{"id":141327,"date":"2019-06-03T02:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T09:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=141327"},"modified":"2020-08-05T08:33:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T15:33:51","slug":"organic-vegan-clean-beauty-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/organic-vegan-clean-beauty-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic, Vegan, Cruelty-Free, and Clean Beauty \u2013 What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the green beauty movement going strong, you’ve probably seen the words “organic,” “vegan,” “clean,” or “cruelty-free” on the packaging of various beauty products. But what constitutes a beauty product as vegan or cruelty-free? Is there even a difference<\/a>? We break it down below.<\/p>\n

Cruelty-free<\/strong>
\n“Cruelty-free” simply means there was no animal testing when developing the product. While most cruelty-free products will have the Leaping Bunny<\/a> logo, it’s important to note that while third-party certifications, like the Leaping Bunny logo, identify cruelty-free brands on their packaging, not all companies take part. So the absence of a logo does not always mean a company tests on animals.<\/p>\n

Organic<\/strong>
\nJust because a product is labeled “organic” doesn’t mean that it contains only organic ingredients. In fact, products need just a small percentage of organic ingredients to be able to label themselves as organic! To fully trust that a product is sourced and manufactured with sustainable, organic ingredients, look for the Soil Association Organic<\/a> logo.<\/p>\n

Vegan<\/strong>
\nThe same goes for vegan beauty products \u2013 there are no legal regulations on what constitutes a “vegan” beauty product. Instead, look for products with The Vegan Society<\/a> logo, which certifies that the product doesn’t contain any animal extracts or animal byproducts in the ingredients or the manufacturing process.<\/p>\n

Clean<\/strong>
\nFor a beauty product to be considered “clean,” it must not include any sulfates, silicones, phthalates, parabens, pesticides, artificial coloring, or synthetic fragrances. To check a product’s toxicity level, the Environmental Working Group<\/a> (EWG) is a good place to start.<\/p>\n

xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"With the green beauty movement going strong, you've probably seen the words \"organic,\" \"vegan,\" \"clean,\" ...","author":7532762,"featured_media":141353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/03155056\/raphael-lovaski-510338-unsplash.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/03155056\/raphael-lovaski-510338-unsplash-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"June 3, 2019","category_name":"Beauty","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113828\/beauty-1.svg","author_name":"Jessica Ourisman","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#aec3f2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141327"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7532762"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}