trying to go 100% vegan
Ok, so my diet is pretty damn near pure vegan. The only thing left is to make all the products I used vegan. I found good recipes for toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, soap and deodorant but I'm wondering if I missed anything. Are things like shaving cream, aftershave, mouthwash, lotion, acne medicine and spiking gel (I have a mohawk) vegan? If you know that something on that list is not vegan and you know of a recipe for it please let me know.
In a semi-related note, I'm also looking for vegan condoms and bondage gear (mostly a mask).
If you know of other things used regularly that are not vegan, please let me know (from obvious things like gelatin to not-so-obvious things like the small piece of leather on guitar straps). I don't want to think I'm a good vegan when I'm really not.
I think you probably posted this in the wrong forum but anywho...
I cut out all the meat first then eventually dairy and eggs and through that transition cut out products that where from animals it was a slow transition. I didn't want to stop using a product since it wasnt pure vegan, I hate wasting stuff.
Now with products most tout if they don't test on animals just look on the back carefully sometimes there is a bunny or something or maybe just plain old text above the ingredients. I have transitioned away from a lot of products I normally used like shampoo, body wash, hand soap and basically use bar soap for the mentioned (better for environment - less packaging, easier and cheaper). I use simple things like coconut oil and aloe vera gel for moisturizing and wounds. You mentioned acne medication but as a veg acne has never been much of a problem but I do notice lots of gluten grains flair it up. And body odor has not been a problem much though I do use it in prep of stressful situations (I have some social anxiety) I probably use it once or twice a month.
Deodorant, Mouthwash, and used to be toothpaste was all Tom's of Maine. Toothpaste now is Trader Joe's brand. And soap is some brand that was at a discount marketed as organic and made with a recycled soy ink recycled cardboard box as well as Trader Joe's brand.
Here is a resource for figuring out what ingredients are animal sourced
http://www.caringconsumer.com/resources_ingredients_list.asp
condoms.... http://www.vegancondoms.com/
If it really bothers you to be fully veg and try so hard to go out of your way then just do what you can. Because honestly something like a guitar strap I wouldn't fret about. I gave in and bout shoes with leather on them because of price (very limited funds). I eat eggs every so often if I get to the farmer's market, raw dairy if I crave it (once every few months), I eat local honey and bee pollen, I fertilize with bonemeal, I eat desserts my family makes out of respect, and so on. I don't however eat meat and I live pretty simple all around.