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A:
ACETATE:
Retinol. Vitamin A.
Palmitate (see Palmitic
Acid). An aliphatic
alcohol. Can come from
fish liver oil (ie.
shark liver oil), egg
yolks, butter,
lemongrass, wheat germ
oil, carotene in
carrots, etc.,
synthetics. In
cosmetics, creams,
perfumes, hair dyes,
vitamins,
supplements.
Acetylated
Hydrogenated Lard
Glyceride
Acetylated
Lanolin
Acetylated
Lanolin
Alcohol
Acetylated
Lanolin
Ricinoleate
Acetylated
Tallow
ADRENALINE:
From the adrenals of
hogs, cattle and sheep.
In medicines.
Alternatives:
synthetics
AFTERBIRTH:
Placenta. Placenta
Polypeptides Protein.
Contains waste matter
eliminated by the fetus.
Derived from the uterus
of slaughtered animals.
Animal placenta is
widely used in skin
creams, shampoos, masks,
etc. Doesn't remove
wrinkles. Alternatives:
kelp, vegetable
oils.
ALBUMEN:
Egg Albumen. Albumin. In
eggs, milk, muscles,
blood and in many
vegetable tissues and
fluids. In cosmetics,
albumen is usually
derived from egg whites.
May cause allergic
reactions. In cakes,
cookies, candies, other
foods. Egg whites
sometimes used in
"clearing"
wines.
ALBUMIN:
See Albumen.
ALIPHATIC
ALCOHOL: See
Acetate.
ALLANTOIN:
A uric acid from cows,
most mammals. Also in
many plants (especially
comfrey). In cosmetics,
especially creams &
lotions, and used in the
treatment of wounds and
skin ulcers.
AMBERGRIS:
From sperm whale
intestines. Used as a
fixative in perfumes and
as a flavoring in foods
and beverages. (US
regulations currently
prohibit the use of
ingredients derived from
marine mammals.)
Alternatives: synthetic
and vegetable
fixatives.
Amerachol"
Aminiuccinate
Acid; DL and L
Forms
AMINO
ACIDS: Animal or plant
sources. In cosmetics,
vitamins, supplements,
shampoos,
etc.
AMINOSUCCINATE
ACID: DL and L forms.
Aspartic Acid. Can be
animal or plant (ie.
molasses) source. Is a
nonessential amino acid.
In creams and ointments.
Sometimes synthesized
for commercial
purposes.
Ammonium
Hydrolyzed
Protein
Amniotic
Fluid
AMPD
Isoteric Hydrolyzed
Animal
Protein
AMYLASE:
An enzyme prepared from
the pancreas of hogs. In
cosmetics and
Inedicines.
ANIMAL
BONES: Bone Meal. In
some fertilizers, some
vitamins and supplements
as a source of calcium,
also in toothpastes.
Alternatives: plant
mulch, vegetable
compost, dolomite, clay,
vegetarian
vitamins.
Animal
Collagen Amino
Acids
Animal
Keratin Amino
Acids
ANIMAL
OILS AND FATS: In foods,
cosmetics, etc. Highly
allergenic. Plant
derivatives are
superior. Alternatives:
olive oil, wheat germ
oil, coconut oil, almond
oil, safflower oil,
etc.
Animal
Protein
Derivative
Animal
Tissue Extract - Epiderm
Oil R
ARACHIDONIC
ACID: A liquid
unsaturated fatty acid
occurring in the liver,
brain, glands, and fat
of animals. Generally
isolated from the liver.
In skin creams and
lotions to soothe eczema
and rashes.
Artificial
Colors: Some artificial
colors are made with
animal ingredients.
cochineal is used to
make some red dyes. See
Carmine.
ASPARTIC
ACID: See Aminosuccinate
Acid.
ASPIC:
An industry alternative
for gelatin. Is made
from clarified meat,
fish or vegetable stocks
and gelatin.
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B:
Batyl
Alcohol
Batyl
Isostearate
BEE
POLLEN: Collected from
the legs of bees. Causes
allergic reactions in
some people. In
supplements, shampoos,
toothpastes, deodorants.
Too concentrated for
human use.
BEE
PRODUCTS: From bees. For
bees. Bees are
selectively bred. Culls
are killed. A cheap
sugar is substituted for
their stolen honey and
millions die as a
result. Their legs are
often torn off by
pollen-collecting trap
doors.
