Some people still don't seem to know what "vegan" really means. Just last week, I heard about someone who calls himself a vegan, but eats fish. What!?!?
Those who are in the know tend to automatically equate veganism with the absence of various animal meats and by-products in food, which is correct, but do not necessarily think of the everyday products we use that often contain various creepy ingredients: gelatin (animal fat), lanolin (grease secreted from wool), urea (animal urine), just to name a few. Or that many were unfortunately tested on animals to—might we add, inaccurately—ensure they are "safe" for humans.
Neither of these concepts are truly vegan. So if animal cruelty is an important issue for you to stand against, you should certainly be mindful of the many companies that now offer clear alternatives for skincare, hair, makeup and cleaning products. They're quite easy to find, too!
The following brands represent just some of the vegan, cruelty-free stuff you can snag at many big drug and grocery stores in Canada, as well as health food and specialty stores, or—at the very least—online. Note: If somehow you can't find any of these, you're shopping in the wrong places!
- Method
- Live Clean
- Jason
- Desert Essence
- Kiss My Face
- Green Beaver
- Hugo Naturals
- Buck Naked Soap Company
- Pacifica
- e.l.f.
- Pure Anada
- Arbonne
- Yes To Carrots/Cucumbers/Tomatoes/Coconuts
- Nature Clean
- Ecover
- Mrs. Meyers
- Attitude
- Seventh Generation
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