• Animal Rights,  Featured,  Lifestyle

    Misleading Marketing from Garnier, L’Oreal and Unilever

    For a while now I have seen new products coming onto the market, labelled as “green” and “vegan”. The fact of the matter is that these products are not vegan nor green and simply use trendy buzzwords as a ploy to sell more of their product. I’m sure there are more of these deceitful brands around but the three I am going to be focusing on today are Garnier, L’Oreal, and Unilever. Garnier is NOT vegan Garnier has been shamelessly plugging it’s vegan formulas for a while, claiming their new ranges will fit into “vegetarian and vegan lifestyles”. This is simply not true and here’s why… What’s true and what’s…

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    The Downside of the New Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks

    We are getting to that time of year again to bundle up and enjoy some tasty hot drinks from our favourite cafes. Ever popular is the pumpkin spiced latte from Starbucks, and now the syrup has become vegan friendly, it seems more popular than ever before. While I endorse companies changing their recipes and ingredients to be vegan, I also think it is important to keep a clear head on and try our very best not to be enticed by the woolly, twinkling, autumnal marketing campaigns and advertisements. The first thing I wanted to discuss was the use of disposable coffee cups. Bloomberg estimates that 2.5 billion coffee cups are…

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    Fushi Vegan Argan and Amalaki Shampoo and Conditioner Review + Really Good Hair Oil Review

    I recently received a package from Fushi Wellbeing that contained lots of lovely goodies. Today I’m going to be reviewing the Argan and Amalaki Shampoo, the Argan and Amalaki Conditioner, and the Really Good Hair Oil. Really Good Hair Oil Fushi’s Really Good Hair Oil contains organic sesame seed oil, brahmi serum, coconut oil, avocado oil, sweet almond oil, argan oil, neem, jasmine, and vitamin e. After a little research, I found that brahmi is a herb that contains antioxidants. There’s two ways you can use the hair oil, you can either massage it into your roots, cover with a hot towel and leave it for half an hour (or…

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    Cruelty Free and Vegan Friendly Toothpastes

    One of the hardest cruelty free items to find is toothpaste! To start of this post, I am going to include a list of brands are not cruelty free. The following brands are tested on animals and to be avoided! This list is not exhaustive, but does contain some of the most popular UK brands. Arm & Hammer Colgate Crest Euphymol MacLeans Oral-B Sensodyne BlanX (no animal testing policy) Pearl Drops Aquafresh Now for the toothpastes that are cruelty free and vegan friendly! Aloe Dent Which products are vegan? Whitening, Sensitive and Children’s | Where can I buy it?Holland & Barrett and Amazon Hello Products Which products are vegan? All products | Where can…

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