Vegan Nail Polish Resource

This list will continue to be updated as I go along. I’ve copied and linked to my email correspondence with the companies when applicable (email addresses have been included for those who may wish to contact the companies themselves/have them for reference, but have been modified to prevent spamming).

a-England – polishes are vegan as detailed on their web site.

American International Industries (China Glaze, Poshe, Seche) – Have signed no-animal-testing statements. Nail colours and topcoats are vegan, not all China Glaze treatments are vegan. Ingredients are on packaging. See correspondence.

Authority Cosmetics

BB Couture – have used all-synthetic ingredients since 2008. Some shades produced before that may contain animal-derived guanine. Round bottles still say “made with natural pearl” on the back but this is an oversight that wasn’t corrected after they switched to synthetic guanine. Correspondence to come.

Beauty 21 Cosmetics (LA Colors, LA Girl, Love & Beauty) – Have signed no-animal-testing statements. Nail polish colours are vegan, some LA Girl treatments contain silk (ingredients are listed on packaging). See correspondence.

Beauty Without Cruelty – one of the traditionally well-known brands that make all-vegan polish and makeup available at some vegan online stores.

Butter London – I’ve been informed they are now adding silk to their polishes, so they are NO LONGER VEGAN. Not sure if it’s all polishes.

Catrice – polishes are vegan. (detailed info to come soon)

Color Club (Forsythe Cosmetics – also make Cosmetic Arts) – *NOT ALL VEGAN-FRIENDLY* please see here for details.

Colour Alike – No animal testing or animal ingredients. Confirmed by email with the creator; will post content of email soon.

Cosmetic Design Group (American Classics treatments, Nina Ultra Pro) – No animal testing or animal ingredients. The keratin listed in the ingredients for Gelous is a plant-derived phytokeratin. Email correspondence to follow.

Cult Nails – No animal testing or animal ingredients, as detailed in their about page.

Deborah Lippman – No animal testing, nail products are vegan except for cuticle remover. See correspondence.

Ella+mila

Essence – polishes are vegan. (detailed info to come soon)

Gabriel Cosmetics – one of the traditionally-known brands that make vegan polishes and makeup available at some vegan online stores.

GOSH – polishes are vegan. (detailed info to come)

Illamasqua – No animal testing as detailed on their website. Nail colours are vegan, see correspondence.

Joe Fresh – always check labels – no animal testing, ingredients on labels. Some polishes have guanine in the “may contain” list, and the company has confirmed that the guanine is animal derived, so any shades having this ingredient list are NOT vegan friendly. I have also seen some shades in the past with shellac wax listed; those would not be vegan either.

Kleancolor – No animal testing as detailed in their FAQ. All nail colours are vegan. See correspondence.

Milani (also makes Jordana) – No animal testing; nail colours are vegan with the exception of the One Coat Glitters and Jewel FX, which contain guanine of unknown source. See correspondence. *Requires updating* Seems that some lines have changed formulations, and new lines have been created. The Milani website now lists ‘vegan’ right on the page for individual products so best to check there first. The newer Color Statement line is *not* listed as vegan so it is assumed to contain animal derived pigments at least for some shades.

Misa – Have signed no-animal-testing statements. Products are vegan, see correspondence.

NCLA – polishes and nail wraps are vegan-friendly.

No Miss – one of the traditionally well-known brands that make all-vegan polish and treatments available at some vegan online stores, natural food stores, etc.

Nubar – Have signed no-animal-testing statements. Products are vegan and promoted as such on their website. See ingredients list for nail polishes here.

NYX – Have signed no-animal-testing statements. All nail polishes are vegan, as are many of their other cosmetics. See correspondence.

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics – Have signed no-animal-testing statements. All products vegan; see their FAQ.

OPI/Nicole by OPI – Have signed no-animal-testing statements. The company was acquired by Coty last year, who are said to be involved in animal testing (not sure for which of the many brands they own), however OPI has retained and re-committed to its no-animal-testing policies after being bought. Nail colours produced since 2007 are free of animal ingredients, OPI Ridge Filler is not vegan however (contains silk). There are a few older discontinued colours that contain guanine, see correspondence for the list.

Orly – Have signed no-animal-testing statements. Ingredients on packaging; most nail colour ingredients lists I’ve seen so far have been vegan – but there are some older Orly shades that are not, such as Emerald Life and other similar sheers – these ones say “Made with natural pearl” on the back of the bottle and have guanine in the ingredients list. I haven’t yet received a response from Orly about a comprehensive list of which polishes are and are not vegan, but all the newer ones seem to be. Not all of their treatments are vegan; be sure to check ingredients.

Ozotic (Lumineye – also make the brands Artform and Chemistry) – No animal testing or animal ingredients. See correspondence.

Picture Polish – polishes are vegan. (detailed info to come soon)

Pretty Serious – all polishes and cosmetics are vegan as detailed on their web site.

Priti NYC – polishes are vegan as detailed on their web site.

Sally Beauty Supply (FingerPaints, Sally Girl, Beauty Secrets)- No animal testing or animal ingredients in the production of their polishes. See correspondence (copied from Sally customer service portal). Similarly, no animal testing involved in Beauty Secrets treatments, check ingredients though as not all are vegan.

Soulstice Spa – Have signed no-animal-testing statements. All nail colours are vegan. May contain synthetic guanine. See correspondence.

SpaRitual – Have signed no-animal-testing statements. All ingredients are vegan; see their site.

Wet n Wild – Have signed no-animal-testing statements. Nail colours are vegan and ingredients on packaging. See a list of their vegan products here.

Zoya – No animal testing; all nail polishes and Zoya Color Lock treatments are vegan. *Not* all Qtica products are vegan, be sure to check ingredients. See correspondence.

Indies!

Indie polish brands that make vegan polishes (will add to the list as I discover them):

Ador Beauty Supplies

Bear Pawlish

Black Cat Lacquer

Black Dahlia Lacquer

Celestial Cosmetics

Crowstoes

Different Dimension

Eat Sleep Polish

Echoes Polish

Firecracker Lacquer

Girly Bits

Glam Polish

Ellagee

Emily de Molly

Femme Fatale Cosmetics

Il était un vernis

I Love Nail Polish (ILNP, I<3NP)

IndiePolish

Indigo Bananas

Kunimitsu Nail Potions

Lacquer Lust

Maya Cosmetics

Ninja Polish

Northern Star

Oopsie Daisies

Philly Loves Lacquer

Pipe Dream Polish

Polish Addict Nail Color

Polished by KPT

Pretty and Polished

Rainbow Honey

Ruby White Tips

Smitten Polish

Stardust Polish

Starlight Polish

Starrily

Superchic Lacquer

Sweet Heart Polish

The Lady Varnishes