In our May 10 blog, we introduced our No-No Ingredient List—a collection of animal-derived ingredients that you'll never find in any product sold by The Ethical Shopper. That's because every product we offer is 100% vegan and cruelty-free. 🐰
Then, in our June 28 blog, we took a closer look at how those ingredients are sourced from animals and why choosing vegan alternatives matters.
Today, we're highlighting the good news: innovative, plant-based alternatives can deliver the same great performance—without harming animals. Here are some of the vegan substitutes you'll find in ethical beauty, personal care, and home and pet care products:
• Animal-Based Collagen is replaced with hydrolyzed plant proteins and algae extracts.
• Animal-Based Elastin is replaced with plant-based peptides and proteins.
• Animal-Based Glycerin is replaced with vegetable glycerin from plant oils.
• Animal-Based Keratin is replaced with plant proteins or bean and quinoa peptides.
• Animal-Based Lactic Acid is replaced with fermented plant carbohydrates.
• Animal-Based Oleic Acid is replaced with plant oils including olive and sunflower.
• Animal-Based Retinol is replaced with bakuchiol, rosehip oil, or plant stem cells.
• Animal-Based Squalene is replaced with squalane from olives, sugar, and wheat germ.
• Animal-Based Stearic Acid is replaced with steric acid from plants like coconut.
• Beeswax is replaced with wax from candelilla plants, palm trees, berries, and rice bran.
• Carmine is replaced with natural red pigments from beetroot, hibiscus, and lycopene.
• Casein is replaced with hydrolyzed proteins from plants such as wheat and oats.
• Egg Whites are replaced with mushroom extract or hydrolyzed soy and wheat proteins.
• Guanine is replaced with mica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, or bismuth oxychloride.
• Honey is replaced with agave, aloe vera gel, or vegetable glycerin.
• Lanolin is replaced with plant based waxes, oils, and vegan synthetic lipids.
• Shellac is replaced with corn zein, plant-based polymers, and natural waxes.
• Silk Powder is replaced with arrowroot, rice powder, soy, and quinoa.
• Tallow is replaced with a combination of plant-based waxes, butters, and oils.
💛 At The Ethical Shopper, every product, every brand, and every company we feature is committed to using vegan alternatives to animal-derived ingredients. These innovative ingredients provide the performance consumers expect while helping protect animals and supporting a more compassionate future. Click The Ethical Shopper to explore our selection of vegan and cruelty-free beauty, personal care, and home and pet care products.
