r/crueltyfree

Hi!

I've been recently swapping everything I own over to cruelty free brands after I run out however I'm finding it hard to find a good replacement for this one product.

I live in MA and the harsh winters really mess up my skin barrier and dry me out. The ONLY moisturizer I've found that helps with this and keeps my skin clear is the CeraVe Healing Ointment. I will be moving to Maine this fall for college and I KNOW I will need the protection.

Does anyone have any alternative recommendations for me to try out once I run out of my last tube? Thank you so much for your time!

The main stores available to me are Walmart, target and Amazon.
Im not really interested in ordering overseas and everything ive been able to find are all fluoride free?

Now, that Benefit has become certified by Cruelty Free International, which brand do you think will go cruelty free next? Also, thank you to u/thesweetestgoodbye for letting us know.

I 100% think it is going to be Maybelline next.

Hi everyone.

I was wondering if Aldi US store brands (like Tandil and Lacura) are Leaping Bunny certified cruelty free. I am only interested in verifying if Aldi US (not UK or other regions) store brands are cruelty free.

I am aware that Cruelty Free International certifies Aldi UK store brands as cruelty free. I can't find info for Aldi US.

Does anyone know of a good cruelty free stainless steel cleaner or an alternative to woolite carpet and upholstery?

I recently started trying to replace my everyday products with cruelty free options, and I thought it would be pretty straightforward. But once I actually started checking brands and labels, I realized it’s not always that simple.

Some products are clearly cruelty free, but others feel a bit unclear or inconsistent depending on where you look. I don’t want to overcomplicate things, but I also don’t want to ignore it completely either.

Right now I’m just trying to make small changes instead of replacing everything at once. It feels more manageable that way and less overwhelming.

For those who have been doing this longer, how do you usually decide what to trust
Do you have a simple way of checking brands without going down a long research rabbit hole

I’d really like to keep this sustainable long term, so any practical advice or personal experiences would help a lot

Hello!

I have extremely sensitive and dry skin that is prone to breakouts a lot and I'm looking for some vegan and cruelty free skincare brands to use to help with it. I've tried a lot of different skincare products in the past and they never worked.

Here's what I tried;

1. Prose
2. Aveeno
3. CeraVe
4. Neutrogena
5. St.Ives

I've tried them and a few others I can't remember the names of but they either worsened the breakouts or my face would go bright red and burn after using them. I'm hoping someone has some suggestions for me to try for sensitive and dry skin that's prone to breakouts that are also vegan and cruelty free.

Thank you!

I'm trying to slowly switch out all my things to be cruelty free, which has been very easy, honestly, because most of my things were thankfully already cruelty free. One thing I'm finding difficult is switching out my Loreal Elvive shampoo and conditioners because I've tried others and they just don't work as well. I have curly hair, and everything else has just been too drying or has made my hair greasy.

Looking for recommendations to try, nothing too expensive please :)

Hi! My blemish prone skin finally calmed down thanks to CeraVe (Blemish Control Cleanser and CeraVe Moisturising Cream), but I always preferred to use cruelty free stuff, I was just very desperate at that time. This is the only thing I made an exception with years ago, but it feels so bad to rebuy these.

For the face wash I think Q+A Salicylic Acid Cleanser would work well enough. But my main problem now is to find a good alternative for moisturiser. I love that CeraVe is a "barrier cream" and it makes my skin sooo soft. I buyed the Benton Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel, but I am afraid that it won't be enough for the Swedish winter.

My criterias are that it has to be cruelty free, rich but acnee friendly and I would love it if it came in a big package. I just can't buy any 50 ml moisturiser, like they are gone sooo fast. Oh, and of course it has to be avaiable in Sweden.

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Ok guys, I know this question has been asked by others before - but I am here to ask it again with the context of my specific problems.

Issue - I have very dry lips, & desperately need moisturizing cruelty-free recommendations. Hoping for a good moisturizing SPF balm, and a secondary product to put on top for gloss.

Previously tried:

Eadem - I swear it just dries up my lips more, til their sad little raisins

Sunday Fridays - Just does nothing for me, not moisturizing

Topicals - I do feel like this is moisturizing, but the packaging is TERRIBLE & the product always explodes EVERYWHERE

Blistex - Used to be my die hard balm, but she’s not cruelty free & I also try to use low waste products

Vitamasques - I like that they’re scented and have a flavor, but they just sit on my lips & don’t actually moisturize

Burts Bee’s - I do have a couple trusty balms from them (like lip renewing treatment,) but they don’t have SPF

Glossier - Just doesn’t feel like it does anything for me

Smith’s Salve - Again, just feels like it sits on my lips & doesn’t moisturize

Sun Bum - Just a terrible SPF balm, so thick & weird

I am sure I am forgetting some that I have tried, but that’s all I can remember at the moment. I do feel like if I find the right moisturizing SPF balm, then the quality of the second product would matter less (but that may be a misconception.)

TIA!!!!

This is embarrassing to admit because I was pretty consistent everywhere else. Switched my cleanser, moisturizer, mascara, all of it, spent time researching and made it work. But every cruelty free lip balm I tried either felt waxy and uncomfortable or wore off within twenty minutes and I kept quietly going back to an old one I knew worked because my lips are genuinely terrible without something decent on them.

The problem I think was that I kept picking things based on the cruelty free label alone without paying attention to the actual formula. A lot of the ones I tried were just not the right ingredients for what my lips needed. Too much wax, not enough of anything that actually nourishes. They sat on top and did nothing useful underneath.

I finally went down a proper research rabbit hole about lip balm ingredients specifically, beeswax versus petroleum bases, what actually helps the skin barrier versus what just feels good temporarily, and came out of it with a much clearer idea of what I was looking for. Found something that ticked all the boxes and my lips have genuinely been fine ever since which after two years of struggling feels like a small miracle.

If anyone else has been stuck in the cruelty free lip balm cycle of buying things that do not work I would genuinely recommend just spending one evening reading about ingredients first. It changed everything for me.

This is a very niche need but my boyfriend has bought a bunch of Clorox pool chemicals for our above ground pool and it kills me knowing how awful Clorox is. Anyone have any luck finding CF alternatives for pool chemicals?

We have 2 cetaphil cleansers, one for normal to senstive skin and normal to oily skin and I don’t want to use them because the brand is cruelty free yet my mom believes she knows my skin type and says my skin is super sensitive (it’s not.) what should I do?