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Independent Plant-Based Brands List

Explore independent plant-based brands creating products from plants, not animals or synthetics. Discover fashion and beauty labels rooted in botanical ingredients and cruelty-free values. Find skincare, haircare, and more powered by nature and kinder to every living thing.

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MARA Beauty

United States · Est. 2018 · Luxury

MARA Beauty is a luxury American skincare brand founded by Allison McNamara, and it is built on a category the industry largely overlooked: algae. The name comes from the Sea of Marmara and the Gaelic word for sea. The science behind it is genuinely interesting. Marine algae survive extreme UV exposure, salinity and temperature swings, and they do so by producing protective compounds that translate remarkably well into skincare. MARA spent two years developing its wild-collected algae blend before launch, and that blend became Marine Intelligence, the proprietary complex running through every formula. Algae are hand-harvested off the coasts of Ireland and France, gathered so colonies keep regenerating, and products are manufactured in Los Angeles. Named marine actives include Alaria esculenta, Laminaria ochroleuca, Cystoseira tamariscifolia, blue sea kale, plankton and Arctic algae. Hero products include the Universal Face Oil and the Algae Enzyme Cleansing Oil. The Sea Vitamin C Sérum, the Algae Retinol Face Oil and the Pearl Peptide Glaze essence sit alongside them. The brand is Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free and Certified Plastic Neutral through rePurpose Global. It is a member of 1% for the Planet and a SeaTrees partner, and uses FSC-certified cartons. Nearly all products are vegan, with two disclosed exceptions containing honey and pearl powder. Formulas exclude parabens, sulfates, silicones, synthetic fragrance, BHA, BHT, mineral oil and phthalates, with a stated commitment to biodegradable, ocean-safe actives. For anyone researching luxury American beauty, sustainable beauty, cruelty-free beauty or marine skincare, MARA leads its niche. Few brands have built a whole house on one plant family this convincingly.

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Pholk Beauty

United States · Est. 2018 · Mid-range

Pholk Beauty is an American skincare brand founded by Niambi Cacchioli in Union City, New Jersey, and its FAQ states clearly that Pholk is Black woman owned and operated. The brand calls its products soul food for the skin, and the phrase is literal rather than decorative. Formulations are built on heirloom superfoods of the African Diaspora and the American South. The brand's stated interest is supporting healthy melanin function for all skin types, using what it calls sun-adaptive superfoods. Ingredients carry named origins, which is rare at this price. Cold-pressed hibiscus oil comes from Senegal, moringa from Ghana, Kalahari watermelon seed oil from South Africa, white frankincense from Somalia and hemp seed oil from Kentucky, alongside chaga phyto-melanin and okra seed oil. Sourcing is treated as the substance of the brand rather than a footnote. Pholk buys from Black American farmers including Nebedaye Farms in North Carolina and Tall Grass Food Box, and has committed to investing in processing equipment for those farm partners, including a herbal still. The founder describes going to farms with an open mind and co-creating the key ingredient list with the growers themselves. Hero products include The FlexNectar Complexion Oil, The NightNectar, the Glow Replenish Face Wash and the GoldenBod Barrier Balm with chaga phyto-melanin. Prices run from $20 to $45. For anyone researching Black-owned beauty, natural beauty, affordable beauty or skincare with a genuinely traceable agricultural supply chain, Pholk Beauty is one of the most thoughtful independents in America. Every ingredient can be traced back to a named farm.

