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ChrisCrossCMP · Posted: May 4, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject: just wondering

Since there hasn't been a new topic in a while...

I was just wondering, when you use a public restroom, do you use the soap they have there? I mean, you can't be sure if its tested on animals or not, so sometimes I wonder what you would decide to do...
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BigBecka · Animal defender Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 414

I hadn't really thought about it!

It's a good point. I guess you could find out what your local council's policy is? I'm sure they must have a website. In my county they're supposed to be committed to "going green."

One of my friends (who is a little more hygeine-conscious and organised than me) always carries a small packet of soap leaves and hand towels in her handbag. I have a small trial bar of soap in a plastic travel case (somebody got it free with a gift set...) which I take to work, and a small bottle of hand sanitizer in my desk. Soaps tend to dry out my skin, and I don't always trust the public conveniences...

You should be aware that some soaps contain animal products: there's a list here.

Red Jester · Posted: May 8, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject:

Wow, I was totally blind to that possibility. I like to use veggie soaps at home but never gave a second thought about the soaps that I use when I'm out and about.
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ChrisCrossCMP · Posted: May 9, 2007 11:19 pm Post subject:

Really? I'm always unusually watchful in public places...since I started using all-vegan products I've been so sensitive to whether or not public restrooms or even my own friends' houses' restrooms have soaps that aren't tested on animals/don't contain animal ingredients. And I'm crazy about reading the ingredients on everything I eat. Never used to be, but now that I see all of the junk that I used to eat that had animal ingredients [[besides dairy and eggs]] in them I'm so picky.
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BigBecka · Animal defender Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 414

Ah, yes, I get pretty crazy about food as well

I started becoming interested in preservatives, flavour enhancers, sugar, etc. in food before I became vegan even... Now I'm a restaurant's worst nightmare: I can usually taste if they've used a jar of sauce instead of cooking something from scratch

I've only recently started thinking about clothes and cosmetics and stuff though. I know a few non-vegans who are picky about bubble bath and shampoo, because some of them contain formaldehyde and other sinister-looking chemicals

not stuff you want floating in your bath water...