I realise the original post here was a while ago, but I am also looking for high end hair products, and have so far narrowed it down to De Lorenzo, and the lesser priced Sanctum (haven't tried either yet, so cannot confirm how good they are!).
Joico IS NOT Vegan. They do carry out some animal testing, and can't guarantee ingredients aren't animal derived. (Confirmed in a recent reply from the Co when I contacted them directly).
What is concerning me, is when I read many beauty threads it's appears only 'tested on animals' is being used as the criteria for a beauty product to be vegan. Unfortunately it is not as simple as this, most products actually CONTAIN animal derived ingredients - so they are not vegan (even if they state "not tested on animals", and sometimes even "cruelty free").
Also, even if a brand/range has one/some particular vegan product/s, the fact their other products aren't vegan means we are still contributing directly to animal cruelty if we buy from them. The only way to guarantee not funding the cruelty, is to purchase from a completely Vegan company.
So, if If anyone has found any 100% vegan companies for high-end hair products, I'd be very grateful if you could please post.
Thanks.