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Scotch Porter

United States · Est. 2015 · Mid-range

Scotch Porter is an American men's grooming brand founded in 2015 by Calvin Quallis, and its blog states plainly that it is a Black-owned men's grooming brand. The origin sits in barbershops, first his mother's and later his own experience of a category that offered men either cheap products full of filler or expensive ones with no substance. Scotch Porter closed that gap. The line covers beard, hair, skin and body. It is built on more than twenty-six active ingredients, including biotin liposomes, burdock root, nettle leaf, kale protein, aloe and shea. Most core products stay between $14 and $20. The ingredient philosophy is refreshingly unideological: not all natural ingredients are safe, and not all synthetic ingredients are unsafe. What the brand does exclude is specific and published, covering parabens, sulfates, petroleum and mineral oil, talc, BHA, formaldehyde, silicones, BPA and PFAs, polyethylene and microbeads, toluene, triclosan, carbon black and phthalates. No animal ingredients are used and products are not tested on animals. Hero products include the Beard Oil, Beard Balm, Leave-In Beard Conditioner, Curls & Waves Hair Balm and the Curls & Waves Hair Shampoo. The Social Impact Fund directs a share of sales into education and job training, entrepreneurship and reducing recidivism, working with America on Tech, Manifest Works and Make USA. For anyone researching Black-owned beauty, American beauty, affordable beauty or men's grooming that takes textured hair and beard care seriously, Scotch Porter set the modern standard. It made a category that once ignored Black men take them seriously.

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Hyper Skin

United States · Est. 2019 · Mid-range

Hyper Skin is an American skincare brand founded by Desiree Verdejo, who previously ran the Harlem beauty store Vivrant Beauty. Widely covered in the beauty press as a Black-owned brand, it was built to answer a gap the industry had ignored for decades. Most brightening and dark spot products were developed and tested on light skin, then sold to everyone. Deeper skin tones are more prone to hyperpigmentation and also more likely to react badly to aggressive treatment, which is a difficult formulation problem. Hyper Skin set out to solve exactly that. The brand describes itself as clinical skincare rooted in diversity and joy, developed for all skin types and tones through the lens of skin of colour. Formulas are hyper-balanced, meaning gentle enough for deeper and sensitive skin, yet strong enough to work. The range is small and focused. Hyper Even Brightening Dark Spot Vitamin C Serum is the award-winning hero, built with vitamin C, turmeric and kojic acid. It sits alongside the Hyper Even Fade and Glow AHA Mask, the Gentle Brightening Cleansing Gel and Hyper Daily Invisible for All SPF 50 Sun Drops, a sunscreen made to leave no white cast. The brand is vegan and does not test on animals, testing instead on people across a wide range of skin tones. Parabens, sulfates and phthalates are avoided. Prices run from $28 to $48. For American beauty, affordable beauty, vegan beauty or hyperpigmentation care that actually accounts for deeper skin, Hyper Skin matters. The range is short by design. Every product has a clear job.

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Kinvara Skincare

Ireland · Est. 2012 · Mid-range

Kinvara Skincare is an Irish natural beauty brand founded by Dr Joanne Reilly, who holds a natural sciences degree from Trinity College Dublin and a PhD. She started the business from her home in south Galway, and named it after Kinvara, a coastal town on the Wild Atlantic Way. The vision she set out is clear. Give women everywhere skincare that respects their values without asking them to compromise on results. Every product is made in Ireland, in GMP and ISO certified facilities. The range is 100% vegan and cruelty free, and it is approved by PETA. It also carries the Guaranteed Irish mark and works with Beat the Microbead. Active ingredients are Ecocert approved, and the formulas are developed to COSMOS guidelines. The free-from list is long and specific. No parabens, no SLS or other sulfates, no propylene glycol, no mineral oils, no petroleum byproducts, no PEG, no synthetic colours or fragrances, no GMOs, no silicones, no EDTA and no animal derivatives. Products are non-comedogenic. The brand has won more than fifteen Free From awards. The 24Hr Rosehip Face Serum is the hero, alongside the Active Rosehip Day Cream and the Absolute Cleansing Oil. That cleansing oil comes with a refill pouch designed to cut plastic waste by over 85%, holding two and a half bottles. Amber glass and sugarcane-derived plastic are used elsewhere. Impact partner Greenspark collects ocean plastic with every order. For Irish beauty, vegan beauty, natural beauty or cruelty-free skincare, Kinvara is excellent value. The founder is a scientist. It shows in the formulas.

