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The Ultimate Guide to Cruelty-Free Nail Polish Brands

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The Ultimate Guide to Cruelty-Free Nail Polish Brands

When I first switched to using all vegan beauty and household products, I was really surprised at how easy it was to find vegan nail polish. There are a lot of cruelty-free brands that offer a lot of vegan options and there are also a lot of brands that offer vegan nail polish too. A lot of people have seemed really surprised when they learn that all nail polish isn’t vegan.

People know about animal testing and what brands to avoid because of that, but not about animal ingredients that polish can contain. The short story is that a lot of brands test on animals, but a lot of nail polish also contains animal ingredients. Read more about what makes nail polish vegan and learn what these animal ingredients are.

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An Exclusive Q&A with Humane Society International on the Taiwan Animal Testing Laws

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An Exclusive Q&A with Humane Society International on the Taiwan Animal Testing Laws


With the recent exciting news that the Taiwan animal testing laws may be changing, I wanted to work with Humane Society International to dig a little deeper into things. I was having a hard time finding detailed information that was easily available online, so I reached out and was able to set up an exclusive Q&A all about the potential new changes in Taiwan that could ban animal testing.

Claire Mansfield, a Be Cruelty-Free Campaign Director, was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to answer the questions I had about these changes, and the questions I knew readers of Logical Harmony would have too. In this Q&A I ask about what inspired the change, what is helping it move forward, and how it may impact brands selling in Taiwan and internationally.

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Orly No Longer Vegan Friendly

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Orly is No Longer a Vegan Friendly Nail Polish Brand

Update December 2014 – Sadly, ORLY is no longer cruelty free. They have started selling in China, where animal testing is required by law.

Important! Please read an update on this issue here!

Orly was one of the most popular drugstore and salon picks for vegan friendly nail polish. Most stores carry the line and nearly every salon has it hand. The brand is cruelty free and was known for being a completely vegan line. Sadly, that is no longer the case.

On my most recent check-in with Orly the brand confirmed that they are still cruelty free. However, they also let me know that none of their products can be considered vegan.

If you’re looking to avoid animal ingredients and animal derived ingredients, I would suggest avoiding Orly polishes. A lot of people are surprised to hear that nail polish can contain these ingredients. The animal ingredients most commonly found in nail polish comes from insects and fish. Find out more in my post What Makes Nail Polish Vegan to get the details.

Thankfully,  Vegan nail polish is easy to find. NCLA, Flower Beauty, Zoya, SpaRitual, a.dorn, LVX, and ELF are just a handful of the brands out there with a completely vegan nail polish line.