Everything You Need to Know + 4 Vegan Skincare Products Worth Trying
In the age of conscious consumerism, skincare is more than just a routine—it’s a reflection of your values. Enter vegan skincare: clean, plant-based, cruelty-free formulas that care for your skin without compromising on ethics or effectiveness.
But what exactly is vegan skincare, and how do you know which products to trust? Let’s break it down—and highlight four powerful vegan skincare essentials you’ll want to add to your skincare routine.
What Does “Vegan Skincare” Actually Mean?
Vegan skincare means products made without any animal-derived ingredients or by-products. That includes common additives like beeswax, lanolin, collagen, carmine, and gelatin. Instead, vegan skincare relies on potent botanicals and naturally derived compounds that offer the same—if not better—results.
At its core, vegan skincare is about more than ingredients. It’s also about compassion, sustainability, and transparency. For example, Grimoire New York is BIORIUS-certified vegan, and cruelty-free. That means every product in our line is free of animal testing and animal-derived ingredients—guilt-free skincare you can feel good about.
Is Vegan Skincare the Same as Cruelty-Free?
Not exactly. Cruelty-free skincare refers specifically to products that are not tested on animals. Vegan skincare goes a step further—it's also free from animal ingredients. The best skincare products are both.
Grimoire’s commitment to vegan-certified skincare means our products are aligned with your values and designed with your wellness in mind. From antioxidant-rich supergreens to skin-soothing bisabolol, our formulas deliver powerful results without the BS.
Why Choose Vegan Skincare?
People turn to vegan and plant-based skincare for many reasons:
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Ethical concerns: No animals are harmed or exploited.
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Sustainability: Plant-derived ingredients typically have a lower environmental impact.
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Skin sensitivity: Vegan skincare avoids animal by-products that can trigger irritation.
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Transparency: Vegan brands tend to prioritize clean, minimal, and honest formulations.
With high-performance ingredients and proven results, vegan skincare isn’t just the ethical choice—it’s the smart one.
4 Vegan Skincare Products to Add to Your Routine
Whether you’re rebuilding your skincare routine from scratch or just need a few hard-hitting additions, these four vegan skincare essentials are here to hydrate, smooth, brighten, and restore your skin.
1. Nightmare Away Face Cream – For Sleepless Nights and Glowing Mornings
Stress, late nights, or just plain insomnia—your skin doesn’t have to show it. Nightmare Away is a rich, reparative overnight cream made for skin that’s tired, dehydrated, or inflamed. Powered by fatigue-fighting lavendula, moisture-sealing shea butter, and brightening micro super greens, it works while you (try to) sleep.
Why It Works:
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Lavendula Extract calms and refreshes sleep-deprived skin.
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Micro Super Greens deliver a potent dose of vitamin C to rehydrate and energize.
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Shea Butter restores the skin barrier and locks in moisture.
How to Use: Massage a thin layer onto clean skin at night. For best results, layer over a serum.
2. Beach Guise Face Serum – The Everyday Soother for Irritated Skin
Even if you’re not poolside, your skin still faces daily irritants—pollution, heat, over-cleansing, and the occasional breakout. Beach Guise is your calming gel treatment for those days when your skin feels red, tight, or inflamed. With redness-reducing chamomile bisabolol, soothing gotu kola, and fatigue-fighting wild indigo, it acts like a cool compress in a bottle.
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Bisabolol & Gotu Kola calm sensitivity and reduce inflammation.
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Beta-Glucan deeply hydrates and fortifies the skin’s barrier.
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Wild Indigo Extract helps skin recover from environmental stress.
How to Use: Apply a thin layer to clean skin whenever your face needs calming—post-cleansing, after workouts, or on irritated areas post-sun exposure.
3. Eye Roll Eye Serum – For Eyes That Have Seen Some Things
Late nights and screen time can take a toll on your eyes. Enter Eye Roll, the do-it-all eye serum that targets puffiness, dark circles, and fine lines in one step. This plush, peptide-powered formula features acetyl hexapeptide-1, energizing caffeine, and tamarind seed extract for smoother, brighter eyes that don’t tell all your secrets.
Why It Works:
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Acetyl Hexapeptide-1 smooths fine lines and mimics the effects of Botox (without the needle).
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Caffeine reduces puffiness and dark circles by improving circulation.
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Tamarind Seed Gum offers deep hydration and plumps the delicate under-eye skin.
How to Use: Gently pat a small amount around the eyes AM and PM.
4. Vanity Monday Face Serum – The Skin Hangover Cure
When life catches up with your skin—stress, lack of sleep, too many late nights—Vanity Monday is the reboot it needs. This cooling caviar gel combines glow-enhancing sea buckthorn, pore-refining lemon myrtle, and stress-busting wild indigo to restore radiance and hydration.
Why It Works:
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Sea Buckthorn delivers a natural hit of vitamin C and brightens dull skin.
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Lemon Myrtle shrinks pores and soothes irritation.
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Wild Indigo combats skin stress and revives tired complexions.
How to Use: Apply morning and night to clean, dry skin. Perfect as a daily moisturizer or instant pick-me-up for fatigued faces.
Why Vegan Skincare Deserves a Spot in Your Routine
Vegan skincare isn’t just about what’s left out—it’s about what you put in. With Grimoire’s BIORIUS-certified vegan, and cruelty-free formulations, you’re not only avoiding animal-derived ingredients—you’re choosing powerful plant actives that support your skin’s health, texture, and glow.
Check out Grimoire New York’s full vegan collection here.
