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[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 8 months ago

Probably this and a synthetic emulsifier/surfactant or the like.

[-] ricdeh@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago
[-] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 23 points 8 months ago

It depends. Many vegans see any product that "exploits" animals as nonvegan. That includes things like down feathers, wool and honey.

[-] Zorsith 7 points 8 months ago

Not sure how Wool exploits animals, shearing sheep is good for their health as I understand it (keeping them from growing things, or getting too heavy/waterlogged to move and just... laying there and dying, amomgst other things.)

[-] moody@lemmings.world 31 points 8 months ago

Sheep are selectively bred for their wool. Before humans started doing so, wild sheep did just fine without the need for shearing. So it's pretty similar to milk in that if you don't milk a modern dairy cow it will suffer, that doesn't make milk an ethical product.

[-] Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 8 months ago

After a few sheers they're off to the slaughterhouse once the wool quality degrades. The sheering is not for their benefit.

[-] JASN_DE@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

Not a natural ingredient though.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 8 months ago

And beeswax is an animal product.

[-] ricdeh@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Okay, but Ephera's comment was about the (non-)vegan ingredients.

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