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Vegan Beauty from Avon

Pamela Murphy, AVON Independent Sales Representative

There’s a lot of buzz these days about vegan beauty.

But what makes a product vegan, exactly?

To be called vegan, a product must not contain any animal-derived ingredients, such as casein, lanolin, glycerin, elastin, stearic acid, and keratin. They also cannot contain ingredients made by animals, such as milk, honey, or beeswax.

If you are vegan or even vegetarian, this is probably important to you. Some vegans go so far as to not wear leather, silk, or wool clothing and accessories.

Vegan cosmetics and skin care products may be entirely plant-based, or they may contain some ingredients that are made in a lab. You can check ingredients for most products on their websites.

Why Choose Vegan?

There are many reasons why vegan is a good choice. Of course, one of the main reasons is a love for animals and concern for them. Note that vegan and cruelty-free are not necessarily interchangeable. Cruelty-free means that a product has not been tested on animals. A product may be cruelty-free but not vegan, and vice-versa. Avon and its parent company, LG H&H, care deeply about animal welfare.

The Avon Company (“Avon”), with operations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and through affiliation in Canada, has deep respect for animal welfare and does not conduct animal testing. Avon is a strong advocate of both the ethical and humane treatment of animals and the protection of human health and safety. Our products are developed utilizing alternative testing methods such as extrapolations from existing data, computational modeling, in vitro (test tube/cell culture) testing and clinical tests with human volunteers, to ensure both their efficacy and safety.

From Avon’s Animal Welfare Policy

For the purposes of this post, I will concentrate on vegan products.

When you choose a vegan beauty product, or any vegan product for that matter, you are voting with your dollars for a cruelty-free future where no animals will have to suffer or die for the sake of products that can be made in other ways. I mean, who really wants to powder their face with crushed beetles? Not me!

Just as a plant-based diet is better for your health, plant-based beauty products may be better for your skin. Just be sure to check the ingredients list if you have any known allergies.

Vegan cosmetics are better for the planet, too. Most vegan products are made with more natural ingredients and fewer synthetics, which means fewer toxic chemicals are released into our waterways, soil, and air. It also means fewer fossil fuels are being used to product said synthetics.

Vegan products help save the bees. Bee-derived products are actually quite common in cosmetics. The trouble is that these ingredients are not typically sourced sustainably. Bees are a very important part of our ecosystem, and without them, many crops would fail and food would become scarce. Bees are essential to the life of the planet.

If you decide to choose vegan products, I have compiled a list of Avon’s vegan offerings for you here. And more are being added all the time, because Avon is aware of how important an issue this is.

Avon’s Vegan Bath & Body Products

Avon’s Vegan Skin Care

Avon’s Vegan Makeup

Avon’s Vegan Hair Care

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FarmRx: Vegan Skin Care from Avon

Introducing FarmRx, an All-New Clean, VEGAN Skin Care Collection from Avon!

This collection is up-to-the-minute with over 85% natural ingredients (more on that in a bit), sustainable packaging, and strict blacklist banning. Its innovative Slow Herb Complex™ has a blend of botanicals that thrive in dry conditions and are slowly cold-brewed to extract antioxidants for peak efficacy, resulting in skin feeling instantly nourished with a fresh, healthy glow.

The product lineup includes:

What You Need to Know About FarmRx

What in the Sam Hill is Bakuchiol? It’s a gentle, plant-based alternative to retinol that helps visibly reduce those despicable wrinkles and discolorations without irritating your skin (Yay!!). Also, it does not promote photosensitivity like retinol does, so it can safely be used during the daylight hours.

