Our latest Beauty Boss is Sally Malanga, Founder of Avegan Beauty—a line of clean vegan skin care and supplements that aims to alter the industry space with effective products without increasing our carbon footprint. All of the products are organic and created with advanced formulations powered by fortisomes-potent, plant-powered nutrients encapsulated for just-picked freshness with every use.

Down to the brand’s packaging, Avegan Beauty keeps the environment in mind each step up the way—the company was an early adopter of glass and recycled paper packaging with refills, and are always working with their suppliers to develop the bio-materials needed to be fully sustainable.

Committed to creating cruelty-free and environmentally-friendly products as well as practices, Malanga’s passion for innovation in the organic space is entirely revolutionary. She expresses a great deal of passion, which is reflected with every project she takes part in. Malanga is also the founder of Ecco Bella, a line of cruelty-free, all-natural, and organic skin, hair, and body products, and cosmetics that work hard to keep skin healthy with natural ingredients.

We chatted with Malanga, who shared the inspiration behind the brand, best advice, wellness tips, and more.

When was Avegan Beauty founded?

The brand was founded at the end of 2019 to serve, honor, and inspire the vegan beauties of the world.

What inspired the creation of the brand?

The inspiration for the brand was to share vegan science with beauties who are currently vegan or are transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle.

Do you have a hero product?

That would be NutraChic, the Red Beauty Drink.

What’s your favorite product from the brand? 

NutraChic, The Red Beauty Drink, because we need to build beauty from the inside as well as topically.

Where are your products sold?

Our website and Amazon.

Future plans for the brand?

Education and videos explaining why vegan beauty is so important.

What inspires you?

My mother.

Secret to success?

Meditation.

Beauty secrets?

I put all my secrets into the products in the form of vegan nutrients that build beautiful skin.

Wellness tips?

Swim or run every day.

Best advice?

Eat vegan, live compassionately.

How do you like to relax?

Forest bathing.

For more information, visit aveganbeauty.com and follow on Instagram: @aveganbeauty

[Images courtesy of Avegan Beauty]

Kamala Kirk is a University of Southern California graduate and has been an editor/writer for more than a decade. She has written for E! Online, Total Beauty, TravelAge West, Malibu Times Magazine, and many more. She resides in Los Angeles and is a proud pug mom. Follow her on Instagram: @kamalakirk