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Cosmetics 27

France · Est. 2008 · Luxury

Cosmetics 27 is a luxury skincare brand created by Michèle Evrard, a pharmacist with a background in cosmetic research and development. The company behind it, ME Skinlab, is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, just outside Paris. The name refers to age 27. That is the point at which skin renewal starts to slow, and the whole range is built to answer it. The brand calls its approach green-tech and biomimetic. In plain terms, that means plant actives chosen to mimic what skin already makes for itself. The signature ingredient is Centella Asiatica. It powers the patented CICA-MA2 complex, which combines asiaticoside, madecassoside and asiatic acid. These are the molecules behind Centella's reputation for repair and calming. Baume 27 is the hero. It is a rich, regenerating balm that built the brand's cult following, and it now sits alongside Baume 27 Sérum, Baume 27 Crème Riche, Huile 27, Cleanser 27 and a lip and eye balm. Formulas contain at least 92% plant-based ingredients of natural origin. The brand keeps its own Black List of ingredients it will not use. Products are not tested on animals. Sourcing favours short supply chains and European producers. Glass is used wherever possible, with recycled and recyclable plastics for pumps, caps and tubes. Packaging components have been cut back step by step. Prices run from about €58 to €150, so this is firmly prestige. For anyone looking at European beauty, clean beauty, natural beauty or luxury skincare built on one very well-studied botanical, Cosmetics 27 is a serious pick. The range is small. Each product earns its place.

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EDOBIO

Japan · Est. 2018 · Mid-range

EDOBIO is a Japanese skincare brand launched in 2019 by GE Wellness in Kobe, Hyogo. Two phrases sum it up. Back to Basics, and Biotiful Inside Out. The name joins Edo, Japan's great era of beauty ritual, with bio, for the biotechnology inside every formula. Women in the Edo period used rice bran to cleanse and mask. EDOBIO uses the same starting point in a modern way. Its key ingredient is BiProGE, a lactic acid bacteria complex made from rice bran. It is designed to support the skin's own microbiome. The brand also uses sake lees ferment extract and Kunisato 35 blueberry leaf and stem proanthocyanidins. Everything is made in Japan. Formulas leave out mineral oil, parabens, synthetic fragrance, synthetic colorants, ethanol and petroleum-based surfactants. The brand lists all of this plainly on its own site. Key products include the Intensive Hydration Serum, the Moisture Lock Cream and the Fresh Balancing Toner. The Vegan Black Soap is another favourite. So is the FLORADIANCE Moisturizing Soufflé Soap, which comes in a hinoki cypress box made by hand from thinned forest timber. Sustainability here is about upcycling. The Saketernal line turns sake lees, a by-product of brewing, into skincare. The brand also chooses lower-impact materials for packaging and print where it can. Prices sit in the mid-range, above drugstore but below prestige. For Japanese beauty, clean beauty, natural beauty, paraben-free skincare or microbiome care rooted in real heritage, EDOBIO is a quiet standout. It also makes a lovely gift, thanks to that wooden box.

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AXIS-Y

Republic of Korea · Est. 2019 · Affordable

AXIS-Y is an affordable Korean skincare brand based in Gangnam, Seoul. Its whole approach sits behind one idea, The Climate of You. Skin reacts to weather, pollution, stress and daily life. So skincare should react to that too, rather than promise one fixed result. The brand lists three values. Clarity over noise. Consistency over quick wins. Long-term skin health over short-term results. The range is small, well priced and led by its ingredients. AXIS-Y is certified vegan by the Korea Agency of Vegan Certification and Services. It is certified cruelty-free by PETA. Named third-party certification like this is rare in Korean beauty. Two products also hold halal certification from the Korea Halal Authority, valid until 2027. Formulas leave out parabens, artificial fragrance, mineral oils and artificial colours. The Dark Spot Correcting Glow Serum with 5% niacinamide is a global best seller. Other favourites are the Spot The Difference Blemish Treatment and the Complete No-Stress Physical Sunscreen SPF50. The Artichoke Intensive Skin Barrier Ampoule and Vegan Collagen Eye Serum round out the line. Prices run from about eleven to thirty-one dollars. On packaging, the brand added easy-peel recyclable labels in 2023 and keeps working on greener options. Its yearly 5.5 Campaign has donated to the Wildlife Conservation Society, the World Wildlife Fund, the Coral Reef Alliance and One Tree Planted. It publishes the amounts each year. For Korean beauty, vegan beauty, cruelty-free beauty or affordable everyday skincare, AXIS-Y is very well credentialed. The prices also suit a student or first-job budget nicely. That is a rare mix.

