosmetic ingredients, for example the make up mist & set and it’s full of parabens. I really recommend EWG website for checking health concerns of products, you can also look up by ingredient. Sadly, they need a greater list of products to describe, but so far it’s been helpful http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
Anyways, thank you so much for all your hard work and helping consumers make better decisions.
New Logical Harmony fan! -MelSue:)
Do you know if Covergirl and Neutrogena are vegan/cruelty free? I’ve heard a lot of mixed answers and want to make certain, thanks!
Sadly, both companies test on animals. 🙁
Thank you for the info. I have become aware of animal cosmetic testing, and I’m now only supporting cruelty-free companies. I don’t deem it necessary to test cosmetics and household products on animals.
some of the Sonia Kashuk brushes are natural bristles! i think you should add that to your post to let everyone know
Hi. Wanted to ask about Almay and Rimmel. Their site says they don’t test on animals but you don’t have them on your list. So wondering what you know about them? Thanks
Hi Angelica,
Both of those brands are on the Brands to Avoid section of this list. Sadly, they both state that they do test when required by law. 🙁