CREO has a line of all-natural, vegan, paraben-free, plant-derived hair and skin care products that I just recently discovered, and I’m happy to say that they live up to my high expectations. At this point, vegan hair care, especially shampoos, need to seriously kick ass for me to post on VBR.
My fave CREO products include [...]
Sometime I feel like a broken record when I go on and on about how nasty and dry my hair is. My hair is in a constant state of crustitude and dude, it bums me out. It’s always a treat when I discover serious, no-bullshit, vegan brands of shampoo that actually make my hair feel [...]
Special guest post by Helena Parker
I am new to veganism but my hair is not! I have been using Pureology hair products for about a year and a half and it thanks me every day. No really, it does. It shows me how thankful it is by requiring less color maintenance and growing longer faster.
Sine I’ve fallen in love with Head Organics, I’m excited for you to try some of their products out for yourself.
VBR and Head Organics are giving away the following full sized products to a lucky reader:
Head Organics Hair Spray ($13.50)
Head Organics Volumizing Mousse ($16.50)
Head Organics Leave In Conditioner ($13.50)
The retail value of this prize is [...]
I have people who constantly come up to me asking for my opinion on vegan hair care products. It seems like finding the perfect vegan shampoo and conditioner can be quite an elusive feat. I definitely have found some gems and today I’d like to introduce you all to Head Organics. I’ve been using Head [...]
Guest blog post by Melissa Gray
This first time I walked into a Lush Store, I thought I died and went to heaven. That was 12 years ago while on vacation in Banff, Canada. Although not yet a vegan, I was still smart enough to recognize something good when I found it.
Over the years I’ve coveted [...]
Did you know baby products (i.e. shampoos, lotions) often times contain carcinogens and toxic ingredients that can cause infections and various health problems?
Original Sprout is a family-owned company that manufactures vegan, cruelty-free, organic hair care and skin care products for the entire family. All of their products are free of phytoestrogens, soy, parabens, gluten, dioxanes [...]
LUSH Handmade Cosmetics is such an amazing company which caters to the girliness in all of us that begs to be ravished by arousal overdose. Every single LUSH product, many of which contain mood enhancing essential oils, is unbelievably yummy-smelling to the point where you either want to eat it or call in sick from [...]

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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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