My household product overhaul

My decision to become vegan was mostly based on food. My goal was to make some big changes in my life to help animals and the environment. Cutting out meat and dairy is definitely a huge step in the right direction, but there are so many other industries that are cruel to animals. In addition to purchasing animal and environmentally friendly foods, I have started buying vegan "leather" products such as purses (Urban Expressions is my favorite), buying cruelty-free cosmetics, and switching to cruelty-free household products. 

After finding out that Procter and Gamble tests their products on animals, I was devastated (although I read their website which claims they are phasing out animal testing and looking for alternative testing methods-- so I hope this is true!). I had no clue that I was using animal-tested products nearly every day-- Tide laundry detergent, Cascade dishwashing products, and even Downy wrinkle release. 


Luckily, my local grocery store, Hy-vee (not a specialty store by any means but they are starting to stock some awesome organic and vegan products) carries Seventh Generation, Meyer and other cruelty-free household products. So, I've started to phase out all my regular products in exchange for better ones! From now on, I'm only buying products that say "cruelty free" and vegan. It's a change I'm pretty excited about, especially now that I have a guinea pig-- I can't imagine anyone testing on little Guinness!