Vegan nail polish: These brands are recommended

Conventional nail polish often contains questionable ingredients such as solvents (formaldehyde), synthetic resins (polymers), preservatives (parabens), plasticizers (phthalates), microplastics and triery components (keratin, karmin, guanin). They ensure better opacity and longer durability. Vegan nail polish, in turn, completely dispenses with the use of animal ingredients, but there are also certain chemicals in these products. For this reason, the “Free” concept was launched, which says how many questionable substances were not used.

Even if vegan nail polish do not contain animal components, conventional ingredients can certainly be found in it. In order to identify this, many brands use a combination of the word “free” and a number – this is intended to provide information about how many questionable substances that occur most frequently in ordinary nail polish were not used. You can find out which these are in detail with a look at the label yourself, as there is no uniform regulation for all manufacturers here. As a rule, however, the reference is for the waiver of the following ingredients:

According to the manufacturer, the vegan nail polish is strongly pigmented, super glossy and drying quickly. Due to the integrated UV filter, the vegan colors of be protected from bleaching. And of course no animal experiments were made here either – recognizable by the note “Cruethy Free”.

In contrast to the other brands, the nail polishes of Made on a water base and filled into sustainable packaging. The Berlin label became known, among other things, by appearing the founder Jennifer Baum-Minkus in the TV show “The Lion’s Den”.

In 2012 the label was founded in Australia: Also produces animal test -free and (by recyclable materials) environmentally friendly nail polish, which is also vegan. The range includes a large color palette, so that there is something for every taste.

This brand produces its nail polish without animal ingredients – and is also free of animal experiments. Instead of relying on the classic chemistry, Better back to biodegradable alternatives. And since quality is known to have its price, the vegan nail polish is not exactly cheap.

The German brand also relies on vegan nail polish, which is free of pollutants and animal experiments. In order to keep production as sustainable as possible, only 15 new colors are developed every season – the products are also limited and are made from sustainable materials.

As already mentioned at the beginning, a look at the ingredients can provide information about whether a nail polish is really vegan and free of animal experiments. One of the most important ingredients that should not occur on the label are terms such as karmin and guanin. The first thing is a red color pigment that is obtained from scale insects – mostly noted on nail polish as Cochenille or “CI 75470”. The second, in turn, comes from fish scales and is a shimmer pigment. The vegan counterpart is called Mica or “CI 77019”. Keratin should also not be listed because it comes from animal hair, horns and hooves. And last but not least, the note “Cruethy Free” or “Leaping Bunny” is important because it stands for animal test -free cosmetics, because vegan nail polish can also have been tested on animals.