Sunday 19 July 2020

Wait Toilet Paper isn't Vegan??!?

So this was something I actually found out late in my vegan career and purely by accident but yes most big brands of toilet paper contain animal by-products, mostly gelatin, as a binding agent. Ew right?! Just when you think you know everything about being vegan they throw you another curveball...


Here are some links if you would like to know more and I tried to find some specific to different countries so you know you're options! If your country isn't here chances are someone has already written a post about it or if you search you can find a vegan brand. Granted we are in the middle of a pandemic and toilet paper is scarce so just make changes where you can and don't feel too guilty...being vegan is about conscious decisions everyday, not about being perfect!




Unfortunately the same can be true of some tissue and paper towel brands as well. I know, they don't make it easy for us! Opt for reusable substitutes where you can such as hankies for tissues and flour sack towels for paper towels. If you're really hardcore you can get reusable toilet tissue called "family cloth" but experts don't recommend that one.

This is a link to an interesting article on most aspects of creating a vegan home.

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