30+ Cruelty-Free & Vegan Cleaning Products for A Conscious Home

Looking to keep your home sparkling clean without harming animals or the planet? Vegan cleaning products are a super easy way to do just that! These plant-based and cruelty-free cleaners work just as well as traditional ones, but they skip the harsh chemicals and animal testing. From all-purpose sprays to dish soaps and laundry detergents, there’s a vegan option for pretty much every cleaning task.

We’ll walk you through some of the best vegan cleaning brands out there, like Blueland, Puracy, Attitude, and Biokleen. You’ll learn which cleaning products are both vegan and cruelty-free and where to grab them online or in stores. Whether you’re a seasoned eco-cleaning fan or just getting started, you’ll find tips and tricks to make your home fresh, safe, and totally cruelty-free. Cleaning has never felt this good—or this easy!

Ready to upgrade your current cleaning products for something even better?

Which Ingredients Aren’t Vegan-Friendly?

Here’s a list of common animal-based ingredients you might find in cleaning products:

• Beeswax – thickener or polish.
• Lanolin – moisturizer from sheep’s wool.
• Tallow – animal fat in soaps.
• Casein – milk protein for smoothness.
• Glycerin – sometimes from animals, adds silky texture.
• Shellac – resin from insects for polish.
• Carmine – red pigment from insects.
• Animal Lecithin – emulsifier sometimes from eggs or soy.
• Caprylic Acid – fatty acid sometimes from coconut or animals.
• Oleyl Alcohol – fatty alcohol sometimes derived from animal fats.

Best Vegan and Cruelty-Free Brands 

These brands are fully vegan and make vegan cleaning products that you can count on to be cruelty-free. There are even some brands striving to make completely zero-waste cleaning products which excites us beyond measure!

• Aspen Clean – Gentle plant-based sprays, dish soaps, and laundry products that are safe for your home and the planet.
• Attitude Living – Eco-friendly cleaners, laundry products, and baby-safe options made from natural ingredients.
• Aunt Fannie’s – Vinegar-based and enzyme cleaners that tackle tough messes without harsh chemicals.
• Better Life – Simple, effective all-purpose cleaners, bathroom sprays, and dish soaps that are plant-powered.
• Biokleen – Concentrated, toxin-free sprays, laundry products, and dish liquids for everyday cleaning.
• Blueland – Refillable cleaning tablets and sprays that cut down on plastic while keeping surfaces sparkling.
• Boulder Clean – Plant-based powders and sprays that make laundry, dishes, and surfaces shine naturally.
• Branch Basics – Versatile concentrates for laundry, dishes, and all-purpose cleaning in one simple formula.
• Clean Well – Plant-based disinfecting sprays and wipes that kill germs without harsh chemicals.
• Common Good – Refillable, cruelty-free sprays, dish soaps, and hand soaps made from natural ingredients.
• Koala Eco – Gentle laundry, dish, and all-purpose cleaners with zero toxins and minimal packaging.
• Nature Clean – Plant-powered cleaners, laundry detergents, and bathroom sprays that are safe and effective.
• Public Goods – Minimalist, eco-friendly sprays, detergents, and cleaning essentials for every home.
• Puracy – Multi-purpose, baby-safe sprays, dish soaps, and laundry products made from natural ingredients.
• Root – Concentrated, plant-based powders and sprays for cleaning that reduce waste and chemicals.

Cruelty-Free Brands With Vegan Options 

The following brands are cruelty-free, meaning they don’t test on animals. While many of their products are also vegan, they’re not a fully vegan company and some of their products may contain animal products (such as honey or wool).  

• Dr. Bronner’s
• ECOS
• Grove Collaborative
• Nellie’s
• Oneka Elements
• Trader Joe’s Brand

Vegan Brand But Parent Company Isn’t Cruelty-Free

As natural cleaning product companies have grown and been acquired by larger parent companies, we often see longtime cruelty-free brands start to fall under the umbrella of a parent company that does test on animals. The following brands are vegan themselves, but owned by a parent company that is not vegan and does test on animals.

• Ecover
• Mrs. Meyer’s
• Seventh Generation 
• Method

UK Vegan Cleaning Product Brands 

The list of vegan cleaning product brands above are all widely distributed across the United States, and some of them are available internationally. But there are also some exciting brands sprouting up in the UK! 

• Astonish 
• Smol
• Neat 
• Colt & Willow
• Raindrop
• Tincture London
• Kinn Living
• Greenscents

Brands That Are NOT Vegan 

The following brands are not vegan, nor are they cruelty-free. Most of these brands also use chemicals and synthetic ingredients that are known to be unhealthy for humans as well as our environment. Please be wary of these brands, and perhaps consider reaching for a brand that is actively working to create a better world. We vote with our dollars, after all! 

• 409
• Arm & Hammer
• Bounce
• Clorox
• Dawn
• Dettol
• Downy
• Gain
• Glade
• Lysol
• Mr. Clean
• Oxi Clean
• Persil
• Resolve
• Scotch-Brite
• Swiffer
• Tide
• Windex

How to Give Your Home a Cruelty-Free Makeover

In this YouTube video, Toni and I visit her father’s house and give his home a vegan makeover. We swap out his not-so-natural products for vegan versions that will be better for him and better for the world. Take a look and take away some inspiration to do the same to your own home, one room at a time!

Here are household cleaning products that may need an upgrade: 

• air fresheners (switching to essential oils is a great option!)
• all-purpose cleaner
• vegan bathroom cleaner
• bleach
• vegan candles
• carpet cleaner
• cleaning wipes
• disinfecting wipes
• dish soap
• dishwasher detergent
• dryer sheets
• fabric softener
• floor cleaner
• glass cleaner
• vegan hand soap
• vegan laundry soap

Creating A Conscious Home (Podcast Episode)

In this Episode of the Plant-Powered People Podcast we take a deep dive into cruelty-free living and what it looks like to create a cruelty-free home, a vegan home, a “conscious home.”