I was reading the label on some fancy soap yesterday. The label mentions
that the soap is VEGAN? That got me wondering, do vegans eat soap, or has washing a kid's mouth out with soap as a punishment for foul language come
back into fashion?

Mike


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Re: Vegan soap?
By: Mike Powell to ALL on Sat Jul 13 2024 10:23 am

I believe that harkens back to the days when soap was made with vats of boiling fat and lye. Placing a "vegan" label on things has just become the trendy thing to do. I've seen it on juice bottles and wondered what fruit juice "isn't" vegan, so I can stay away from it.

Steven Bennett

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Re: Vegan soap?
By: Slinky to Mike Powell on Sun Jul 14 2024 02:58 pm

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Re: Vegan soap?
By: Mike Powell to ALL on Sat Jul 13 2024 10:23 am

I believe that harkens back to the days when soap was made with vats of boiling fat and lye. Placing a "vegan" label on things has just become the trendy thing to do. I've seen it on juice bottles and wondered what fruit juice "isn't" vegan, so I can stay away from it.

you should assume that soap contains animal ingredients unless it says it does not. lard or tallow in hard soaps. or derivatives
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I believe that harkens back to the days when soap was made with vats of boiling
fat and lye. Placing a "vegan" label on things has just become the trendy thing
to do. I've seen it on juice bottles and wondered what fruit juice "isn't" >vegan, so I can stay away from it.

Sort of what I figured, I just thought it was funny. If someone is vegan because they are concerned about animal cruelty, knowning that your soap doesn't likely contain any animal byproducts is probably important.

I also agree, if there is any fruit juice that isn't vegan, I would also
rather steer clear. ;)

Mike


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Re: Vegan soap?
By: Jas Hud to Slinky on Sun Jul 14 2024 02:41 pm

you should assume that soap contains animal ingredients unless it says it does not. lard or tallow in hard soaps. or derivatives

As a seller of soap, I agree.

But then lots of modern high-end soap is made using vegetable fats. Obviously, the donkey milk soap has donkey milk. I love that soap, by the way. It is a socially acceptable way of having equine odor on yourself :-P


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Re: Vegan soap?
By: Mike Powell to SLINKY on Mon Jul 15 2024 08:57 am

Sort of what I figured, I just thought it was funny. If someone is vegan because they are concerned about animal cruelty, knowning that your soap doesn't likely contain any animal byproducts is probably important.

I think there is an unhealthy fixation with the lack of animal ingredients from self-professed animal lovers. I am the official animal hugger everywhere I go and I don't find it troublesome that something is made of milk or eggs of whatevre. What really makes a difference is how that stuff was produced.

I mean, my hens live in a very big yard full of bushes they can run around or hide under. There is a hen farm half a mile from here with a vast amount of free range hens that have a nice quality of life. The cows they usually keep grazing near my main horseyard are very well kept. They also range quite freely, and I'd say they live better than I.


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I think there is an unhealthy fixation with the lack of animal ingredients fro
self-professed animal lovers. I am the official animal hugger everywhere I go and I don't find it troublesome that something is made of milk or eggs of whatevre. What really makes a difference is how that stuff was produced.

I agree.

I mean, my hens live in a very big yard full of bushes they can run around or hide under. There is a hen farm half a mile from here with a vast amount of free range hens that have a nice quality of life. The cows they usually keep grazing near my main horseyard are very well kept. They also range quite freely, and I'd say they live better than I.

Most farms I have ever visited keep their animals well. They are also
keeping most of them for eventual slaughter, which may be where the rub
comes from for animal lovers.

Mike

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Re: Vegan soap?
By: Arelor to Jas Hud on Wed Jul 17 2024 03:38 am

Re: Vegan soap?
By: Jas Hud to Slinky on Sun Jul 14 2024 02:41 pm

you should assume that soap contains animal ingredients unless it says it does not. lard or tallow in hard soaps. or derivatives

As a seller of soap, I agree.

But then lots of modern high-end soap is made using vegetable fats. Obviously, the donkey milk soap has donkey milk. I love that soap, by the way. It is a socially acceptable way of having equine odor on yourself :-P

donkey sauce?
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