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

Switching to cruelty-free and vegan cleaning products is a fantastic way to create a more natural, kind, and thoughtful home environment. Nowadays, there are plenty of vegan cleaning brands that rival generic ones in effectiveness and price. Not to mention, the packaging of cruelty-free products is often more visually appealing, and these brands prioritize environmental friendliness.

So, why do some people still stick to outdated brands like Dawn, Tide, and Windex, which test on animals and contain harsh chemicals? It all boils down to habit. But breaking that habit is easier than you might think. Once you try some new alternatives, you’ll discover how simple and enjoyable cruelty-free living can be!

Below you’ll find a list of vegan brands that are 100% cruelty free and vegan—our favorite type of company to support! We hope this helps you navigate the transition to a thoughtfully stocked home with products that work well, smell amazing, are made from natural and healthful ingredients, and are kind to animals and our planet. 

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

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. The brands below vary in eco-friendliness, so you might look for the best options for you that are both sustainable and fit within your budget. There are even some brands striving to make completely zero-waste cleaning products which excites us beyond measure!

• Aspen Clean
• Attitude Living
• Aunt Fannie’s
• Better Life
• Biokleen
• Blueland
• Boulder Clean
• Branch Basics
• Clean Well
• Common Good
• Koala Eco
• Nature Clean
• Public Goods
• Puracy
• Root

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. Any company that sells in china is required by law to test on animals, which makes this situation even more commonplace, even if there is truly no need for testing. 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.”