Boycott: Hair, Skincare and Makeup Beauty Brands I am switching to

Updated: Feb 17th 2024

This is not an exhaustive list, but as I use up Paula’s Choice (owned by Unilever), Nivea, and anything under Estée Lauder or the Unilever umbrella (they’re staunch supporters), I have turned to the following below.

I am trying my best, but I will make mistakes, so please let me know in the comments below.

Some brief notes:

You can basically assume anything in a grocery store or pharmacy is not “safe” unless it is a local brand made by an independent company. Even the store-branded items.

I am looking at Korean skincare and makeup products as a good starting point, as well as to not shop at Sephora if possible as it is under the LVMH umbrella.

Nanami Cosmetics is a retail chain that stocks Asian beauty products, and they’re in Montréal, but you can buy skincare online.

Home

Ethique concentrates (referral for 20% off here)

• You simply pour it into a bowl, boil up some water, pour it in, and mix until it dissolves. To make it go faster, I blend it.
• Kitchen cleaner
• Bathroom cleaner
• Stain remover bars
• Hand wash

Hair

Ethique concentrates (referral for 20% off here)

• You simply pour it into a bowl, boil up some water, pour it in, and mix until it dissolves. To make it go faster, I blend it.
• Shampoo
• Conditioner

Oneka Elements

Makeup & SKINCARE

Shiseido brands

• NARS
• Bare Minerals
• Laura Mercier
• Buxom

AS Beauty Brands

• Laura Geller Beauty
• Julep Beauty
• Mally Beauty
• Cover FX

Farouk systems brands:

• Chi haircare and tools
• Biosilk hair products
• Sunglitz hair products
• Royal Treatment hair products

The Dirty Lamb

Three Ships Beauty

Simihaze Beauty

Toulane Essentials

Clé de peau

Revolution

Morphy

Huda Beauty

Ilia

Milk

Infinity Naturals

Favelin

Cheekbone Beauty (Indigenous brand!)

BKIND – local Montréal brand with great nailpolish

Ethique concentrates (referral for 20% off here)

You simply pour it into a bowl, boil up some water, pour it in, and mix until it dissolves. To make it go faster, I blend it. You can buy:

• Deodorant
• Lip Balm
• Lipstick
• Moisturizer
• Body wash

Oneka Elements

BKIND – local Montréal brand

CosRX

100% Pure Cosmetics

Round Lab

Isntree

Farmacy

Stila Cosmetics

Jane Cosmetics

Banila Co.

iUnik (for serums)

The INKEY List

Genuine African Formula

Eucerin

Aquaphor

Nivea

Coppertone

Nair

Nubian Heritage

Palmers

Ulta

Acure Organics

Algenist

Amorepacfic

Belif

Belli

Black Up Cosmetics

Black Opal

Boscia

Caudalie

Clearogen

Dermadoctor

Drunk Elephant

Embryolisse

Eve Lom

Herbivore

Jack Black

Josie Maran Cosmetics

Jurlique

Kenzoki

Koh Gen Do

Lush

Mario Badescu

NUDE Skincare

Pangea Organics

Pixi Beauty

Radical Skincare

Burt’s Bees

Güd

Sunday Riley

Tata Harper