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5 Vegan Beauty Products to Love

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Ellen Francis, Vegan American Princess LA, Community Contributor
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Change of season, change of weather—time to switch up some new vegan beauty products! Even though my loyalty to certain beloved products is like “til death do us part,” that doesn’t mean that I don’t love to sample, smell and slather on all kinds of interesting, beauteous products! Not all vegan products display a “vegan” symbol on their labels so it’s important to check whether it contains any animal derived ingredients and whether it was tested on animals. More and more companies seem to be seeing the light with eliminating animal testing and animal-derived products!

LaLicious Body Oil in Coconut Cream 
This delicious, luxurious body oil is wonderful after the shower or as a shaving cream.  My love for all things coconut made this a magnet that just drew me in.  The main ingredients are coconut oil, sweet almond oil, macadamia nut oil which absorb beautifully and cleanly. On hot, dry days, I dab a couple of dots on my arms and legs to stay moisturized and smelling divine. All natural and free of parabens, these products come on more scrumptious scents (like Brown Sugar & Vanilla, Passionfruit Lime & Island Guava), in sugar scrubs, body butters and lip butters and more. Celebrity fans include Jessica Alba, Eva Mendes and Kate Hudson.  Although this company is based right here in Southern California, spas all over use their products and the website has it all. 

No Miss Vegan Nail Polish

Nail polish always seems to be flying just under the radar of toxic to me–the smell alone is enough to make you wonder what you’re painting on your fingers to look pretty.  There seem to several vegan nail polishes on the market but I tried No Miss because it’s marketed with all the following great qualities:

  • Contains 7 herbs: Dill Seeds, Carageenan, Coffee Arabica Seeds, Ginseng Root, Rose Canina fruit Extract, Cucumber Fruit Extract, and Hyemale Plant Extract. 
  • Does NOT Contain: Formaldehyde * Toluene * Dibutyl-Phthalate or Camphor.
  • Vegan ingredients & NEVER tested on animals
  • Moisturizing & non-chip
  • Super glossy & non-yellowing
  • Quick dry & natural smelling

Plus I fell in love with Boynton Beach Blue!  It really lives up to its promises (except that  it does smell like nail polish) and lasted over a week on my nails. There are over 150 shades to choose from and the No Miss website has all the nail products, as well as some eye lip items, but Alternative Outfitters carries it too, as well as some retail stores.

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Ellen Francis

Vegan American Princess

www.veganamericanprincess.com

Learning all about living a more vegan lifestyle---food, plant-based nutrition, recipes, restaurants, products, beauty, news, ideas---anything related to veganism!

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