i just became vegan like less than 2 days ago and i know that i cant use animal products and i bought i chap stick called "burts bees"and i did not look at the label intel now and it says it has beeswax in it so does that count as an animal product?
honey is an animal product so i don't eat that
i was not teasted on animals it says so on the tube.
2007-01-14 20:38:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
thank god i haven't used any yet
2007-01-14 20:43:08 · update #1
yeah it is. bees are harassed for their wax. we must end this madness. Free Beetopia.
2007-01-14 20:42:47 · answer #1 · answered by hussyman2003 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hiya
I'm vegan, was vegan without bee products, then vegan with bee products, now I'm permanently vegan without bee products again!
This issue can be really confusing. Of course, bee products don't have to be cruelly sourced, but unless you're there to survey the situation personally, how can we know for sure? It's easier to boycott them... and for the following reasons:
1) Any creature that is kept to produce food is essentially a slave for humaity- just another creature to use, abuse and kill. Bees don't have to work for us. We should just let them do what they gotta do, and leave them to it. We can get sweet things and wax elsewhere.
2) Bees are often killed in the honey process. Some bees are deliberately killed for artificial insemination reasons. The queen bees are killed when they're no longer of use.
3) Paying money into the bee industry could take your money into bad places- vivisection, non-green industries etc.
There are so many replacements for bee products.
Instead of honey, you can buy agave syrup (made from a cactus I think) that tastes like a cross between maple syrup and honey! This stuff is the bees knees! ;-)
Many lip balms are made with shea butter and cocoa butter. There are dozens of companies that sell vegan safe lip balms and other products.
Hope this clears some stuff up!
2007-01-15 13:27:34 · answer #2 · answered by midsojo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as I am aware, the use of beeswax is not part of a vegan lifestyle. I have always understood that anything that can be seen as exploitation of animals is a no-no for vegans, hence no wearing leather, silk, etc, can't eat honey or obviously any dairy product, and certainly beeswax has always fallen into the same category as far as I can recall.
2007-01-15 08:13:09 · answer #3 · answered by emsr2d2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Most natural food stores also have toiletries sections. Tell the clerk that you're a vegan and are looking for a chapstick-type product. They'll be able to help you.
You're doing you best, but it will take a bit of time to become familiar, for example, with the names of all the stuff that are animal products or byproducts. Just keep asking questions or everyone you know to be vegan or to understand about being a vegan. You'll get the hang of it.
2007-01-15 21:12:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason many Vegans steer clear of beeswax is that, for commonly high production version, the bees are fumigated to get them out of the hive so the wax can be taken.
Vegans generally diagree with using animals for human purposes. So beeswax would be a no-no.
There are ethically ok beeswax that extracts beeswax in small qunatities from a live hive. This might be ok for vegans. You'd find this by going direct to ethical "hobby" farms.
2007-01-15 05:27:58 · answer #5 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is an animal product. There is some confusion among vegans as to whether the products of bees are off-limits or not. Some vegans say they are okay, some say they are not, and still others say it is a personal choice. This lack of consistency can cause problems when vegans wish to go shopping or eat with friends.
2007-01-15 04:41:04 · answer #6 · answered by surfer_grl_ca 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's not vegan :(. When I first went vegan, I would use all of my nonvegan things(such as chapstick, leather shoes (I went vegetarian for health reasons)) until they were not of use because I feel that it is best to get the use out of them other than be wasteful. I still wear the leather shoes because I can't see throwing them away because I spent money on them in the past. If you don't want to use the lip balm, you can just give it to a friend.
2007-01-15 11:31:18 · answer #7 · answered by confused soul 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, beeswax is an animal product. Those poor little bees have slaved for days to make that wax and the honey to fill the chambers. Never mind that if it's not harvested they will swarm. It's wrong to use their excess! Wrong, I say!
2007-01-15 09:44:59 · answer #8 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Its a product produced by an animal, they are well taken care of, it doesn't take from their life. Vegans...where do you draw the line,if you go to a park or go hiking, better watch your step, grass is a living being as well. If you pick a flower...does it scream? There are animal products that you can use, just do a little research and you'll find products that you can use without the abuse most animals go through. There are alot of resources out there to guide you. I kinda question your choice without looking more into this...its a huge task, not a trendy thing. People that choose this path take it seriously. It affects your everyday life and the people around you. Good Luck!!
2007-01-15 05:02:46 · answer #9 · answered by chewtoy789 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Obviously, considering that they both come from bees and if you don't eat one thing from bees, why would you use the other?
CaringConsumer.com has a great assortment of lists for chairities and companies that don't test on animals as well as an animal ingredients list.
2007-01-15 08:38:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bees wax is indeed an animal product.
2007-01-15 12:24:15 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