BEESWAX:
Obtained from the
honeycomb of bees. Very
cheap and traditional,
but harmful to the skin.
Some companies won't use
beeswax as it doesn't
permit the skin to
breathe. In lipsticks
and many other
cosmetics, especially
face creams, lotions,
mascaras, eye creams and
shadows, makeup bases,
nail whiteners, etc.
Used in making candles,
crayons and polishes.
Alternatives: Paraffin;
vegetable oils and fats;
ceresin, made from the
mineral ozokerite
(replaces beeswax in
candle making); carnauba
wax from the Brazilian
palm tree (used in many
cosmetic and in the
manufacture of rubber,
phonograph records, in
waterproofing and
writing inks); synthetic
beeswax.
BENZOIC
ACID: In almost all
vertebrates and in
berries. In mouthwashes,
deodorants, creams,
aftershave lotions,
perfumes, foods,
beverages. Alternatives:
gum benzoin (tincture)
from the aromatic
balsamic resin from
trees grown in China,
Sumatra, Thailand and
Cambodia.
Benzyltrimonium
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
BETA
CAROTENE: Provitamin A.
Carotene. Found in many
animal tissues an in all
plants. Used as a
coloring in cosmetics
and in the manufacture
of Vitamin A.
BIOTIN:
Vitamin H. Vitamin B
Factor. In every living
cell and in larger
amounts in milk and
yeast. Used in
cosmetics, shampoos,
creams. Alternatives:
plant
sources.
BLOOD:
This should be obvious
but if it isn't... From
any slaughtered animal.
Used in cheese making,
foam rubber, intravenous
feedings, medicines and
as adhesive in plywood.
Possibly in foods as
lecithin (see choline
bitarate). Alternatives:
synthetics, plant
sources.
BOAR
BRISTLES: Hair from wild
or captive hogs. In
"natural" toothbrushes,
hairbrushes, bath
brushes, cosmetic
brushes and shaving
brushes. Alternatives:
vegetable fibers,
nylon.
BONE
ASH: Bone Earth. The ash
of burned bones, used as
a fertilizer, in making
ceramics and in cleaning
and polishing
compounds.
BONEBLACK:
Bone Charcoal. A black
pigment containing about
10% charcoal made by
roasting bones in an
airtight container. Used
in aquarium filters and
in refining cane sugar.
In eye shadows,
polishes.
BONE
CHARCOAL: See
Boneblack
BONE
EARTH: See Bone
Ash
BONE
MEAL: See Animal
Bones
Brain
Extract
Buttermilk
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C:
C30-46
Piscine Oil
CALCIFEROOL:
Vitamin D.
Ergocalciferol (Vitamin
D2, Ergosterol,
provitarnin D2,
Calciferool). Vitamin
D3. Vitamin D can come
from fish-liver oil,
eggs, milk, butter.
Vitamin D2 is made by
irradiating ergosterol,
a provitamin from plants
or yeast. Vitamin D3 is
from fish-liver oil. In
creams, lotions, other
cosmetics, vitamins.
Alternatives: sunshine,
plant sources,
synthetics.
CALCIUM
CARBONATE: Calcite.
Aragonite. A white or
colorless powder,
crystalline compund,
found mainly in
limestone, marble and
chalk, bones, teeth,
shells and plant
ash.
CALCIUM
HYDROXIDE: Slaked lime,
a white crystalline
compound prepared by the
action of water on
Calcium Oxide, used in
making alkalies,
bleaching powder,
etc.
CALCIUM
OXIDE: a white soft,
caustic solid, prepared
by heating Calcium
Carbonate; lime: used in
making mortar and
plaster, and in
ceramics.
CALCIUM
PHOSPHATE: Any number of
phosphates of calcium
found in bones, teeth,
and other animal tissues
and used in medicine and
in the manufacture of
enamels, glass, cleaning
agents, etc.
Calfskin
Extract
Cantharides
Tincture - Spanish
Fly
Carbamide
- Urea, urine
Carmine
- Cochineal
Carminic
Acid - Natural Red No. 4
(E120)
CAPRYLIC
ACID: Can come from cow
or goat milk. Also from
palm and coconut oil,
other plant oils. In
perfumes, soaps.
CARBAMIDE:
Urea. Imidazolidinyl
Urea. Uric Acid. Found
in urine and other body
fluids. Also produced
synthetically In
deodorants, ammoniated
dentifrices,
mouthwashes, hair
colorings, hand creams,
lotions, shampoos, etc.
