I have been a vegan now for 11 months and damn proud! :} The only hard thing about it was finding vegan friendly personall products especially for my long, wild and wavy hair that tends to get quiet dry and frizzy. For those in Australia I stumbled upon a brand Natures Organics which are completely vegan and produce Shamppo and Conditioners as well as hand soaps, body wasy, skin care, body lotions, household cleaning products from laundry, kitchen and bathroom.

http://www.naturesorganics.com.au/ They are a great company which use responisible sourcing of palm oil and as far as I am aware it is something they look to move from completely in the future. My sister and I still use their household products however have moved on to a new company called Arbonne.

http://www.arbonne.com/international.asp They are a swiss brand but they are based in Australia, America, Canada and the UK. They are completely Vegan and FSC certified (Forest Stewardship Council). I fell in love with their products when a lady I knew told me she was a consultant for them and introduced me to their great range. In an instant the Shampoo and Conditioner gave life and shine back into my hair and although I was already blessed with quite youthful skin, it now feels smoother then a babys bottom even more :P

I also use pure organic Argon Oil that I found at a stall in a market place. I rub some together in the palms of my hands through my towel dried hair and really work it through.

There was a thing about Aveda in the Organic Consumers Association a year or two ago... apparently they are not as pure as they appear to be and use some chemicals that are considered carcinogenic. I'm not a big hair products person-- I used to use aloe vera gel instead of hair gel. At the moment I don't use any styling products. You can make your own salt-water spray for your hair though to help out curls-- may give this a try in the summer. As for shampoo, not that into brands-- I just buy the cleanest greenest I can find. At the moment using one from Aubrey Organics. Before that I tried Faith in Nature.

How would I go about sending samples to Alicia and/or Scott? I am the founder of Greenbody Greenplanet Hair Care and would like to have them experience truly toxin free hair care. Many of the products listed in this post are full of chemicals, toxins and yes, Aveda is now being tested on animals. Please let me know how I can submit!!

Thanks

This is a wonderful website for vegan hair products, makeup, and skincare: http://allnaturalcosmetics.com/ See the Ingredients Code chart on the left side of the page to know what symbol to look for Vegan etc.

What greeseater2 said.

This website says Aveda tests on animals... Know anything about that??

http://www.change.org/petitions/boycott-estee-lauder-companies-avon-and-mary-kay-for-animal-testing

I have been lucky enough to have found a wonderful product line by my salon here in Western NY at Pharaoh's Hairum who is also a member of the The National Association of Eco-Friendly Salons & Spas! They recently installed a custom-made ventilation system at their Fairport location!! Fresher and Healthier air quality at Pharaoh's Hairum!!! I love the Innersense Line and have been using it since being back in NY from LA, and will make sure it is part of my daily regime. It not only is great for my hair, looks great, feels great, and smells great...but the scents are very uplifting. I LOVE this product. If you can't tell! :D

http://www.pharaohshairum.com/

IF you google them you can find an article that mentions how they have recently gone all organic from shampoos & conditioners, to hair color to keeping their environment clean. The products they use and have gotten me THRILLED is called Inner Sense. I think I saw they are available at (most) Whole Foods as well as online on their site at: http://innersensebeauty.com/

I have only been using Lush products in my hair for the last 14 years. Some of their products are not vegan though however they are natural.

@kendle lolashka you can see most of the product ingredients on the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Database. I use this DB to check out products before purchasing them.

I use Surface Hair Products and I love them. They say on the packaging they are vegan which is why my hairdresser recommended them to me. They donate back to charity and advise stylists on green practice in the workplace. Here is the website:

http://www.surfacehair.com/main.aspx

I was not a big fan of Giovanni either, they were too drying for my hair but I love their message.

I have been "no poo" since mid-November 2011. While I love the results, I do miss the lovely scents of shampoos. This helps!

Kendle & X Haller - I was curious myself and I went to Giovanni Cosmetics web page and clicked on FAQs and they state that they do not test on animals; only their lip balms (beexwax) and Magnetic line (lactoferrin) are not vegan. As for ingredient lists, I didn't bother to surf their site. I have found that Amazon does an awesome job of listing product ingredients and usually check there first (especially for the helpful reviews). Maybe this will help??