For the longest time, when people have asked me what my favorite vegan deodorant is, I’ve always defaulted to saying Lavanila. It’s pretty awesome—it smells nice and vanilla-y, it’s long-lasting and it has a slight (like, mega slight) tingle factor, which I love. Only downfall? That shit is expensive—we’re talkin’ beaucoup buckereenos ($18 a pop). If [...]
If you haven’t yet delved into the world of awesomeness that is Strawberry Hedgehog, you need to get on that shit STAT! What I love most about SH is that everything is free of gross, ass-nasty chemi ingredients, and all the yummy pamperin’ goods are super natural (not to be confused with supernatural), 100% vegan, and are made [...]
List of goods:
Healing Waters Salt Soak, $20
Strawberry Hedgehog Peridot Perfection Soap, $8
Burnt vanilla soy candle from The Soap and Paper Factory, $18
Bonding Over Beauty by Erika Katz, $14.95
Smashbox Photo Finish Hydrating Primer, $42
C.O. Bigelow Ultra Mentha Lip Shine, $7.50
What are some of your favorite vegan things?
Sunny Subramanian
Longtime vegan, hardcore compassionate beauty junkie, serious cake aficionado, and [...]
Calling all soapaholics! If you love pampering yourself with the most deluxe, heavenly, beautiful-smelling, all-natural soap—get ready to freak out!
In case y’all haven’t been clued into my obsession with Strawberry Hedgehog, checkity check check it (here: ♥, ♥ & ♥)!
Btw, I recently got to sample some of Tracy’s top-selling magical soap creations: Sweet Orange-Clove, Lavender-Vanilla, Sparkling Sapphire and Peridot [...]
The following guest post is by Tracy Perkins of StrawberryHedgehog.com. She makes specialty handmade vegan bath & body products, and she has a special vegan lip balm recipe to share with you all!
I make many a product over at StrawberryHedgehog.com. From organic oils soaps to whipped body creme, I have my hands full with my current product [...]
Conventional soap is full of nasty crap that you don’t want on your skin—trust me. I’m just gonna break it on down…
Conventional soaps contain Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (foaming agent) = evil ingredient/suspected carcinogen
They are basically detergent bars made with petroleum (aka crude oil) products—yuck!
Those strong unnatural fragrances (read: chemicals) they add are inTOXICating…
Who [...]
Strawberry Hedgehog’s Raven House Charity Soap Set (tea tree-rosemary facial soap, eucalyptus-lime, sweet orange-clove, and lemongrass-ginger) has some of Tracy’s best selling organic oils soaps, and as a bonus, you get to support a great cause! $20 of every $30 from this set sold between 6/8-7/10 will go to Raven House Animal Sanctuary!
$33 value, save $3!
Tea tree-rosemary facial cleanser ($9) clarifying-cooling-purifying
This [...]
When I think about all the vegan beauty products that I’ve reviewed over the years, Strawberry Hedgehog always tops my favorites. Whether you’re looking for organic and vegan soaps, body crémes, facial moisturizers, bath salts, or sugar scrubs, Strawberry Hedgehog has the best of the best. Tracy, the mastermind of this business is [...]
Do you realize that beer and soda bottles make some of the most beautiful jewelry ever? Well, it’s true! Everyone knows I’m a big fan of Tracy of Strawberry Hedgehog… she is a talented and creative baker, crafts maker and soap master. She’s a genius! It turns out this geniosity runs in [...]
This set of 4 handmade, vegan, Autumn-inspired Strawberry Hedgehog soaps — Orange-Clove (a blend of cheerful Valencia orange and grounding, spicy clove bud), Lemongrass-Ginger (a year round favorite jazzed up for Fall with a hint of cedarwood), Candy Corny (a tooth-achingly sweet vanilla-almond scent) and Pumpkin Spice (a blend of real pumpkin and all the [...]

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A Few Good Reasons to Go Vegan: • You'll save lives
• You'll live a lot longer
• You'll have more energy
• You'll reduce your risk of cancer
• You'll reduce your risk of heart disease
• You'll have lower blood pressure and cholesterol
• You'll get better nutrition
• You'll lower your chances of getting food poisoning
• You won't be ingesting growth hormones and antibiotics
• You'll get sick less often
• You'll fit into your old jeans
• You'll give your body a spring cleaning
• You'll have healthier skin
• You'll make a strong political statement
• You'll reduce waste and air pollution
• You'll earn good karma points
• You'll save money
• You'll help save the planet
Famous Animal Friendly Quotes "Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends."
~George Bernard Shaw
"You put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit. If it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I'll buy you a new car."
~Harvey Diamond
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
~Immanuel Kant
"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being."
~Abraham Lincoln
"To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana."
~Buddha
"To consider yourself an environmentalist and still eat meat is like saying you're a philanthropist who doesn't give to charity"
~Howard Lyman
Ingredients to avoid when shopping for cosmetics and skin care: • Animal products
• Animal by-products
• Animal testing
• Parabens
• Sulfates
• GMOs
• Silicones
• BHA/BHT
• Artificial colors
• Artificial fragrances
• Propylene glycol
• Phthalates
• PEG 15
• Toluene
• Pesticides
• Petroleum
• Mineral Oil
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