Used to "brown" baked
goods such as
pretzels.
CARMINE:
Cochineal. Carminic
Acid. E120. Red pigment
from the crushed female
cochineal insect.
Reportedly 70,000
beetles may be killed to
produce one pound of
this red dye. Used in
cosmetics, shampoos, red
apple sauce and other
foods. May cause
allergic reactions.
Alternatives: beet
juice, no known toxicity
(used in powders,
rouges, shampoos);
alkanet root, from the
root of an herblike
tree, no known toxicity
(used as a red dye for
inks, wines, lip balms,
etc. and can be combined
to make a copper or blue
coloring).
CARMINIC
ACID: See
Carmine.
CAROTENE:
See Beta
Carotene.
CASEIN:
Caseinogen. Milk
protein. In "non-dairy"
creamers, many
cosmetics, hair
preparations, beauty
masks. Alternatives: soy
protein, vegetable
milks.
CASEINOGEN:
See Casein.
CASTOR:
Castoreum. From muskrat
and beaver genitals.
Used in perfumes and
incense. Castor oil
comes from the castor
bean and is used in many
cosmetics. Alternatives:
synthetics, plant
sources.
CASTOREUM:
See Castor.
CATGUT:
Tough cord or thread
made from the intestines
of sheep, horses, etc.
Used for surgical
sutures and for
stringing tennis rackets
and musical instruments,
etc. Alternatives: nylon
& other man-made
fibers.
Catharidin
Ceteth-2
- Poltethylene (2) Cetyl
Ether
Ceteth-2,
-4, -6, -10,
-30
CETYL
ALCOHOL: Cetyl Lactate.
Cetyl Myristate. Cetyl
Palmitate. Ceteth-1, 02,
etc. Wax found in
spermaceti from sperm
whales or dolphin. Used
in lipsticks, mascaras,
nail polish removers,
hand lotions, cream,
rouges and many other
cosmetics, shampoos,
hair lacquers and other
hair products,
deodorants,
antiperspirants (US
regulations currently
prohibit the use of
ingredients derived from
marine mammals.)
Alternatives: vegetable
cetyl alcohol (ie.
coconut) synthetic
spermaceti.
CETYL
LACTATE: See Cetyl
Alcohol.
CETYL
MYRISTATE/ CETETH-(#):
See Cetyl
Alcohol.
CETYL
PALMITATE: See
Spermaceti and Cetyl
Alcohol.
CHOLESTERIN:
Cholesterol. A steroid
alcohol, especially in
all animal fats and
oils, nerve tissue, egg
yolk and blood. Can be
derived from lanolin .
In cosmetics, eye
creams, shampoos, etc.
Alternatives: plant
sources,
synthetics.
CHOLESTEROL:
See
Cholesterin.
CHOLINE
BITARTATE: Lecithin. In
all living organisms.
Frequently obtained for
commercial purposes from
eggs and soybeans (when
stated soy lecithin).
Also from nerve tissue,
blood, milk, corn.
Choline bitartrate, the
basic constituent of
lecithin, is in many
animal and plant tissues
or prepared
synthetically. Lecithin
can be in eye creams,
lipsticks, liquid
powders, hand creams,
lotions, soaps,
shampoos, other
cosmetics, candies,
other foods and
medicines.
Chondroitin:
Made from animal
cartilage, such as
tracheas or shark
cartilage.
CIVET.
Obtained from the civet,
a small mammal, by
stimulating it, usually
through torture. Civets
are kept captive in
cages in horrible
conditions. Used in
perfumes as a
fixative.
COCHINEAL
(E120): See
Carmine.
COD
LIVER OIL: Fish Liver
Oil. Fish Livers. Used
in Lubricating creams
and lotions, vitamins
and supplements. In milk
fortified with Vitamin
D. Alternatives:
vegetable oils, yeast
extract ergosterol,
sunshine.
Coleth-24
COLLAGEN:
A fibrous protein in
vertebrates. Usually
derived from animal
tissue. In cosmetics.
Can't affect the skin's
own collagen.
Alternatives: soy
protein, almond oil,
amla oil (from Indian
tree's
fruit).
CORTICO
STEROID: Cortisone.
Hormone from cattle
liver. Widely used in
medicine. Alternatives:
synthetics.
CORTISONE:
See Cortico
Steroid.
