Monday 12 August 2013

The Ordinary Vegan - Original Source


It's Monday which means it's time for TOV, a regular feature on the blog which looks at ordinary items available at most shops and supermarkets which happen to be vegan. In a rare departure from food, today it is the turn of Original Source products. If you haven't tried them yet, you should, they are gorgeous! They have a range of shower gels, scrubs, hand washes, a men's range, shave gel, bubble baths, shampoos and conditioners. Many of these products are vegan and are approved by The Vegan Society. In addition to this none of their products are tested on animals and they only use natural ingredients and local ingredients where possible.

Here is a quote from the Original Source website:

WE WILL:
  • Never ever consider, or even think of, showering or bathing as a routine
  • Always remain curious (enough to worry Laura from Health & Safety)
  • Use our senses to discover intense experiences
  • Use natural ingredients
  • Never tire of looking for new ingredients
  • Never stop messing around with new ingredients and packaging
  • Never test our products on animals
  • Always test our products on ourselves
  • Never be wasteful
THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH:
We are a member of the Aromatherapy Trade Council and also work closely with the Vegan Society. Our products contain either pure and natural essential oils or natural extracts. We're not big fans of flying our products in from here, there and everywhere, so we source and produce as much as we can in the UK. After all, it's nice here.
In our bathroom, we use many of the products including the shower gels and scrubs, hand wash and shave gel. The bottles clearly have the Vegan Society logo on, so it is clear which items are suitable. The Men's range has the logo on the back of the bottle and the Womens/Unisex range has it on the front. The products can be bought from all supermarkets in the UK, as well as Superdrug, Boots, Lloyds Chemist, Bodycare etc. They retail for around £2 a product but can often be found on offer for 99p/2 for £2. They come in a range of delicious fragrances such as Coconut, Mint & Tea Tree, Chocolate Mint, Vanilla & Raspberry, Lime and even a Black Pepper & Chilli for the men! I smell so nice when I get out of the shower! This is my favourite hand wash:



Whilst I know there are many vegan and organic skin care and body care ranges out there, Original Source is available at most High Street shops and that's why I am recommending them for The Ordinary Vegan this week.


Let me know which skin care and body care products you use in the comments below.

Big Vegan Love,

VVx

4 comments:

  1. I love original Source too- did you know you can sometimes get the products in Poundland in Birmingham city centre and King's Heath? I like Faith in Nature and some Lush things too.

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    1. Thanks for the info. Home Bargains in W'ton sells them for 99p sometimes too! I love Lush too! VVx

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