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NEOGEN

Republic of Korea · Est. 2009 · Affordable

Neogen Dermalogy is a South Korean skincare brand based in Gangnam, Seoul. It runs under Outin Futures Corp. Its motto says it all. Beauty meets science. The company builds its products on advanced biotechnology. It works to four pillars. Science first, through its BioConversion and Greentoxing methods. Then Neo-Nature sustainability, advanced formulas and plant stem-based ingredients. Neogen is famous for products that created whole new formats. The Bio-Peel Gauze Peeling pads are the best example. They are textured rounds soaked in gentle acids, and they became one of the most copied products in Korean beauty. The Real Ferment Micro Essence is the flagship treatment step. It holds over 93% skin-friendly fermented ingredients. The Extra Slim Metal Maxicara brought the same clever thinking to mascara. The V.Biome, Probiotics and A-Clear lines cover microbiome support and blemish care. The brand says its products are free of skin-harmful ingredients. It also says it is moving towards clean beauty and vegan practices. Prices are kept low on purpose. Most products sit in the affordable to lower mid-range band. That is a big reason Neogen is often the first Korean brand people try. Packaging materials are listed through environmental labelling codes. For Korean beauty, affordable beauty, everyday beauty, fermented skincare or gentle exfoliation, Neogen Dermalogy is one of the most recommended names around. It is also one of the most copied, which tells you plenty about how often it gets there first. For many people, it is the brand that made K-beauty click for the first time.

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Koala Eco

Australia · Est. 2020 · Affordable

Koala Eco is an Australian natural home and body care brand. Jessica Bragdon and Paul Davidson started it in 2017. The reason was personal. Their baby son was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. The couple decided to get harsh chemicals out of their home for good. The business they built is family owned and run. Its motto is More Nature, Feel Better. Products are scented with aromatherapy-grade Australian essential oils. Those include eucalyptus, lemon myrtle, peppermint, tea tree, rosalina and mandarin. Koala Eco is MADE SAFE certified, Allergy Certified and Toxic Free certified. The range is vegan and cruelty-free. It carries the Australian Made mark and is made locally. There is no synthetic fragrance, no phosphates and no harsh chemicals. Products are made to be safe around people and pets. The green credentials are real, not decorative. Bottles are made from 100% locally collected recycled plastic. Refills and concentrated refills cover most products. You can also buy refillable glass Apothecary bottles. The brand is certified Plastic Neutral through Repurpose Global. For every piece of plastic it puts out, the same amount is taken back out of the environment. Koala Eco is a member of 1% for the Planet. It partners with the Oceanic Society and WWF Australia. Top sellers are the Natural Multi-Purpose Kitchen Cleaner, the Natural Dish Soap and the Natural Laundry Wash. For Australian brands, vegan beauty, cruelty-free beauty, sustainable beauty, zero-waste beauty or recycled packaging, Koala Eco is a genuine leader. It proves that safe cleaning does not have to mean weak cleaning.

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Noosa Basics

Australia · Est. 2015 · Affordable

Noosa Basics is an affordable Australian brand and organic apothecary based in Noosa, Queensland. Its approach is deliberately small. Use the fewest good botanical ingredients possible, and keep them as unrefined as they can be. Most natural brands add. Noosa Basics takes away. It sees its products as a way to move off synthetic personal care for good. The brand is best known for its natural deodorants. They set the standard in Australia. You can buy them as creams, roll-ons or sprays. Scents include Lemon Myrtle, Rose and Frankincense, Charcoal and Activated Charcoal. The wider range covers a Kakadu Plum and Sweet Orange Hand Cream and a Face Oil. There is also a Cocoa Butter Ultra Rich Skin Cream, a Natural Sun Tan Oil and an Acne Spot Drying Lotion. There are no synthetic ingredients in any of them. Petrochemicals are avoided too. Several products contain no water, no preservatives and no thickeners. That keeps the ingredient list short and the active levels high. None of the brand's suppliers test their ingredients on animals. Packaging is picked so it can be recycled easily. Deodorant creams come in metal tins. Sprays come in aluminium bottles. The brand also works with packaging makers on new low-impact materials. Prices mostly sit between eighteen and thirty-nine dollars. For Australian beauty, affordable beauty, natural beauty, minimalist beauty or zero-waste beauty, this is a trusted name. If you want a natural deodorant that works, start here. The range is small, honest and easy to live with.