CYSTEINE,
L-Form: Cystine. Two
amino acids which can
come from
animals.
Used
in hair products and
creams, in some bakery
products and wound
healing formulations.
Alternatives: Plant
sources.
CYSTINE:
See Cysteine,
L-Form.
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D:
Dea-Oleth-10
Phosphate
DNA/RNA:
Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
Ribonucleic Acid.
Polypeptides. Obtained
from slaughterhouse
wastes. In all living
cells. Used in many
protein shampoos and
cosmetics. Alternatives:
plant cells.
DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC
ACID: See
DNA/RNA.
DEPANTHENOL:
Panthenol. Vitamin B
Complex Factor.
Provitarnin B5. Can come
from animal or plant
sources or synthetics.
In shampoos, foods,
supplements, emollients,
etc.
Desamido
Animal
Collagen
Desamidocollagen
Dicapryloyl
Cystine
Diethylene
Tricaseinamide
DIGLYCERIDES:
Monoglycerides.
Glycerides. From animal
fat. In margarines, cake
mixes, confectionaries,
foods, peanut butter,
non-dairy coffee
creamer, cosmetics, etc.
Glycerin. Alternatives:
vegetable monoglycerides
and diglycerides,
synthetics.
Dihydrocholesterol
Dihydrocholesterol
Octyledecanoate
Dihydrocholeth-15
Dihydrocholeth-30
Dihydrogenated
Tallow
Benzylmoniumchloride
Dihydrogenated
Tallow
Methylamine
Dihydrogenated
Tallow
Phthalate
Dihydroxyethyl
Tallow Amine
Oxide
Dimethyl
Hydrogenated
Tallowamine
Dimethyl
Tallowamine
Disodium
Hydrogenated
TallowGlutamate
Disodium
Tallamido
Mea-Sulfosuccinate
Disodium
Tallowaminodipropionate
Ditallowdimonium
Chloride
DOWN:
Goose or duck insulating
feathers. Often from
slaughtered or cruelly
exploited geese. Used in
pillows and as an
insulator in quilts,
parkas and sleeping
bags. Bad in cold, wet
weather as it packs
down. Alternatives: many
polyester and man-made
substitutes, superior in
many ways; Kapok (silky
fibers from the seeds of
some tropical trees);
milkweed seed pod
fibers.
Dried
Buttermilk
Dried
Egg Yolk
DUODENUM
SUBSTANCES: From the
digestive tracts of
cattle and swine. In
some vitamins and
medicines. Alternatives:
vegetarian vitamins,
synthetics.
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E:
E120:
See Carmine.
E542
Edible
Bone
Phosphate
Egg
EGG
ALBUMEN/ALBUMIN: See
Albumen.
Egg
Oil
Egg
Powder
EGG
PROTEIN: In shampoos,
skin preparations, etc.
Alternatives: plant
proteins.
Egg
Yolk
Egg
Yolk Extract
ELASTIN:
Found in the neck
ligaments and aorta of
bovine. Similar to
collagen. Can't affect
the skin's own
elasticity.
Alternatives:
synthetics, proteins
from plant
tissues.
Embryo
Extract
ERGISTEROL:
See
Calciferool.
ERGOCALCIFEROL:
See
Calciferool.
ESTRADIOL:
Estrone. Estrogen. From
cow ovaries and pregnant
mares' urine. Considered
a drug. Can have harmful
systemic effects if used
by children. Used for
reproductive problems
and in birth control
pills. In creams and
lotions. Has no effect
in the creams as a
"nourishing" factor and
simple vegetable source
creams are considered
better. Alternatives:
Oral contraceptives
marketed today are
usually based on
synthetic steroids.
Phytoestrogens (from
plants) are being
researched
currently.
Estradiol
Benzoate
ESTROGEN:
See
Estradiol.
ESTRONE:
See
Estradiol.
Ethyl
Arachidonate
Ethyl
Ester of Hydrolyzed
Animal
Protein
Ethyl
Morrhuate -
Lipineate
Ethylene
Dehydrogenated
Tallowamide
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F:
FATTY
ACIDS: Can be one or any
mixture of liquid and
solid acids, caprylic,
myristic, oleic,
palmitic, stearic ,
behenic. Used in bubble
baths, lipsticks, soaps,
detergents, cosmetics,
shampoos, foods.
Alternatives:
vegetable-derived acids,
soy lecithin, safflower
oil, bitter almond oil,
sunflower oil,
etc.