What are Super Greens? The Cooling Gel and Multivitamin Moisture Cream contain these superfoods:

  • Broccoli Sprouts – rich in vitamins A, B, and C, known to help calm and reduce redness
  • Moringa Oil – with omega fatty acids to help protect skin’s moisture barrier
  • Green Tea – with polyphenols, powerful antioxidants to help soothe and protect skin
  • Brussels Sprouts – high in vitamins and antioxidants, known to help repair damaged skin

Why not 100% natural? It’s a valid question – but here’s why: These products are plant-based. Think of the vegetables in your crisper drawer right now. How long before they start to rot and grow mold? If there were no preservatives at all, the same would be happening to your “natural” beauty and skin care products. Yuck! The FarmRx line contains a minimal amount of safe, synthetic ingredients to preserve the integrity of the formulas.

What makes these products clean? They are free from over 2,000 blacklisted ingredients, including parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates, and synthetic dyes and fragrances. Also, they are packaged in recyclable glass and boxed in sustainable, responsibly sourced cartons certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

Great! Show me the products already!

FarmRx Super Greens Cooling Gel

What It Is:

A lightweight moisturizer that helps soothe and cool skin. Can also be applied in a thicker layer after serum to use as a nighttime hydration mask.

Why We Love It:

  • Vegan formula containing Super Greens
  • Clean – 86% natural ingredients
  • Suitable for sensitive skin
  • No animal testing, ever
  • Hypoallergenic
  • Dermatologist-tested
  • Large size – 3.04 oz. – helps lessen carbon footprint

How To Use:

  • Use daily after cleansing, serum, and treatments
  • Use overnight as a hydration mask

The Results Are In:

  • 91% agreed that skin instantly feels hydrated, cool, and refreshed*
  • 97% agreed that skin is instantly visibly moisturized*
  • 91% agreed that skin looks balanced in one week*

Farm Rx Super Greens Multivitamin Moisture Cream

What It Is:

A facial cream that locks in essential nourishing moisture.

Why We Love It:

  • Vegan formula containing Super Greens
  • Clean – 98% natural ingredients
  • No animal testing, ever
  • Suitable for sensitive skin
  • Hypoallergenic
  • Dermatologist-tested
  • Large size – 3.04 oz. – helps lessen carbon footprint

How To Use:

  • Use daily after cleansing, serum, and treatments

The Results Are In:

  • 91% agreed that skin instantly looks replenished, feels smoother*
  • 91% agreed that skin tightness is instantly relieved*
  • 91% agreed that skin feels plumped with hydration in one week*

FarmRx Bakuchiol Serum

What It Is:

A concentrated, lightweight oil-textured formula that penetrates the skin’s surface to visibly improve fine lines, wrinkles, and dullness without irritation, for smoother, younger-looking, more radiant skin. 

Why We Love It:

  • Vegan formula containing Bakuchiol
  • Clean – 98% natural ingredients
  • No animal testing, ever
  • Suitable for sensitive skin
  • Hypoallergenic
  • Dermatologist-tested

How To Use:

  • Use daily after cleansing and before moisturizing

The Results Are In:

  • Clinically proven to significantly reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles in one week
  • Clinically shown to improve elasticity by 74% after one week
  • 91% agreed that skin looks younger and healthier in one week*

FarmRx Bakuchiol Eye Cream

What It Is:

A hydrating, revitalizing formula that visibly reduces dark circles, fine lines, and wrinkles without irritating the delicate eye area, for a smoother, brighter, and firmer look.  

Why We Love It:

  • Vegan formula containing Bakuchiol
  • Clean – 90% natural ingredients
  • No animal testing, ever
  • Hypoallergenic
  • Dermatologist-tested
  • Ophthalmologist-tested

How To Use:

  • Use daily after cleansing, serums/treatments, and after you apply your moisturizer. Tap gently around eye area with ring fingertip.

The Results Are In:

  • Clinically proven to significantly reduce crow’s feet, fine lines, and wrinkles in one week
  • Clinically proven to significantly improve elasticity, firmness, and resiliency in one week
  • 91% agreed that skin looks younger and healthier in one week*

*Based on a consumer perception study.

All of the FarmRx products are available at joyoflipstick.com!

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