While many brands are working toward becoming vegan and cruelty-free, it can still be hard to find skin-care products that don’t test on animals (or use animal-derived ingredients), especially at a reasonable price. Here, we’ve rounded up the best products for your face and body, under £20, that are both vegan and cruelty-free. While most of these products are available on Amazon, we’ve found some options elsewhere, too, for those who like to shop around.
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This Strategist-approved face and body moisturiser can also be used to calm frizzy hair.
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Faith in Nature’s shampoo and conditioner scent options include lavender and geranium, hemp and meadowfoam, and dragon fruit.
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Deodorant isn’t often vegan and/or cruelty-free, but this patchouli-scented one is kind to the environment as well as your skin.
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This whipped night cream contains ferulic acid, vitamin C, and multi-peptides.
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Alba Botanica is a budget-friendly skin-care brand, which features various hydrating products and pleasing packaging.
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This was voted the best vegan face scrub in our expert-recommended roundup. Ingredients include sea kelp, which is a natural exfoliator.
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Salicylic acid is known for reducing acne, and several of this product’s reviewers claim that it helped theirs — we also love the fuchsia colour of the bottle.
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Popular cocoa-butter brand Palmer’s is unfortunately not cruelty-free, but this version is just as hydrating (and smells just as good).
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It’s notoriously difficult to find a high-street shampoo that doesn’t test on animals; this one will also soothe irritated, itchy or flaky scalps.
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Add these XXL glycolic acid pads to your night-time routine for more refined pores and soft, plump skin.
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Tea tree oil, witch hazel, chamomile, lavender; all the calming ingredients with none of the nasty ones added in. [Editor’s note: This price does not include shipping costs.]
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For those with mature skin, this serum uses rosehip oil, hyaluronic acid, and other properties to reduce wrinkles and lines around the eyes.
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Pretend you’re at the spa with this cooling cucumber mud mask — put some cucumber slices on your eyelids for extra effect.
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This rose-scented toner is in the form of a refreshing spray mist (glow-y skin incoming). [Editor’s note: This price does not include shipping costs.]
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A staple skin-care item for many, micellar water both removes makeup and cleanses — this one even has a version made with tomatoes.
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Another Yes To product, choose from cucumbers or watermelon for a cooling ten minutes (leave in the fridge beforehand for extra refreshment).
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Makeup artist Shara Strand recommended this cleansing gel for oily skin in our list of best face washes, and advises using it just after micellar water.
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We suggested this Mario Badescu toner as a good gift for a sister who’s a skin-care newbie, but it’s also a reasonably priced place to start when swapping over your favourite skin care for ethical versions.
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This mineral powder also protects from UVA and UVB rays (its translucent texture means it’s suitable for all skin types).
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Popular scar-healing product Bio-Oil is unfortunately not cruelty-free, but this ethical scar gel does the same job — it can also be applied to burns and other skin blemishes.
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This clay mask is made with hemp-seed oil, which can help to balance out oily skin and work as a natural moisturiser. Hemp stem cells, another ingredient, is said to have anti-aging properties.
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Green People is a favourite among those who prefer their skin-care cruelty-free, and this firming serum uses 96 percent organic ingredients.
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They also offer a self-tanning lotion, which features a sugar-derived ingredient, Dha, that gives the appearance of a natural bronze tan.
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