are tooth pastes vegetarian? i think a brand or two claims to be veggie tooth paste. what about the rest?
come to think of it shouldnt it be told to the consumer whether it is vegetarian or not?
not just tooth paste but other food products too? some companies do display the contents of a product in detail. but nt all.atleast not in india.
even though some rule has been made about this issue no one is really strictly following it to let the user know what the contents r in detail...specially about the vegetarian /non vegetarian contents.
so shouldn't it be made a rule tht veg or non veg lable should be there to allow the the consumer to make a choice?
2007-02-03 04:29:27 · 14 answers · asked by ☆| raji |☆ says let's make life beautiful! 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
most mainstream brands -colgate, crest, aquafresh- contain animal ingredients and/or are tested on animals. go to any store like whole foods, wild oats, etc, and they have completely vegetarian alternatives that work wonderfully. most are completely natural- they dont use all those gross chemicals like the popular brands do! i agree that they should write on the label whether it's contains animal ingredients/testing. many of the cruelty free ones will say no animal ingredients and not tested on animals. i use auromere licorice flavor and i love it, but there are plenty of others. One company, Tom's of Maine, can even be found in some mainstream stores. i've seen it at walgreens.
2007-02-03 06:54:39 · answer #1 · answered by satirecafe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly the things which is not mentioning specifically about the vegetarian or non-vegetarian , mostly the product will be based on vegetarian ingredients.More so certain products which is used externally the ingredients mostly will be may made of from vegetarian and non -vegetarian pariticles .Since you want to know exactly, mostly the tooth paste will be an vegitarian item only.
2007-02-04 03:58:17 · answer #2 · answered by panneerselvam s 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Always be on the safe side and check the ingredients label no matter what. The problem is that most toothpaste brands do test on animals. But if you buy the "natural" toothpastes then they might not have fluoride in them. You do want to have the fluoride, which helps prevent cavities, and fluoride is just a mineral (vegan).
2007-02-03 10:02:34 · answer #3 · answered by summer98 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
most toothpaste is made from some version of sodium bicarbonate. My grandfather used only that. They might mean that the toothpaste was not tested on animals, or some companies put that there so they can guarantee to the consumer that the product does not contain animal products and you don't have to wonder.
2007-02-05 03:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by moviegirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some, but not all. A colgate toothpaste use pearl as an ingredient, that is not-vegetatian. Try going to a Buddhist temple and ask them which brand they used to confirm, rofl.
rules r meant to b broken anyways, they just try to extract moneys from vegeterians by using cheap animal product like lard
2007-02-03 05:03:29 · answer #5 · answered by computer(easy) 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Tom's of Maine toothpaste might be a wise choice.
2007-02-06 19:09:03 · answer #6 · answered by AmandaHugNKiss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course tooth paste vegetarian, but you might want to cheak the ingridents if your not sure, but as far as i'm concerned, IT IS! :)
2007-02-03 14:19:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your not going to eat the toothpaste so why does it matter. I am pretty sure toothpaste does not have meat products in it.
2007-02-06 07:09:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
only some are.will which are not they write in ingridients :gilliten.
cause gilliten is non-veg.cause it is made of cow's bones.if you want veg toothpaste try anchore it is pure veg.
2007-02-05 22:13:46 · answer #9 · answered by rakhi 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most toothpastes contain diatoms, so no they arent vegetarian.
2007-02-03 10:12:29 · answer #10 · answered by dali333 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