2023-07-02 Day 2 - (Vegan Day)"No Animals Were Harmed...
Picked a known vegan soap maker for today. Dr. Jon's. The Sunday Funday - Blue is from a series of batches that appeared / were intended to continue to appear, testing scents out. This particular one was Dr. Jon's first crack at a "blue" scent. Of note it hits the blue scent trope quite well however projects a mint note a little heavier than I am used to in "Blues". That said it is an enjoyable composition and backed up with a top notch vegan base. Sad to see Dr. Jon's end it's run.
I followed it up with Rose facial toner from Thayer's as I like the rose blending in with what lingers from the soap as I stand cleaning my shave up.
The brush uses a plastic handle and synthetic fibers.
The Ralf Aust features no animal products and while not an SE is at least a single sharp blade (no, I'm not gonna win any arguments but, eh).
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Surely you have noticed in the credit roll at the end of a film phrase "No Animals Were Harmed"...
In 1972 the phrase "No Animals Were Harmed" was coined by the American Humane Association (AHA). The society first took an interest in motion pictures after a horse was forced to jump off of a cliff during the filming of Jesse James (released 1940), breaking it's spine from the 70 foot drop and was put down as a result.
The AHA operates under a contract with the Screen Actors Guild and monitors films using Screen Actor Guild members (roughly 70% or US made films). The phrase "No Animals Were Harmed" is trademarked by the Human Society and can only be applied by it.
Note: the label "No Animals Were Harmed" is not a blanket guarantee that in fact no animals came to harm in the making of a film. The AHA can not guarantee for unplanned accidents, individual trainers, and similar items. Largely it means the production followed AHA guidelines and a representative was on site act some time during production.
As with any organizeation that grants a moral judgement the AHA has from time to time had scandals and detractors (including famous animal activist Bob Barker). That said perhaps something is better than nothing?
If you are at all interested here are some interesting articles regarding the topic. To be clear I do also enjoy a tallow soap so I'm not saying much on my end. Still there is probably little need to stampede a horse off of a 70 foot cliff just to get a shot.
https://www.businessinsider.com/what-does-no-animals-were-harmed-mean-2023-4
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/animals-were-harmed-hollywood-reporter-investigation-on-set-injury-death-cover-ups-659556/
https://highschool.latimes.com/orange-county-school-of-the-arts/analyzing-the-history-of-animals-being-harmed-in-hollywood-films/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Humane
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Take care everyone and have a good day.
Ed: forgot to add an SOTD pic.
Thanks for the community award.