valleygrls98 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 If your products contain no animal by products can you say they are vegan or is there more to it than that ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsyjen Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I believe that's all there is to it, but there are a lot of animal products to consider (milk, beeswax, honey, etc.). Also for the sake of my own ethics I do not list products as vegan unless I know the raw materials I'm using have not been tested on animals by the manufacturer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I believe that's all there is to it, but there are a lot of animal products to consider (milk, beeswax, honey, etc.). Also for the sake of my own ethics I do not list products as vegan unless I know the raw materials I'm using have not been tested on animals by the manufacturer.Jenn is correct. Add silk to the list of non-vegan products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I agree with Gypsyjen and Eugenia. A lot of people don't seem to realize they have to exclude beeswax etc. Fortunately FOs don't contain animal ingredients so that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleygrls98 Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 thanks for the info guys how do you find out what has been tested on animals ?? do you just look for that in a suppliers list or is there a master list somewhere ??---- just curious it seems like it really helps sales to say that but I wouldn't want to say it unless it's true !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleygrls98 Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 oh add lanolin to the list too ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Not tested on animals is a tricky thing. Even if your suppliers tell you their product is not tested on animals you won't know if the ingredients that go into thier products have been.ETA: I was responsible for communicating with "concerned citizens" at one of my jobs and worked with the regulatory department on this issue. We did not test our products on animals, but because we could not vouch 100% for all our vendors we chose not to make a statement. When asked we would spell this out, but we did not label anything as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle110 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 You can just say "we don't test on animals" or "finished product not tested on animals" it would be nearly impossible to verify every product you used that they did not, plus you don't know if the product they got from elsewhere was test on animals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 A true Vegan is an extremist.It would not be easy to come up with lines of formulations that were completely Vegan. Check out some of the Organic Health stores near you, they sell Vegan products. Then you can check out the labels for ingredients and get a better perspective on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 A true Vegan is an extremist.Very true. My brother used to be one and it was a PITA! He read labels like crazy and his diet was severely limited. Now he is a vegetarian and it's much simpler. He still won't wear leather though, not even shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 He still won't wear leather though, not even shoes.Oh man, that is extreme! I can't even imagine what that would be like...I'd be in mourning when the new Prada or Manolo line came out every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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