Check Out These 7 Amazing Ethical Stores & Retailers
Here at Heavenly Organics Skin Care we love to support ethical retailers who are also dedicated to selling sustainable products and making a positive change for humans, animals, and the planet. That’s why we’ve put together a shortlist of our favourite independent ethical stores – who also just so happen to stock our vegan, organic skin care products!
Ethical Wares
Ethical Wares is a 100% vegan footwear, clothing and lifestyle accessories store offering over 500 entirely cruelty-free products. Ethical Wares are also very careful to source responsibly made goods, with many of their products carrying the FairTrade mark.
What’s more, the shop’s income goes towards funding the care of 50 animals who live with the store owners in Wales, a huge family who include goats, sheep, pigs, horses, cats, dogs, rabbits – and even Aunt Dotty the cow!
Brontosaurus Vegan Lifestyle Store
Just like their dinosaur namesake this Swansea-based grocery and lifestyle store is passionate about plants! Brontosaurus Vegan Lifestyle Store is 100% vegan and sells not only plant-based food but also nutritional supplements, cosmetics, toiletries, household products and much more.
The store can be found at Swansea’s Indoor Market on Oxford Street in the city centre, and is open from 9.30 to 16:30, Monday to Saturday.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/brontosaurusvegan
Carrot Cruncher
If you’re looking for delicious organic and locally produced food in Carmarthenshire, Wales, look no further than the aptly-named Carrot Cruncher! The store sells a range of fresh local fruit and vegetables, as well as oils and vinegars, breads and cakes, and much more.
Carrot Cruncher is open daily between 10:00 and 17:00 and you’ll find the shop on Sycamore Street in Newcastle Emlyn.
https://www.facebook.com/Carrot-Cruncher-1993583520859158
Cariad Wholefoods
An independent store located in Blandford Forum, Dorset, Cariad Wholesfoods specialises in – you guessed it – wholefoods! Cariad are passionate about selling organic, plant-based, responsibly sourced and ethically produced goods and they also strive to support local producers whenever possible. Vegans can shop safe in the knowledge that everything Cariad sells is 100% plant-based.
Cariad is located in the Georgian Passage, East Street, Blandford Forum and the shop is open Monday to Friday 10:00 to 17.30 and Saturday 9.30 to 17:00.
https://www.cariadwholefoods.com
Friendly Foods
Friendly Foods is a family-run ethical store which stocks a wide range of 100% vegan food products – over 1000, in fact! Committed to providing food that’s friendly to people, animals, and the planet, many of Friendly Foods’ products are not only vegan but also organic, raw and gluten free.
As well as food, the shop sells a growing range of personal care items, including many re-usable or zero waste products. You can find Friendly Foods on the Bridgnorth Road (A454) between Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth and the shop is open 6 days a week (closed Wednesdays) from 10:00 to 17:00.
https://www.friendlyfoods.uk.com
Animal Free Research UK (Hitchin)
Animal Free Research is the new name for the amazing charity formerly known as Dr Hadwen Trust, who fund and promote non-animal techniques to replace outdated and cruel animal experiments.
Sadly the charity shops set up by Animal Free Research proved unsustainable, and the store in Hove was closed in April with the Hitchin branch set to shut its doors in mid-June. You can however still support AFR’s incredibly important work by donating and purchasing goods through their eBay store.
https://www.charity.ebay.co.uk/charity/Animal-Free-Research-UK/10488
One Small Shop
One Small Shop sells a wide range of ethical, vegan goods through their online store including clothing, cosmetics and accessories for both him and her, kids clothes and babygrows, and even balms and shampoos for our canine friends! One Small Shop is committed to supporting businesses who put principles first, whilst also making cool and beautiful products.
As well as selling goods through their website, this Hastings-based ethical retailer runs pop-up stalls at markets, where they offer a handy refill service to help reduce waste. Read more in the News section of their website.