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Vanessa Megan

Australia · Est. 2009 · Luxury

Vanessa Megan is an Australian skincare brand founded by Vanessa Gray Lyndon. Her journey began in 2001. She made her first product in 2002 and launched the full range in 2009. The brand runs on one strict rule. Never put anything on your skin that you could not eat. That food-grade standard shapes every formula. The tagline sums it up. All the results, none of the toxins. Every product is handmade in the brand's own lab in Sydney. Vanessa Megan avoids what it calls the Nasty Nine. That means no mineral oil, no alcohol, no phthalates and no PEGs. It also skips SLS and SLES, parabens, coal tar dyes, silicones and formaldehyde. Palm oil and synthetic ingredients are out too. Three products are certified by Australian Certified Organic. They are the N.E.O. 12 Hour Miracle Oil, the Intensive Dermal Repair Moisture Balm and the Rose Hydrosol Pore Refining Toner. The rest of the range is at least 70% organic, and most sit well above that. The line is mostly vegan. A few products contain beeswax or Yogurtene Balance, and the brand lists them clearly. It does not test on animals. Other favourites include the Monarch 100% Natural Eau de Toilette and the Petitgrain pH Balancing Cream Cleanser. The Collagen Boosting Gel Hyaluronic Acid Serum and Rose and Calendula Moisture+ Face Cream are also popular. For Australian beauty, organic beauty, natural beauty, clean beauty or paraben-free skincare, few brands set the bar this high. If you want food-grade skincare made by hand in Sydney, start here.

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About plant-based brands

This page lists independent plant-based beauty and fashion brands in one place. Plant-based brands make their products from plant-derived ingredients and materials, without animal-derived components.

The list includes brands across skincare, haircare, and clothing. Coverage varies by brand: some specialise in plant-based skincare and haircare built on botanical ingredients, while others focus on clothing and accessories made from plant-based materials rather than leather, wool, or silk.

Each brand entry shows a short description, the categories it sells in, and tags such as vegan, natural, and cruelty-free. These tags can be used to filter the list and identify brands that meet specific requirements.

All brands featured are independent rather than mass-market. Independent labels are often clearer about their ingredients and sourcing, which makes it easier to confirm a product is genuinely plant-based.

The full list of plant-based brands is shown above. Filter by category or tag to narrow the results, and select any brand to view more detail about its products and approach.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Plant-Based Brands List?
The Plant-Based Brands List is a curated collection of independent plant-based brands, spanning skincare, haircare, clothing, and accessories. It brings brands built on plant-derived ingredients and materials together in one place.
What does plant-based mean?
Plant-based means a brand's products are made mainly from plant-derived ingredients and materials, without animal-derived components. In beauty that means botanical ingredients, and in fashion it means materials other than leather, wool, silk, or down.
Is plant-based the same as vegan?
They overlap closely but aren't identical. Vegan strictly means no animal-derived ingredients at all, while plant-based emphasises ingredients that come from plants. Most plant-based brands are also vegan.
Are plant-based products better for sensitive skin?
They can suit people who prefer botanical ingredients, but plant-based doesn't automatically mean gentle. Some plant extracts can still irritate, so it's worth checking the ingredients and patch testing.
What plant-based materials are used in fashion?
Plant-based fashion can use materials like organic cotton, linen, hemp, and newer alternatives made from cork, pineapple, or cactus, used in place of leather and other animal-derived materials.
How do I choose a plant-based brand from this list?
Each independent plant-based brand has a short description and tags such as vegan, natural, or cruelty-free, so you can quickly find the brands that match what you're looking for.