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Want to hear something incredibly stupid? I thougt so.

My step-daughter bought some sunscreen that had on the label "Vegan".
It is a 'bronzing' sunscreen. The ingredient for that is iron (III) oxide...rust.
It also said 'chemical free' UV ingredients. It uses zinc oxide...a chemical.
It is SPF 30...that's OK.

Posted - June 30, 2018

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  • 5835
    So what's the incredibly stupid part?
      June 30, 2018 12:23 PM MDT
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  • 44592
    I don't want to say step-daughter, so I won't. It's the 'vegan' part. Who ingests sunscreen??? This post was edited by Element 99 at June 30, 2018 4:47 PM MDT
      June 30, 2018 12:27 PM MDT
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  • 10617
    Vegan sunscreen contains no animal products (don't have to eat it)  
    Iron oxide is a natural bronzing agent (give you a "mars" effect).
    Zinc oxide is an organic compound - technically not a "chemical"

    Wait... it's not organic too??  I'd be suspicious there.

      June 30, 2018 1:06 PM MDT
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  • 44592
    Nice try, Bill Nye. Everything you can touch, see, feel, smell or taste is a chemical or mixture of chemicals. Zinc oxide is an inorganic compound. (Reference: 20 years of teaching chemistry).
    Iron (III)oxide is indeed a pigment...and it stained my wfe's swim suit when I applied some to her back. My bad.
      June 30, 2018 2:23 PM MDT
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  • 10617
    That is technically true.  However the FDA has its own brand of "chemistry"

    My bad.  I left off the "in" (in organic) - My mind moves at  warp speed but my finger (singular) types at at sub-light
      June 30, 2018 2:46 PM MDT
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  • 13071
    Was she planning on eating it? If not, that IS incredibly stupid. lol ;)
      June 30, 2018 3:06 PM MDT
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  • 3523
    Here's another stupid one.  I was in a grocery store in another country not long ago and they had "Diet Salt" on one of the shelves.
      June 30, 2018 5:41 PM MDT
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  • 7939
    I'm sensitive to chemicals. If I buy the wrong thing, I will break out in a rash or hives within minutes. No joke. A former friend of mine once tried to get into Mary Kay and asked me to be a model while she learned how to host parties. Within minutes, my face started burning. I went and washed it off right away, but my whole face was beat red and the next day it started peeling. :/  I looked like I had a nasty sunburn for weeks and my face hurt.

    For that reason, I tend to purchase only products I've used before or vegan products, simply because that minimizes what I come into contact with by extension. I have a ton of allergies/ sensitivities, but never to natural products. I'm good with mineral products and essential oils. Beyond that, it's roulette.

    I also prefer things that aren't made with animal products or tested on animals because it makes me feel better about the product.

    I don't typically have issues with sunblock, but I've been buying the same brand for decades. If that brand was ever discontinued, I'd pick a more natural product like the one you mentioned. Probably not one with pigments, though, because that just looks silly and tends to collect in odd places. 

    Maybe the labeling is odd, but it's written in a way that appeals to its target audience. While "Vegan" doesn't necessarily mean it's chemical-free, it would catch my eye long enough to read the package because it would signify the brand is choosy about what goes into the product. Moreover, people who are into protecting animals would want a vegan product- not because they'd eat it, but because they generally take philosophical issue with animal products in general.
      June 30, 2018 7:11 PM MDT
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  • 10984
    Vegan is used to refer to all kinds of things other than food. It just means it doesn't contain animal products. Many cosmetics are labelled 'vegan and cruelty free'. There is also 'vegan leather' which sounds better than imitation leather.
      June 30, 2018 8:54 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    A vegan does not use animal products.

    A vegetarian does not eat meat. Some vegetarians will eat milk or eggs because you don't have to hurt the animal to get those foods. And no, an egg is not a chicken.
      June 30, 2018 9:51 PM MDT
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  • 7789
    I've been hearing stupid stuff like that all week.
      June 30, 2018 9:55 PM MDT
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  • 16741
    Veganism is a surefire road to problems in old age. If a vegan lives to 70, he or she will suffer from osteoporosis, no ifs or buts.
      July 1, 2018 12:09 AM MDT
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