Cruelty-free & Vegan Skincare Brands: Korean cosmetics

The demand for purchasing products from K-beauty brands has been increased. They have become more affordable, versatile, and trendy. K-beauty uses natural products to help with your skin concern. If you’re currently on the hunt to find the best Korean skincare brands, here are the best cruelty-free and vegan skincare brands. Learn about these Korean brands in this article that are ethical, high-quality, and affordable.

Keep in mind to read the label and ingredients list on the products first to understand the best vegan product suitable for your skin type.

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Best Korean Cruelty-Free and Vegan skincare brands

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CRUELTY-FREE PRODUCTS AND VEGAN SKINCARE PRODUCTS:

Cruelty-free– the ingredients are not tried and tested on animals
Vegan– a product free from animal-derived ingredients.

Korean Vegan Skincare

Klairs

Klairs makes the simple and best skincare products that are effective for sensitive skin. Best yet they do not include any harsh ingredients. Most of the Klairs products are vegan. They provide all the essentials for beautiful and healthy skin. You can buy these products through online portals.

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Purito

Purito is not only a Korean cruelty-free brand but also a vegan skincare brand. This cosmetics company provides simple skincare products enriched with clean and safe ingredients. These products are free from sulfates, dyes, synthetic fragrances as they are vegan products.

Purito has met all the standards of cruelty-free products and all products are 100% vegan. The most appreciable step of this brand is they use environment-friendly recycled paper packaging of all products. Moreover, Purito donates some of their skincare products to the KFEM (Korean federation for environmental movement).

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Rovectin

Another famous brand I have discovered recently is Rovectin. This brand is unique in the way that they began their journey creating products for cancer patients who were suffering from dry skin. This brand over the years focuses on the use of great restorative and high-quality ingredients. Rovectin is perfect for sensitive skin types and most of their products are Vegan friendly.

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Neogen

Re:p is a Skincare brand owned by NeogenLab which provides cruelty-free products. This Korean skincare brand uses eco-friendly ingredients in its products and also in packaging. These products provide moisture, brightens the skin, and very soothing for all skin types. Although this brand is not vegan, still it is considered vegan safe.

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Melixir

Melixir is the most popular brand due to its 100% vegan skincare products. This vegan skincare brand has pride in selling a large range of sensitive skin products that are certified clean, hypoallergenic, and sustainable and 100% Plant-based skin-friendly products. The packaging of all products is from recycled materials.

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Cruelty-free & Vegan Friendly Skincare

Cosrx

Cosrx is a Korean brand that is cruelty-free and even has many vegan products. These are globally famous brands and their products are easily available on many famous online portals. You can trust to buy skin-focused products of Cosrx with effective ingredients. They do not use harmful additives such as Parabens, talc, or mineral oils. All of the products are skin-friendly and mostly suitable for all skin types.

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Benton

Benton is included in the top Korean skincare brand which provides cruelty-free skincare products. These products include sunscreens, serums, masks, and other products with ethical and natural ingredients. Benton follows all the standards, as well as PETA’s. Also, most of the products, are vegan-friendly, therefore, read the ingredients carefully before buying any product. The main aim of the Benton brand is to give a youthful look by providing eco-friendly and quality products.

Moreover, the brand focuses on the use of natural preservatives for all skin types. Therefore, people with sensitive skin can also enjoy their products.

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iUNIK

Iunik is an extraordinary skincare brand entirely focused on simplicity, minimalism, and natural ingredients. This is the leading brand in Korean skincare products. Furthermore, this brand impressed many customers as they use only necessary ingredients that some Iunik products have two ingredients in their products.

Also, the products of Iunik products have an insane concentration of all active ingredients which is mostly over 70% concentration. Every single ingredient in these products targets the specific skin issue therefore they avoid unnecessary use of ingredients. Ingredients of these products help in providing moisturizing, nourishing, and skin-soothing.

Moreover, the use of highly effective ingredients in small numbers helps to make products safer and it will help in avoiding irritation, allergic reactions, and inflammation. The products are high quality but prices are affordable. The serums are packaged in glass containers that are recycled and help in saving the environment. Most of their products are vegan, and they are 100% cruelty-free.

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I’m from

I’m From products are famous worldwide and anyone can easily buy their products from many online skincare products portals and online cosmetics websites. They are famous for their wash-off masks for all skin types. This brand is best for all those people who love to use products that have natural ingredients. The most famous mask is the Honey mask which cleanses the pores, battles acne, and provides moisture to the skin. Their products are cruelty-free and consist of vegan as well. I’m From focuses on transparency and natural ingredients that are sourced from Korean farms. I recommend you to use the mugwort and rice lines.

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By Wishtrend

This brand became popular through its large media platform. The interesting fact of Wishtrend is that they have created four skin-focused brands tailored to their fans because they have gained 4 million subscribers. The shipping of the products is worldwide so you can order from an online portal easily. The majority of the products are Vegan friendly, This vegan skincare brand is 100% Animal cruelty-free and also eco-friendly.

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Round around

The brand Round Around is owned by Olive Young and is a popular brand in Korea and many other countries. They use natural ethically sourced ingredients at affordable prices. This popular clean beauty brand targets mental health and the use of environment-friendly ingredients. I would highly recommend their green tea line. Their products are mainly for all skin types including sensitive skin and many of their products are vegan friendly.

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Korean skincare and K-beauty are gaining a lot of fame and popularity recently. Also, it is estimated that the Korean cosmetics market will reach $21.8 billion in 2026. I wish that all the other skincare brands also start to follow the examples of these amazing brands listed above.