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Moisturizers the Brands Identify as Vegan

By Nora Ellison · Updated

This is a small, source-backed starting list, not a catalog-wide vegan audit or an independently certified list.

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Choose a texture before an ingredient headline

Prefer a rich cream? Dermalogica describes Skin Smoothing Cream that way. Prefer a gel-cream? Sunday Riley describes C.E.O. Afterglow as that format. Neither vegan claim establishes hydration, gentleness or suitability for your skin. Both recorded formulas contain aromatic ingredients, so this is not a fragrance-free list.

If ordinary moisturizer already meets your needs, you do not need an added vitamin C step just because Afterglow contains one. Read our gel-versus-cream guide before buying.

Exact inclusion rule and coverage

2 of 57 moisturizer records currently have product-specific vegan evidence that meets our inclusion rule. Other records have not been verified for this list; exclusion does not mean they are non-vegan.

We require a recorded exact-product manufacturer statement or verified vegan certification, with source, scope, market and check date. We exclude sets and any record with an unresolved animal-derived checklist match alongside the claim. Source-ambiguous ingredients such as glycerin do not invalidate a claim.

Claim checks are separate from ingredient-transcription checks. An older recorded formula may differ from the current package; confirm the exact product, size and market before buying. No products here are represented as independently certified on the evidence recorded so far.

  • Manufacturer vegan statement for Skin Smoothing Cream · Checked

    Manufacturer support confirms vegan status in response to a question about animal byproducts on this product page.

    United States manufacturer storefront. Manufacturer answer on this exact product page; broader range and certification assertions are not independently verified here.

  • Manufacturer vegan statement for C.E.O. Afterglow Brightening Vitamin C Gel Cream · Checked

    Vegan.

    United States manufacturer storefront. Exact product named on the manufacturer product page; not the entire brand or a bundle.

What vegan does not establish

Vegan is not an allergy-safety, non-irritation or sustainability guarantee. We do not infer cruelty-free status from these statements. Manufacturer claims and independent certifications remain separate.

Read the limited ingredient-origin reference and how we verify and record claims. For certification standards, see The Vegan Society; this source does not certify the products above.