An EU Directive came into force in March 2013 which prohibits animal testing on all cosmetic and toiletry products sold in the EU. Some companies may, however, continue to test their products on animals for the purpose of selling them in non-EU countries.
The Vegan Society symbol on a product indicates that it was not tested on animals and does not contain any animal-derived substances.
Click on any of the below to see a list:
- List of Vegan brands
- List of Irish Vegan brands
- List of brands with some vegan products
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Deoderant
- Body Wash
- Toothpaste
- Mouthwash
- Face Wash & Cleanser
- Face Moisturiser
- Body Moisturiser
- Hair Dye
- Men’s Products
Soap:
- Palm-free Irish Soap – in health shops or online
- Faith in Nature – soap bars – at health shops
- Friendly soap – zero waste online shops
- Tesco Essentials Soap – marked ‘vegan’ – also in 4-pack
- See list of Irish-based soap companies here
Shampoo:
- Faith in Nature – liquid shampoo- available at most health stores
- Faith in Nature – shampoo bars
- Natural World – at Tesco
- Tesco Extracts Shampoo
Conditioner:
- Faith in Nature – all products are vegan
- Natural World – at Tesco
- Tesco Extracts Conditioner
Body Wash:
- Original Source – all products are vegan – available in supermarkets
Deoderant:
- Salt of the Earth – all products are vegan – health stores or online
- Pit Putty – all products are vegan and plastic free – available online
Face Wash / Cleanser:
- Faith in Nature – all products are vegan
- Spa Magik Cleanser – all products are vegan – available in many health stores or online
- PS Naturals – at Penney’s
- Pure – range at M&S
Face Moisturiser:
- Faith in Nature – all products are vegan – at health stores or online
- Lavera – all products are vegan – at health stores or online
- Weleda – at health shops
- Sea Magik – at health shops
- PS Naturals – at Penney’s
- Pure – range at M&S
- Lush solid moisturiser bars – most Lush products are vegan – high street or UK online shop
Toothpaste:
- Aloe Dent – all vegan apart from the Triple Action toothpaste
- Sarakan – available in health shops and online
- Georganics Toothpaste tabs – all products are vegan – available online or at zero waste/refill shops
- Colgate Smile for Good toothpaste – marked vegan and tube is recyclable
- Kingfisher – at health shops or online
- Sante – at health shops or online
Mouthwash:
- Georganics mouthwash tablets – online and zero waste/refill shops
- Sarakan mouthwash – at health stores or online
Hair Colour/Dye:
- Clairol Natural Instincts
- Naturtint – available at health stores
- Naturigin – available online
- Lush henna – high street or UK online shop
Body Moisturiser:
- Sea Magik – at health shops
- Lush Dream Cream – high street shops or UK online shop
Men’s Products:
- Dublin Grooming Co. – Irish company – all products 100% vegan
- Bulldog – all products are vegan
- ManCave – most products are vegan
- Organic Homme – all products are vegan
- Suds Johnson – online shop, based in Cork – some men’s products
The following brands are vegan:
- Alternative by Suma . . . (shampoo, conditioner, soaps, etc.)
- Aveda . . . (hair products)
- Face Theory
- Faith in Nature . . . (hair care, skin care, soaps)
- Friendly . . . (soap, shampoo bars, conditioner bars, detergent)
- Kingfisher . . . (toothpaste)
- Natural World . . . (shampoo & conditioner – available at Tesco)
- Naturtint . . . (vegan hair colourant)
- Organic Homme . . . (Men’s products)
- Original Source . . . (Company states all products are vegan and not animal tested)
- Pestle & Mortar
- Pit Putty . . . (Deoderant)
- PS…Naturals . . . (available at Primark/Penneys – facial cleanser, moisturiser. etc. – all certified vegan)
- Pure . . . (Vegan skincare range at Marks & Spencer)
- Salt of the Earth . . . (Deoderant)
- Sante . . . (Vitamin B12 Toothpaste and other products)
- Sarakan . . . (Mouthwash and Toothpaste)
- Sea Magik . . . (skin care)
- Sukin . . . (skin care)
- Tesco Extracts . . . (Shampoo and conditioner marked as suitable for vegans)
- UpCircle Europe
Irish Vegan Companies:
- Bend in the Barrow . . . (Soap company based in Ireland)
- Bluebird Soapery . . . (Etsy online shop)
- Dublin Grooming Co. – Men’s products – all 100% vegan
- Gubby’s Soap . . . (made in Cork)
- Human & Kind . . . (skin care products – company based in Cork)
- Irish Vegan Soapery . . . (soap, shampoo bars, facial bars)
- Justine le Guil . . . (based in Dublin)
- Kilo Soap . . . (Irish made soaps on Etsy)
- Kimi’s Beauty Shop . . . (Vegan brands and products are listed)
- Kinvara . . . (Skincare products – all vegan according to website)
- Organicules . . . (Based in Cork)
- Palm Free Irish Soap . . . (range of zero waste vegan soaps)
- Ruka’s Place . . . (skincare products, body butters, soaps, etc.)
- Simpli Botanicals . . . (Vegan products and not animal tested)
- Skinfull Affairs . . . (online shop – all products are vegan)
- Sophie’s Soaps . . . (based in Westmeath)
- Suds Johnson . . . (Soap, shampoo bars, etc. – zero waste, made in Cork)
- The Handmade Soap Co . . . (Vegan soaps and other products)
- The SoapBox Project . . . (100% vegan shop, based in Cork, zero waste)
- White Witch . . . (Vegan company based in Connemara)
- Vegan Hair Care Ireland . . . (high end products)
For a list of vegan and vegan-friendly online shops in Ireland selling toiletries, click here.
The following brands have some products which are vegan:
- Aloe Dent . . . (all vegan apart from the Triple Action toothpaste)
- Avalon Organics . . . (click here to see the non-vegan products)
- Cien . . . (some products marked vegan at Aldi)
- Colgate . . . (Smile for Good toothpaste is certified vegan)
- Freedom Cosmetics . . . (Majority of products are vegan and marked)
- Garnier . . . (no longer test on animals, many vegan products)
- Green People . . . (some vegan products)
- Jason . . . (most of their products are vegan and are marked as such)
- Lacura . . . (face wash, hand and eye creams – at Aldi)
- Lavera . . . (search box allows you to list their vegan products)
- Lush . . . (most of their products are vegan and display the Vegan Society logo on the front of all packaging, labels and signs)
- ManCave . . . (all except one of their products is vegan)
- Simple . . . (no animal testing but some products contain beeswax)
- The Ordinary . . . (at Boots)
- Weleda . . . Some vegan products
Irish Companies: - Elave . . . (cruelty-free, Peta approved, 90% of their products are suitable for vegans, Irish based)
- Empress Cosmetics . . . (company based in Clare – vegan products are clearly marked with the Vegan Society’s logo)
