I started the Double Check Vegan ingredient search engine in 2015 because I wanted to make checking ingredients less time-consuming, and because I enjoy data-entry. Compiling this database of so many ingredients whose names would never suggest what they're made from drove home just how much we take for granted the fact that parts of slaughtered and exploited animals are in so many everyday products. My hope in sharing this site, is to provide a useful tool for people who do not want to use products that exploit animals, and to spread awareness to everyone of what exactly is in the products they use. I've since expanded the site to include a list of vegan art supplies as well as blog posts about all sorts of vegan things.