Jennifer Aniston Debuts Vegan and Cruelty-Free Haircare Line

Following the Friends reunion, ‘90s nostalgia is reaching an all-time high. Actress and 90s style icon Jennifer Aniston is taking that enthusiasm into the beauty industry, introducing her very first all-vegan hair care brand LolaVie. The cruelty-free hair brand aims to bring plant-based consumers all the tools they need to achieve “The Rachel” without any animal involvement. Aniston just launched her LolaVie brand to bring the market a haircare brand that avoids all animal products and strays away from any form of animal testing.

“This project has been in the works for a long time and I’m so excited to finally be able to introduce it to you,” Aniston wrote on social media. “So much hard work from our incredible team went into making this line — and we’re really proud to say it’s been made without all the bad stuff … we’re paraben-free, cruelty-free because we love our animals.”

Aniston spent five years developing the LolaVie product line, making certain that the new vegan hair care line would only use organic, animal-free ingredients. The brand’s inaugural product is the Glossing Detangler – a lightweight spray designed to prime hair for styling and detangle long hair. The product also contains lemon extract, a super fruit complex, chia seeds, and vegetable ceramides to provide an all-natural shine to consumers’ hair.

LolaVie’s upcoming products aim to present the same blend of natural ingredients with the latest haircare science to provide the best service to consumers. The brand intends to release the products one at a time following the Glossing Detangler’s debut. The brand is prioritizing its vegan status, claiming that it aims to create a beauty product that avoids harm to animals or the environment.

“LolaVie is committed to doing its part for the planet and to being more sustainable. In addition to using recyclable packaging wherever possible, we’re proud to fortify our products with bamboo essence instead of de-ionized (common) water,” the website states.

The actress’ brand joins a growing list of celebrity haircare brands. Earlier this year, fellow actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas revealed her personal brand Anomaly – boasting a completely vegan and cruelty-free range of products. The affordable products could be found at Target locations nationwide at $5.99 per item. Chopra’s haircare line features four shampoos, three conditioners, and a conditioning face mask. Developed over a year and a half with brand incubator Maesa, Chopra aimed to increase the accessibility of sustainable beauty products.

Aniston also joins Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness, who debuted vegan brand JVN Hair in August alongside biotech company Amyris. The haircare brand released four categories of products meant for all genders and hair types including Nurture for dry hair; Undamage for overtreated; Complete for styling; and Embody for volume treatment for fine hair.

The beauty industry is rapidly adopting sustainable production methods as consumer interest is increasingly demanding cruelty-free and environmentally conscious products. Both companies and countries have recognized this trend and started redesigning the products across the beauty industry. Recently, Mexico became the first North American country to completely ban the sale of cosmetics that use animal testing. The unanimously passed legislation will make Mexico the 41st country to ban animal-tested cosmetics, marking a significant shift in the international beauty industry.

Even though several states in the US including Hawaii and California have banned cosmetic animal testing, a federal bill has failed to pass into law. In 2019, Senator Cory Booker [D-NJ] introduced a federal bill entitled The Humane Cosmetics Act that would ban cosmetic animal testing across the United States and disallow the import of cosmetics tested on animals. While no federal law is expected to pass soon, companies such as LolaVie are changing the beauty industry to meet consumer demand regardless of federal regulation.

Fast-food restaurants have finally got the memo that their customer base isn’t just coming through for a burger, fried chicken, or a beef taco. Many now have plant-based foods and are coming up with creative, delicious ways to get more greens on the menu. Here are the 6 best fast-food chains with plant-based options on the menu.

Turns out there’s a lot more to rely on than a salad if you’re eating plant-based. Burger King has the Impossible Whopper featuring a meatless patty as well as a few secretly vegan options such as the French Toast Sticks and Hashbrowns.

Known for its mini square-shaped sliders, this hamburger chain jumped on the plant-based bandwagon at some participating locations. You can find an Impossible Slider on some White Castle menus.

This was the first national Mexican fast-food chain to offer Beyond Meat at the company’s 580 restaurants across the country. Del Taco has the Beyond Avocado Taco on the menu along with the Epic Beyond Original Mex Burrito and Avocado Veggie Bowl.

Another brand synonymous with beef burgers, Carl’s Jr. offers several plant-based options for veggie and plant lover such as Beyond Famous Star Burger and Guacamole Thickburger.

This fast-food restaurant may have been one of the first you frequented while transitioning to plant-based eating. That’s because Taco Bell has eight million vegetarian combinations and sells 350 million vegetarian items a year through menu substitutions or ordering off their vegetarian menu. In fact, they were the first quick-service restaurant to offer American Vegetarian Association (AVA) certified food options.

From the time it started offering breakfast sandwiches in 2006, the coffee conglomerate became a competitor in the fast-food space. You can get your favorite hot and cold beverages made with almond, coconut or oat milk but there are also plant-based food options available such as the Baja Black Bean Veggie Wrap, bagel with vegan cream cheese and Impossible Breakfast Sandwich.