[100% veg*n ] Aveda (was Shopaholic needs help!)

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

There's a book you can get called " A-Z of Animal Ingredients " . Get a

copy - I got mine from Amazon, so it's pretty readily available. Then

any time you go shopping for cosmetics (after checkig that the brand you

intend to buy is on PETA's " non animal-testing " list

(http://www.peta-online.org/mall/cc/ccdonttest1.html )), bring the book

along with you. If the shop assistant assures you no animal ingredients

are in the product, ask to see the ingredient list (BodyShop keep a book

with every ingredient listed for all their products, but you have to ask

for help - they don't volunteer the information. Check all the

ingrediets off, one by one, till you know the product is okay.

 

The next important step is to KEEP A LIST of products that are vegan,

including complete name etc of the product. This is invaluable when it

comes to re-stocking on any particular product.

 

However, from my experience, NEVER trust a salesperson without checking

for yourself. This goes for restaurants, eateries etc too. Too many

times I have asked if a dish is vegan, been answered in the affirmative,

then (in the case of Asian dishes in particular) when I have emphasized

that I am ALLERGIC to chicken and will go into shock if there's chicken

stock in it, been informed that actually, yes, the dish does contain

chicken stock.

 

Daharja XXX

 

Emily Howarth wrote:

 

> >Unfortunately, neither Aveda nor the Body Shop can guarantee that

> they

> >don't

> >use animal products.

>

> I knew the Body Shop was totally useless in that way but have bought a

>

> couple of things from Aveda after being assured by several different

> staff

> that they never use animal ingredients - am now wondering if they just

> lied

> to me to make a sale.

>

> Guess the best way is to only buy stuff that states on the packaging

> that

> it's ok

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Yeah, I always check for myself...there's no point in asking the

salesperson, because, after all, their job is to SELL the product!

 

I've just placed my order for " A-Z of Animal Ingredients " with Amazon...hope

that'll help!

 

Honor

 

>

>Hi,

>

>There's a book you can get called " A-Z of Animal Ingredients " . Get a

>copy - I got mine from Amazon, so it's pretty readily available. Then

>any time you go shopping for cosmetics (after checkig that the brand you

>intend to buy is on PETA's " non animal-testing " list

>(http://www.peta-online.org/mall/cc/ccdonttest1.html )), bring the book

>along with you. If the shop assistant assures you no animal ingredients

>are in the product, ask to see the ingredient list (BodyShop keep a book

>with every ingredient listed for all their products, but you have to ask

>for help - they don't volunteer the information. Check all the

>ingrediets off, one by one, till you know the product is okay.

>

>The next important step is to KEEP A LIST of products that are vegan,

>including complete name etc of the product. This is invaluable when it

>comes to re-stocking on any particular product.

>

>However, from my experience, NEVER trust a salesperson without checking

>for yourself. This goes for restaurants, eateries etc too. Too many

>times I have asked if a dish is vegan, been answered in the affirmative,

>then (in the case of Asian dishes in particular) when I have emphasized

>that I am ALLERGIC to chicken and will go into shock if there's chicken

>stock in it, been informed that actually, yes, the dish does contain

>chicken stock.

>

>Daharja XXX

>

>Emily Howarth wrote:

>

> > >Unfortunately, neither Aveda nor the Body Shop can guarantee that

> > they

> > >don't

> > >use animal products.

> >

> > I knew the Body Shop was totally useless in that way but have bought a

> >

> > couple of things from Aveda after being assured by several different

> > staff

> > that they never use animal ingredients - am now wondering if they just

> > lied

> > to me to make a sale.

> >

> > Guess the best way is to only buy stuff that states on the packaging

> > that

> > it's ok

> >

> >

> >

> > _______________

> > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos:

> > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

> >

> >

> >