Labor has promised to enforce a ban on cosmetic products tested on animals! Finally, Australia is moving forwards and taking animal cruelty seriously following other countries, such as New Zealand, where after similar bans are already in place. …read more
Just because everyone loves chocolate, we’re giving away 5 Simplify Vegan Chocolate Packs! …read more
Originally, we had xanthan gum listed as a vegan friendly additive but after doing some research, we have removed it from the vegan list. Read on below to find out why. …read more
In attempt to bring consumer attention to skins used in fashion, PETA Asia (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) launched their own leather popup store in Bangkok, Thailand. As usual, PETA did it in true style. Watch the video posted below to see some of the customer’s reactions. …read more
Being on a vegan diet doesn’t meant that you have to miss out on the awesome ‘creaminess’ of milk. There’s a huge variety of non-diary milks out there, some of which are now easily accessible from your local supermarket! …read more
A lot of noise has been happening on the social media scene with regards to gelatine and it’s origins thanks to a video posted by Over Eten. The video depicts a series of images of graphical, confronting and factual images that show how gelatine is sourced and created. …read more
If you have ever looked at the ingredients on food packaging, as most people (especially vegans) have, you may have come across ‘natural flavours’ as a listed ingredient. What are natural flavours? What determines if a flavouring is natural or not and what are it’s origins? Is natural flavouring vegan? …read more
You’ve finally made up your mind and you know exactly what you want done. Yep, you know it’s permanent and yep, you know all of the health risks associated with getting a tattoo. But did you know that many tattoo inks are not vegan? Did you know that animal products can be used from when your skin is being prepared, to the tattoo process itself and during the aftercare as well? …read more
A big debate that has been ongoing since the beginning of veganism is the subject of honey. Honey is produced by bees so technically and by definition it is NOT vegan, however, just a quick google search online will come up with many arguments where vegans do allow consumption of honey. …read more
Are antiperspirants actually toxic for our body? Is there any truth behind the links between aluminium and diseases such as Alzheimers and cancer? If it is concerning new mums, is it something we should be looking into regardless of whether we are expecting or not? …read more