Last Updated on 02/07/2023
Let’s check out some fantastic cruelty-free brands owned by Black in honor of Black History Month. Support these brands by adding them to your cart and making them a part of your beauty desk now and beyond.
Cruelty Free Brands Owned By Black
Key Points
- Brands not certified by any authorized organization don’t necessarily imply them to be non-cruelty-free.
- Many of these brands are sustainable, clean, gluten-free and eco-friendly.
- Category Column indicates the main category but is not limited to it.
- These brands are not limited to the US but we have included the UK and Canada-based brands too.
- Many of these brands are not only Black-owned but also Black Operated.
Here is a list of Cruelty Free Makeup Brands and Skincare Brands if you are curious for more.
Let’s start.
| Brand | Category | Certification | Vegan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adwoa Beauty | Hair | None | Offers some products |
| AJA Naturals | Skincare | None | Offers some vegan products |
| Skincare | None | Entirely Vegan | |
| Bask & Bloom Essentials | Hair Care | None | Has Vegan Options |
| Black Girl Sunscreen | Skincare | PETA | Entirely Vegan |
| Briogeo | Hair Care | Leaping Bunny | Many Vegan Options |
| Candy x Paints | Nails | Leaping Bunny, PETA | Vegan |
| Coloured Raine | Makeup | PETA | Majority of Vegan Options |
| Dehiya Beauty | Skincare | Leaping Bunny | Vegan |
| Doubledown Cosmetics | Makeup, Skin Care | None | Has Vegan Products |
| Dimension Nails | Nails | Leaping Bunny, PETA | Vegan |
| Ecoslay | Hair | None | Many Vegan Products |
| Elle Johnson | Skincare | None | Offers Vegan |
| Ellie Bianca | Skincare | None | Some Vegan Products |
| Fenty Beauty (Co-Owned by Rihanna) | Makeup, Skincare | None | Some Vegan Picks |
| Flora & Curl | Haircare | None | Offers Vegan Picks |
| Foxie Cosmetics | Skincare | None | Vegan |
| Girl+Hair | Hair | None | Vegan |
| Habit Cosmetics | Nails | Leaping Bunny, PETA | Vegan |
| JACQ’s | Skincare | PETA | Entirely Vegan |
| Jane Carter Solution | Hair | PETA | Vegan |
| Joséphine Cosmetics | Makeup | PETA | Offers Vegan Products |
| Juvia’s Place | Makeup | None | Some Vegan Options |
| Kaike | Skincare | PETA | Offers Vegan Products |
| Kreyol Essence | Hair | Leaping Bunny | Has Vegan Options |
| Kyra’s Shea Medleys | Skincare | Leaping Bunny, PETA | Vegan |
| Lamik Beauty | Makeup | Leaping Bunny | Vegan |
| Laws of Nature Cosmetics | Makeup | None | Vegan |
| London Grant | Skincare | None | Plant-Based With Many Vegan Picks |
| Lovinah Supernatural | Makeup, Skincare | Leaping Bunny | Some Vegan Options |
| LUV + Co. | Makeup | PETA | Some Vegan Options |
| LYS Beauty | Makeup | Leaping Bunny, PETA | Vegan |
| Marie Hunter Beauty | Makeup, Skincare, Hair | PETA | Some Vegan Picks |
| Mented Cosmetics | Makeup, Nails | None | Vegan |
| NaturAll Club | Hair Care | None | Some Vegan Options |
| Nola Skinsentials | Skincare | None | Vegan |
| Novel Skincare | Skincare | None | Vegan |
| N*de Sugar | Skincare | Leaping Bunny | Some Vegan Options |
| Obia Naturals | Hair Care, Skincare | PETA | Vegan |
| OOO Polish | Nails | PETA | Vegan |
| OrganiGrowHairCo | Hair, Skincare | None | Vegan |
| Oshun Organics | Hair Care, Skincare | None | Vegan |
| People of Color Beauty | Nails | Leaping Bunny | Vegan |
| Pholk Beauty | Skincare | None | Some Vegan Products |
| PiperWai | Skincare | Leaping Bunny | Vegan |
| Plain Jane Beauty | Makeup | Leaping Bunny, PETA | Vegan |
| Prime Beauty Cosmetics | Makeup | None | Vegan |
| Range Beauty | Makeup | None | Vegan |
| Ressentir Cosmetics | Skincare | None | Vegan |
| Sacha Cosmetics | Makeup | PETA | Vegan Choices Available |
| September Rose Cosmetics | Makeup | PETA | Vegan |
| Taupe Coat | Nails | None | Vegan |
| The Glowcery | Skincare | None | Vegan |
| The Honey Pot Company | Hygiene | Leaping Bunny, PETA | Some Vegan Options |
| The Lip Bar | Makeup | None | Vegan |
| The Wellness Apothecary | Skincare | Leaping Bunny | Vegan |
| True Moringa | Skincare | None | Vegan |
| Unsun Cosmetics | Skincare | Leaping Bunny | Some Vegan Options |
| Uoma | Makeup | None | Vegan Choices Available |
| YaaYaa Natural | Skincare | None | Vegan |
| Yubi Beauty | Skincare | None | Vegan |
Conclusion
More brands will be added to this list after being vetted. I wanted this article to be up in February so that they can get the love and support they deserve. This list is regularly revised. If you wanna see any particular brand here, contact us via our email. Same for any other changes. While you’re at it, please keep it respectful. We are humans behind the screen.
