The demand for cruelty-free and vegan beauty products is higher than ever before, and and a growing number of skin-care, makeup, and hair-care brands are listening. Leading the charge to offer products that don't test on animals or include animal-byproduct ingredients are black-owned beauty brands. Largely independent, these brands are often driven by passionate founders whose compassion toward animals matches their enthusiasm for hair health, glamorous makeup looks, and glowing skin.

As more and more brands prioritize being cruelty-free in the formulation of their products, there has been a push not only for ingredients that haven't been tested on animals, but also ingredients that aren't derived from animals. So many of the brands on this list, even if they can't say all of their products are vegan, can say they are vegan-friendly by offering an impressive number of vegan options.

Inspired by a recent Instagram post by @veganmakeupshare, we're highlighting some well-known and up-and-coming Black-owned cruelty-free and/or vegan beauty brands so you can add them to your to-shop list. Get to know them and some of their best products below.

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14 Black-Owned Vegan and Cruelty-Free Beauty Brands to Support - Allure