The Vegan Cosmetic & Skincare trend will continue in 2026,

 The Vegan Cosmetic & Skincare trend will continue in 2026.

WestHollywoodToday.blogspot  CA (January 5 2026)
By Karen Ostlund

Vegan cosmetic trends will continue in 2026, and will be focused on bio-engineered, skin-friendly ingredients, like waterless formulas and fermented actives, leading the way.
Key trends will include biotech-derived ingredients, plant peptides and up cycled ingredients with creamy textures.

Famous singers and actors with their own vegan, cruelty-free beauty brand, include Ariana Grande (rembeauty.com), Lady Gaga (HausLabs.com), and Millie Bobby Brown (FlorencebyMillsBeauty.com)

                                                                

HausLabs.com by Lady Gaga is a high-performance, clean, and cruelty-free makeup brand founded by Lady Gaga in 2019. It specializes in innovative, skincare-infused cosmetics (HausTech Powered Innovation) that combine vibrant artistry with skin-loving ingredients like fermented arnica, which helps reduce redness.

                                                                      

r.e.m. beauty (rembeauty.com) is the vegan and cruelty-free cosmetics brand launched by singer Ariana Grande in November 2021. It features a 1950s/60s "space-age" aesthetic with a focus on eye, face, and lip products designed for self-expression. The brand is known for its high-performance, multitasking, and skincare-infused formulas, inspired by the REM (rapid eye movement) sleep cycle in her 2018 song "REM" The brand is dreamy and innovative makeup. including foundations, concealers, liquid eye-shadows, plumping lip glosses, and liners. The products are designed to be "interstellar" and retro-futuristic.Notable items for Ariana's line is the Sweetener Foundation, Essential Drip Lip Oil, and the metallic eyeshadow.

                                                                   

RareBeauty.com is the vegan, and cruelty-free makeup brand founded by singer and actress Selena Gomez, launched in 2020 with a mission to promote self-acceptance, mental health awareness, and to break-down unrealistic beauty standards. Known for its inclusive, lightweight, and easy-to-use products, as the Soft Pinch Liquid Blush, Liquid Luminizers, and Kind Words Lip Liner.
1% of all sales, along with funds raised from partners, go directly to the Rare Impact Fund, which supports mental health services and education.

                                                                         

FlorencebyMillsBeauty.com skincare and makeup with Millie Bobby Brown, are PETA-certified, vegan, and cruelty-free focusing on "clean" ingredients that avoid animal by-products, parabens, sulfates, and synthetic fragrances.
Key components include plant-based waxes (carnauba, sunflower, bayberry), natural botanicals, and iron oxides for color, designed to be gentle for all skin types. Plant-based formulas often feature ingredients like rice bran wax, sunflower seed wax and shea butter, instead of beeswax or or lanolin.
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Other popular vegan & cruelty-free brands for 2026;

Tower28Beauty.com is the clean, vegan, and cruelty-free makeup and skincare brand specifically designed for sensitive skin, inspired by the sunny lifestyle of Los Angeles", said founder Amy Liu.
Liu focuses on non-toxic ingredients, featuring popular items like the SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray, Swipe Serum Concealer, and SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen.
The brand has gained approval from the National Psoriasis Foundation, National Rosacea Society, and National Eczema Association— a testament to its commitment to skin-safe, effective formulations.

• KVDBeauty.com offers a wide range of vegan makeup.100% vegan and cruelty-free brand is offering high-performance, tattoo-inspired makeup. Known for products like the #1 award-winning Tattoo Liner, Good Apple Foundation, and Everlasting Liquid eyeliner.

• e.l.f. (Eyes Lips Face): elfcosmetics.com
 is an American cosmetics brand known for 100% vegan, and cruelty-free makeup and skincare products, that collaborates with high-profile athletes, and influencers for their campaigns.  The brand gained massive, record-breaking cultural status via its #eyeslipsface TikTok campaign, which featured its original song.

MilkMakeup.com is the New York-based, 100% vegan and cruelty-free brand known for clean, high-tech, and paraben-free formulas of fruit-extracts and plantbased milk. Designed for a low-maintenance, "cool girl" aesthetic. They use natural ingredients and avoid animal-derived components like beeswax and lanolin. Popular products include the Kush Mascara, Hydro Grip Primer, and Cooling Water Jelly.

MERITBeauty.com, founded in 2021 by Katherine Power, is the "clean, luxury beauty brand" designed to simplify makeup routines with a curated, minimalist, and vegan product line.
The brand is known for its "no-makeup-look", on multitasking products that give you, "your-skin-but-better" finish. The products are made to enhance, rather than hide.

What's the differences in-between Vegan and Organic Skincare ?

• Vegan Skincare: Focuses on eliminating animal ingredients and testing. Common ingredients include aloe vera, plant oils, and fruit extracts. Vegan does not mean "natural," as formulas can contain synthetic ingredients. Look for "certified vegan" or cruelty-free bunny logos.

• Organic Skincare: Focuses on the farming practices of the ingredients. Products are made from organically farmed ingredients, often regulated by bodies like USDA Organic or COSMOS. These products are usually free from synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.