looking for vegan products but lack money (soon to be college student)

[yummysmoothie]

I need to find a good, vegan product for the following things...preferably something I can find in stores around here (since i can't buy anything online) and that doesnt cost much (i have to save all my money for college...sigh)

-leave in conditioner (so far, the ones ive found all cost $7 or more...and i cant exactly afford that all the time)
-chewing gum (why do they all have gelatin in them???)
-frizz treatment and/or hair straightener (because my hair is nappy and thick and evil)
-lip balm

Any ideas are welcome...

[CharityAJO]

It's not cheap, exactly, but I've gotten vegan lip balm at the Body Shop. And there's one in every mall... so that should be easy to get.

[brownieB26]

^^ get it! I found it on sale, 2/7.50 and its lasted me over a year. It smells and tastes yummy too (not that I'm advocating eating lipgloss, but it happens :p)

[brownieB26]

I need to find a good, vegan product for the following things...preferably something I can find in stores around here (since i can't buy anything online) and that doesnt cost much (i have to save all my money for college...sigh)

-leave in conditioner (so far, the ones ive found all cost $7 or more...and i cant exactly afford that all the time)
-chewing gum (why do they all have gelatin in them???)
-frizz treatment and/or hair straightener (because my hair is nappy and thick and evil)
-lip balm

Any ideas are welcome...
k, i'm not sure if they are all completely vegan but I know these companies don't test on animals and are owned by pretty good companies.
-leave in conditioner- VO5 daily leave-in
-gum- I think wrigley's is vegan
-frizz treatment- john frieda is good (@ 10 a bottle he better be) and doesn't test on animals. Also, Garnier sleek and shine shampoo and conditioner can be as cheap as 2.50 a bottle and it really helps with frizz. The only hair straighteners I recommend are the ceramic CHI ones but they cost well over $100
-lip balm- the pots of lip gloss Charity mentioned above. The passionfruit and mango are wonderful. They aren't vegan, but the company is very eco and animal friendly. Also check bonnebell.

[HystericGlamour]

I found a cheap hair straightener (the device) at Shopper's Drug Mart (Canadian drug store chain) it was like 30 bucks before tax, and it works well. It just takes a while to heat up, but if you plug it in, have a morning coffee, and come back, you're good to go :) I also have a round metal brush, I use that when I blowdry so the metal will heat up and straighten as I pull it through my hair.

I also recommend going to the body shop, it's a bit pricey but sometimes there are sales. Maybe even ask for some of it as birthday presents? (what I do! lol)

[DeathOfDecadenc]

winterfresh gum

[punkmommy]

I need to find a good, vegan product for the following things...preferably something I can find in stores around here (since i can't buy anything online) and that doesnt cost much (i have to save all my money for college...sigh)

-leave in conditioner (so far, the ones ive found all cost $7 or more...and i cant exactly afford that all the time)
-chewing gum (why do they all have gelatin in them???)
-frizz treatment and/or hair straightener (because my hair is nappy and thick and evil)
-lip balm

Any ideas are welcome...

For leave in conditioner, you can make some yourself! Just add some of your regular conditioner ( a tiny amount) to a spray bottle with some water and shake it up! I've done this before and it works for my thick hair.

Chewing gum- Wrigleys

Frizz Treatment- Totally Juicy products ( from Freeman) has a straightner called " Ultimate Smoothie" that's vegan and is pretty cheap -less than $5 bucks

Lip Balm - I've seen Merry Hempsters vegan lipbalm at the Newark Co-op here in DE :)