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What Does "Cruelty-Free" Really Mean in the Beauty Industry?

Are your favorite brands actually cruelty-free?
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RMS Beauty
In addition to being one of the top "clean" makeup brands, RMS Beauty does not test on animals. You can't go wrong with the iconic Living Luminizer, $38, and the multi-tasking Lip2Cheek, $36, is one of our favorite lip/cheek hybrids.

Image via @rmsbeauty

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Catrice
We've long been fans of German drugstore brand Catrice — it's tough to beat its ultra-comfy Vitamin Lip Treatment, $4.99, and its HD Liquid Coverage Foundation, $10.99 serves as a great dupe for the popular Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation, $34. And now, you have another reason to shop the brand: It's completely cruelty-free.

Image via @catrice.us

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Milk Makeup
With innovations like its high-performing Kush High Volume Mascara, $24, that replaces the traditional beeswax with CBD oil to create vegan formulas, Milk Makeup is definitely a cruelty-free and vegan brand worth watching.

Image via @milkmakeup

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Yes To
Did you know that popular drugstore skin care brand Yes To is cruelty-free? That means you can indulge in well-loved offerings like the Yes To Cucumbers Calming Mask Removing Wipes, $2.99, sans guilt.

Image via @yesto

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Beautycounter
Beautycounter has been shaking up the beauty industry with its "Never List," a list of potentially harmful chemicals often found in beauty products, ranging from preservatives like formaldehyde (yep, the same stuff they used to preserve those frogs you dissected in high school) to endocrine-disrupting parabens. One of the biggest items on its Never List? You guessed it: Animal testing.

Image via @beautycounter

BY ROSIE NARASAKI | NOV 1, 2018 | SHARES
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