Animal ingredients hidden in Everyday products
Here are some more common ingredients found in your average bathroom products and what they really are:
*Benzoic Acid- while found in some plants, it is primarily derived from animal vertebrates. It is used as a preservative in mouthwashes, deoderants, skin creams, and fragrances.
*Carmine, cochineal, or carminic acid- red pigment from the crushed female cochineal beetle. Reportedly 70,000 beetles must be killed to produce one pound of this red dye.
*Cetyl alcohol- This wax can be derived from sperm whale, dolphins, or plants. Look for the products that specify "vegetable" or "coconut" sources.
*Glycerin- a by product of soap manufacturing using animal fat. Look for products that specify "vegetable glycerin"
*Keratin- protein from the ground up horns, hooves, feathers, and hair of various animals (often found in hair care products to produce shine)
*Royal Jelly- secretion from the throats of worker bees that is fed to larvae in the colony.
*Silk Powder- obtained from the secretion of the silkworm and used in powdered cosmetics
*Stearic Acid- fat from cows, pigs, sheep, and pets euthanized in animal shelters.
*Urea- excerted from animal urine and other bodily fluids.
in food products, watch out for "Gelatin"-- this is the main ingredient found in "Jello", most candies have gelatin and even desserts! Gelatin IS from the boiled bones, skins and tendons of animals!!! YUCK :p
*Benzoic Acid- while found in some plants, it is primarily derived from animal vertebrates. It is used as a preservative in mouthwashes, deoderants, skin creams, and fragrances.
*Carmine, cochineal, or carminic acid- red pigment from the crushed female cochineal beetle. Reportedly 70,000 beetles must be killed to produce one pound of this red dye.
*Cetyl alcohol- This wax can be derived from sperm whale, dolphins, or plants. Look for the products that specify "vegetable" or "coconut" sources.
*Glycerin- a by product of soap manufacturing using animal fat. Look for products that specify "vegetable glycerin"
*Keratin- protein from the ground up horns, hooves, feathers, and hair of various animals (often found in hair care products to produce shine)
*Royal Jelly- secretion from the throats of worker bees that is fed to larvae in the colony.
*Silk Powder- obtained from the secretion of the silkworm and used in powdered cosmetics
*Stearic Acid- fat from cows, pigs, sheep, and pets euthanized in animal shelters.
*Urea- excerted from animal urine and other bodily fluids.
in food products, watch out for "Gelatin"-- this is the main ingredient found in "Jello", most candies have gelatin and even desserts! Gelatin IS from the boiled bones, skins and tendons of animals!!! YUCK :p
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Permalink Reply by Bobbi on
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This is good to know! I know I've seen some of these in many moisturizers.
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Permalink Reply by MiraCulous on
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oh yeah they are in almost ALL of them! Glycerin is usually the number two product (they list in order of majority)
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Permalink Reply by Jasmine Hewlett on
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wow....who knew? I was aware of the jello having animal of some sort in it, and I do not eat it ever, but I didnt know it was the boiled bones, skins and tendons...that is repulsive! And they serve that in hospitals to sick people :s
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Permalink Reply by David Burnett on
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I knew about some of these from my days working with butchers, but some of this information is new to me. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
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Permalink Reply by VeganCaribChefMayra on
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Bravo!!!!! Very Nice very True!!!!!! :-) I teach a class about these !!!
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Permalink Reply by jimmsfairytales0com on
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If you're taking medicine in capsule form - powder in something that looks like an oval plastic bubble - quite often this capsule is made of gelatine (and therefore an animal product).
On the subject of gelatine: for those of you nostalgic for Jello, or wanting to try a recipe that calls for gelatine, you can use agar agar, from a seaweed, as a vegan alternative. -
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