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Vegan diets are a growing trend, but there are a whole lot more ways to embrace a vegan lifestyle, starting with cruelty-free makeup. We wear the stuff every<\/em> day, so it’s definitely an important part of an animal-friendly lifestyle, but it can also be an easy thing to overlook! This article by\u00a0Becky Striepe on Green Living Ideas<\/a> breaks it down with more info on cruelty-free makeup and even some DIY makeup recipes!<\/p>\n

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Going vegan is about more than food. Here\u2019s how (and why!) to find cruelty-free cosmetics.<\/p>\n

This is the second installment in our\u00a0How to be Vegan<\/a>\u00a0series here at Green Living Ideas. We are going through some common areas of your life and showing you how to identify and ditch animal products.<\/p>\n

Veganism\u00a0is not a crash diet or cleanse. It\u2019s a lifestyle choice that\u2019s all about protecting animals by avoiding animal products.\u00a0Eating vegan food<\/a>\u00a0is definitely a great first step toward better animal welfare, but vegans also avoid cosmetics, clothing, and household\u00a0products that contain animal parts. In the coming weeks, I have\u00a0more installations planned about kicking animal products to the curb, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n

Why shop for cruelty free cosmetics?<\/h2>\n

Before we get to the how, I think it\u2019s important to look at why cruelty free cosmetics are important and what that even means. There\u00a0are two factors that make a product cruelty-free:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0It can\u2019t be tested on animals.<\/strong>\u00a0Animal testing is\u00a0an incredibly cruel practice<\/a>.\u00a0The animals normally are not sedated at all, and they\u2019re subjected to invasive, painful procedures. The worst part? Animal testing\u00a0doesn\u2019t really tell us a lot<\/a>\u00a0about how safe a product is for humans. In fact, it\u2019s so cruel and inaccurate that\u00a0more and more places are banning the practice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0It can\u2019t contain animal ingredients.<\/strong>\u00a0Some\u00a0animal ingredients are easy to spot on a cosmetics label: beeswax, goat\u2019s milk, and lanolin, for\u00a0example. But in the world of cosmetics,\u00a0things get a bit trickier<\/a>. PeTA has\u00a0a very comprehensive\u00a0list of animal ingredients<\/a>\u00a0that you can look at, to get an idea of how extensively we use animals in our cosmetics. Your best bet is to look for products\u00a0labeled cruelty free or contact your favorite companies and ask them whether they use animal ingredients.<\/p>\n

Auditing Your Medicine Cabinet<\/h2>\n

Now that you know what you\u2019re trying to avoid, it\u2019s time to look at what\u2019s in your medicine cabinet. There are really two schools of thought about this step. Some folks prefer to use up what they have, and buy curelty free cosmetics as they run out of things. If you want to go this route, I totally get it. It\u2019s less wasteful, and the damage is done.<\/p>\n

If learning about animal cruelty and cosmetics has put you off using what\u2019s in your cabinet, though, I get that, too. Instead of trashing everything, you can\u00a0find a place to donate your gently used cosmetics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Just like when you\u2019re shopping for new cruelty free cosmetics, you want to check each product to see whether it was tested on animals and check the label for animal ingredients. I won\u2019t lie: this is going to take some time. You might need to hit up company websites and google ingredients and company practices to find out what\u2019s going on in that bottle.<\/p>\n

Shopping for Cruelty Free Cosmetics<\/h2>\n

When you need to buy new cosmetics, you\u2019ve got a few options.\u00a0Whether you\u2019re shopping for soap and\u00a0shampoo<\/a>\u00a0or lipstick and\u00a0nail polish<\/a>, there are some good tools available\u00a0to help you find cruelty free versions of your favorite cosmetics.<\/p>\n

\"Leaping<\/p>\n

One of the easiest ways to shop for cruelty free cosmetics is to look for the\u00a0Leaping Bunny<\/a>\u00a0on labels. Many vegan cosmetics brands have ponied up for this third-party certification. If you see that bunny, you are good. Easy peasy!<\/p>\n

While all\u00a0Leaping Bunny-certified products<\/a>are cruelty free, not all cruelty free products have\u00a0this certification. Third-party certifications like this cost money, and not every company can afford to pay. No Leaping Bunny just means that you need to dig a little bit deeper to find out what\u2019s in that bottle and whether the product was animal tested.<\/p>\n

You can google the company and see what turns up or reach out directly. Most brands have a\u00a0contact page, where you can ask questions. The upshot to asking the company directly is that you\u2019re letting them know that cruelty free is important to their customers.<\/p>\n

Another easy option is to use your smartphone. Apps like\u00a0Cruelty-Cutter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ethical Barcode<\/a>\u00a0can tell you quickly whether a product is cruelty free.\u00a0The apps allow you to use your phone as a barcode scanner, and it tells you on the spot whether you\u2019re holding something that\u2019s animal-friendly. Boom.<\/p>\n

Cruelty Free Cosmetics Reviews<\/h2>\n

If you love\u00a0keeping\u00a0up with the latest products, you can still do that through a cruelty free lens. There are lots of good sites that review exclusively cruelty free cosmetics.\u00a0Vegan Beauty Review<\/a>\u00a0is one of my favorites.\u00a0Chic Vegan<\/a>\u00a0is another good place to\u00a0find cruelty free cosmetics reviews. They\u2019re a more general vegan site, and\u00a0they do a lot of beauty reviews.<\/p>\n

DIY Vegan Cosmetics<\/h2>\n

You don\u2019t have to be a crafter to make some of your own cosmetics.\u00a0While some cruelty free cosmetics recipes can be\u00a0time-consuming, there are lots of simple ones!\u00a0I have a toddler at home, which means basically zero time to make my own cosmetics. These are the ones that I do make:<\/p>\n

+\u00a0homemade sugar scrub<\/a>, scented with my favorite\u00a0essential oils<\/a><\/p>\n

+\u00a02-ingredient\u00a0homemade deodorant<\/a><\/p>\n

+ 2-ingredient\u00a0DIY eye cream<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 This also works well as a moisturizer for hands and feet.<\/p>\n

If you have favorite cruelty free cosmetics recipes that you like to make,\u00a0please share them in the comments!<\/p>\n

Reposted with permission from Green Living Ideas<\/a> and photo of rabbits from Shutterstock<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vegan diets are a growing trend, but there are a whole lot more ways to embrace a vegan lifestyle, starting with cruelty-free makeup. We wear the stuff every day, so it’s definitely an important part of an animal-friendly lifestyle, but it can also be an easy thing to overlook! This article by Becky Striepe on Green Living Ideas breaks it down with more info on cruelty-free makeup and even some DIY makeup recipes! More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":13645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"2017-05-26T02:44:58Z","apple_news_api_id":"7e5fe7b3-b10f-4d0a-a635-ad4800f9bc58","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2017-05-26T02:46:59Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/Afl_ns7EPTQqmNa1IAPm8WA","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[8115,7753,6895,11],"tags":[6581,7694,8989,8988,8993,8991,8992,8990,316,6718,7357],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vegan-makeup.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13643"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}