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Not All Vegan is Created Equal

Not All Vegan is Created Equal

The Importance of Choosing Vegan Products for a Healthy Skincare Routine

More and more people seek out vegan products for one simple reason: it’s a healthy choice. Moreover, even brands that aren’t traditionally vegan are launching products that are free of animal or animal-derived ingredients. Just because your cosmetics designates as vegan doesn't mean that all the ingredients are healthy for your skin. Even when pack as vegan, there are plenty of plant and chemically ingredients that are not meant for the skin.

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Safeguarding Your Skin: Awareness of Potentially Harmful Ingredients in Vegan Products

Your skin, the largest organ in your body, absorbs virtually everything you put on it, so it’s important to know what’s inside the bottle. Also, maintain skepticism about the vegan products you see around you. In addition. watch out for these potentially harmful ingredients:

  • Carrageenan, a possible carcinogen in shampoos and moisturizers
  • Retinol, found in anti-aging and anti-acne products that can cause skin irritation
  • BHT, a preservative in lipstick and nail polish with as yet unclear health effects
  • Talc, a carcinogen found in body powder

If you are concerned about ingredients in your cosmetics, you can check their status in the EWG cosmetic database. Also, the database compile by the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that maintains transparency about consumer product safety.

Know Your Ingredients

There are vegan formulations that contain worrying substances. Also, our comparison of three vegan face powders, we identified potentially hazardous ingredients (as defined by the Environmental Working Group) in red.

Emani Flawless Matte Foundation

Ingredients: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Squalene, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Silica, Tocopherol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Aqua. ± Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).

Competitor’s Mineral Compact Makeup 

Mica, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Methicone, Nylon-12, Zinc Stearate, Polyethylene, Talc, Silica, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Kaolin, Phenoxyethanol, Squalane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).

Competitor’s Balancing Control Powder 

Mica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Boron Nitride, Lauroyl Lysine, Zinc Stearate, Aqua, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Extract, Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Sorbic Acid, Niacinamide, Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Seed Extract, Yeast Extract, Lactic Acid, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Panthenol, Zinc Gluconate, Retinol, Caffeine, Ceramide AP, Biotin. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).

Hidden toxins in your makeup bag from vegan products with irritating or potentially toxic ingredients can throw off your daily regimen. Emani is committed to creating vegan and clean formulations, so you can feel safe using Emani all day, every day, whether it’s for a light, natural look or full makeup.

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