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    Switching to Vegan Personal Care Products

    Oct 11, 2014 · by Kate Kasbee · Modified: Oct 11, 2014

    Image via Cascadian Farm on Flickr.com

    Image via Cascadian Farm on Flickr.com

    If you regularly keep up with our blog, you already know that we’re your biggest cheerleaders when it comes to switching to a vegan meal plan. After all, a plant-based diet has loads of benefits. Whether you want to get your weight under control, take preventative action against disease, or even reverse an existing health condition, loading up on nature’s bounty is the most natural (and delicious) way to do so.

    With that said, doesn’t it make sense to pay just as much attention to what you put on your body as to what you put in your body? I’m talking about everything from soap, to deodorant, to shaving cream, to lotion, and everything in between. Your skin is like a giant sponge. What you slather on the outside eventually ends up on the inside. That’s why it’s super important to take just as much care when filling your medicine cabinet as you do when filling your plate.

    Luckily, it’s super easy to swap out your tried and true personal care products with ones that are vegan and cruelty-free. Not only will you be doing your body a favor by saying “no way” to yucky ingredients like crushed animal bones and urea (animal urine – gross!), you’ll also be making a contribution to animal welfare and a more sustainable planet. Ready to get started? Here’s a quick and easy guide to making the switch to using vegan personal care products.

    Take inventory

    First of all, take a good look at all of your personal care products. Empty every bathroom drawer and cabinet. A lot of that stuff is probably old, crusty, and expired. Toss it out! For the products that you use every day, scan the front and back for a vegan and/or cruelty-free symbol. You can also reference the PETA Database of Companies that Do & Do Not Test. Any products that don’t make the cut should be replaced with a vegan and cruelty-free product when you run out.

    Read labels

    Now that you’ve adopted a vegan meal plan, you’re probably used to reading labels at the grocery store. Therefore, it should be a breeze to apply that same habit when you’re shopping for vegan personal care products. The PETA Database of Animal Ingredients is a handy resource to use when browsing in the beauty section to ensure the products you’re buying are free of animal products. You can also pull out your phone and use the Bunny Free app to check if a particular company is cruelty-free.

    Cruelty-free vs. vegan

    You would think that cruelty-free and vegan are one in the same. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. Companies that declare that they are vegan could very well test their products on animals, and companies that proclaim that they are cruelty-free may utilize animal products. Be sure to cover your bases and only buy products that clearly state they are both vegan and cruelty-free.

    Just like when you adopted a vegan meal plan, it’s important to focus on the positive aspects when making the switch to using vegan personal care products. Who know, maybe you’ll stumble upon a new moisturizer or shave gel you like even better than what you were using before. Best of all, you’ll feel good knowing that the stuff you’re putting on your body matches the clean, pure, natural, and healthy stuff you’re putting in your body.

    Do you have a favorite vegan personal care product?

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    1. Tammy Wik

      October 25, 2014 at 2:28 am

      For women, joining a Beauty Box subscription like Petit Vour or Vegan Cuts Beauty are good options for getting exposure to new beauty products. You can even just check out their websites if you're just looking for ideas of new brands to explore. They're both vegan and cruelty-free.

      If you google "Logical Harmony cruelty-free vegan", you'll be taken to a great page with a list of lots of tons of makeup brands and you can see if they're cruelty-free, vegan, or both. It's a great resource!

      It's worth noting that some really affordable makeup brands like Wet N Wild and ELF (both at drugstores) are cruelty-free and vegan. And I agree that Urban Decay makes great makeup and they will indicate if products are vegan or not.

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    2. Kaitlin

      October 23, 2014 at 3:04 am

      I love Beauty Without Cruelty's skincare products, and Desert Essence shampoo and conditioner. I also use Every Body body lotion and Derma-E eye cream.

      Urban Decay has a lot of good vegan cosmetics, but some of their products have beeswax.

      For me, this was the hardest part about going vegan. Oh, and buying good sweaters is hard too 🙂

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      • Kate Kasbee

        October 24, 2014 at 11:45 pm

        Thanks so much for sharing, Kaitlin! I agree. Doing a giant overhaul of your beauty and personal care products and finding vegan alternatives you like just as much (if not more) can be super tricky. I'm so glad you found some vegan/cruelty-free replacements you love 🙂

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    3. John

      October 14, 2014 at 9:38 pm

      Apart from food, I had not given much thought to vegan products. Thanks for putting this on my radar.

      Reply

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