First off I would like to premise this post with the fact that there isn't a single extra minute in a day, only minutes you should be doing something else. At least this is my argument as to why it is going on 3 months since my last post... not that I really have readers to disappoint :)
The official first complete product replacement in my life.... Toothpaste!
Now for me I thought there was going to be two major hurtles to my goal of replacing just about everything in my home to products not tested on animals; toothpaste and deodorant. Well of course that meant that the first thing to run out would be the toothpaste. As I was watching the tube slowly disintegrate to a mangled mess of plastic and foil I knew the time was fast approaching. I happened to mention to Josh (the soon-to-be husband) how I had no idea what brands weren't tested on animals. My decision to make this transition had been a long time in the making and I felt I was fairly knowledgeable about brands I could trust, but yet I still had no idea about toothpaste.
To my complete surprise Josh responds with "UGH, we're going to be stuck with Tom's because of this aren't we?!?"
To which my reaction was something along the lines of "What! How do you know a brand that will work?" which actually meant "What! How come you didn't tell me about this earlier!" because for some reason it felt like he was hiding this crazy secret from me.
Anyway, Josh proceeds to tell me that his mom used to buy it when he was a kid and he always hated it. Something about tasting like baking soda with some peppermint extract added... whatever. We had a brief discussion on whether he was willing to try it again or if I had to buy him his own tube of toothpaste and he was generous enough to try Tom's again.
Now I was raised by a mother who whenever possible took the all natural approach on things or as I like to explain it, she used to be a hippie. So somewhere inside of me I felt like how could I not know of this?!?! Upon further reflection it was most likely because I was a picky child, you know the kind that only eats buttered noodles until they are approximately seven years old and refused to try anything new unless it was ice cream (which obviously somehow includes toothpaste).
Later that evening while on the phone to my best friend I was relaying the story of the toothpaste to her and right before I drop what I thought was a huge bomb shell in the form of Josh knowing exactly what brand to look for she goes, "why don't you just buy Tom's?" "WHAT!?!?!" I almost screamed into the phone, "you too!!!" And to me that was it, I was officially the last person (in my mind at least) to know of this hippie, earth and animal loving toothpaste. After my devistation at my own un-hippieness I went out and got some Tom's (Sucess!!!).
Now on to the thing you actually care about (and if you are still reading this I apologize for the long story getting to the point, I'm a journey person so I care about how I arrive somewhere and will almost always relay that entire journey in my stories). Tom's is actually a wonderful and good tasting toothpaste. We have already gone through a few tubes (like I said it has been 3 months since my last post) and Josh doesn't find any fault with it either, or at least it has not caused any bad flash backs to childhood from its use. In addition to not testing on animals, they also donate to environmental causes and have a certain percentage of hours/days a year where all the members of the company volunteer. In case you want to know more here is a link to the Tom's page.
A few things to look forward to in my next few posts: finishing a Master's Degree in Geology in the hardest possible fashion, beginning a journey into yoga and trying not to swear at the instructor in my head, other products I have replaced in my life (which will be grouped together), throwing the most bad ass wedding EVER and whatever else my overworked mind decides to ponder over. Till next time!
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