FEATHERS:
Down. Keratin. Generally
from exploited and/or
slaughtered birds. Can
be used as ornaments in
whole or can be ground
up in shampoos,
etc.
Fish
Glycerides
FISH
LIVER(S): See Cod Liver
Oil.
FISH
LIVER OIL: See Cod Liver
Oil.
FISH
OIL: Marine Oil. From
fish or marine mammals
(including porpoises).
Used in soap making,
candles, lubricants,
paints and as a
shortening (especially
in some margarines). US
regulations currently
prohibit the use of
ingredients derived from
marine
mammals.
FISH
SCALES: Used in shimmery
makeups (eye, etc.).
Garbage cans full of
scales are sold to
manufacturers.
Alternatives: mica,
rayon.
FLETAN
OIL: Rare ingredient
derived from fish liver
which includes lecithin,
Vitamin A and Vitamin
D.
FUR:
Hopefully speaks for
itself.
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G:
GELATIN:
Sometimes Gel. Protein
obtained by boiling
skin, tendons, ligaments
or bones with water,
from cattle and hogs.
Used in shampoos, face
masks, other cosmetics.
Used as a thickener for
fruit gelatins and
puddings (Jello-brand
desserts). In candies,
marshmallows, cakes, ice
cream, yogurts. On
photographic film as a
coating and in vitamins
as capsules. Sometimes
used to assist in
"clearing" wines.
Alternatives: algae and
seaweed (carrageen/
Irish Moss, algin,
agar-agar, kelp),
Gelozone, used in
jellies, plastics,
medicines, pectin from
fruit, dextrins, locust
bean gum and cotton gum.
Marshmallows were
originally made from the
root of the marshmallow
plant.
GEL:
See Gelatin,
Glucosamine:
Made from the shells of
crabs, lobster, and
shrimp.
Glucuronic
Acid
GLUTAMIC
ACID: An amino acid
found widely in plant
and animal tissue. Used
as food seasoning and as
an antioxidant in
cosmetics.
GLYCERIDES:
See
Diglycerides.
GLYCERIN:
Glycerine. Glycerol.
Polyglycerol.
Polytethylene Glycol
(PEG). A byproduct of
soap manufacture
(normally used animal
fat). In cosmetics,
foods, mouthwashes,
toothpastes, soaps,
ointments, medicines,
lubricants, transmission
and brake fluids,
plastics. Alternatives:
vegetable or vegetable
glycerin, a by-product
of vegetable oil soap;
derivatives of seaweed,
petroleum.
GLYCERINE:
See Glycerin,
GLYCEROL:
See
Diglycerides.
Glyceryl
Lanolate
Glycogen
GOOSE
INSULATING FEATHERS: See
Down.
GUANINE:
Pearl Essence. Obtained
from scales of fish.
Constituent of
ribonucleic acid and
deoxyribonucleic acid
and is found in all
animal and plant
tissues. In shampoos,
nail polish, other
cosmetics. Alternatives:
leguminous plants,
synthetics.
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H:
Heptylundecanol
HIDE
GLUE: Same as gelatin
but of a cruder, more
impure form.
Alternatives: dextrins
and synthetic
petrochemical-based
adhesives.
HONEY.
Food for bees, made by
bees. Still a sugar, too
concentrated for humans.
Contains toxins harmful
to humans. Can cause
allergic reactions. In
cosmetics, foods.
Alternatives: Maple
syrup, date sugar,
syrups made from
grains.
HORSE
HAIR AND OTHER ANIMAL
HAIR: In some blankets,
mattresses, brushes,
furniture, etc.
Alternatives: vegetable
and man-made
fibers.
Human
Placental
Protein
Human
Umbilical
Extract
Hyaluronic
Acid
Hydrogenated
Animal
Glyceride
Hydrogenated
Ditallow
Amine
Hydrogenated
Honey
Hydrogenated
Laneth-5, -20,
-25
Hydrogenated
Lanolin
Hydrogenated
Lanolin
Alcohol
Hydrogenated
Lard
Glyceride
Hydrogenated
Shark-Liver
Oil
Hydrogenated
Tallow Acid
Hydrogenated
Tallow
Betaine
Hydrogenated
Tallow
Glyceride
Hydrolyzed
Animal
Elastin
Hydrolyzed
Animal
Keratin
HYDROLYZED
ANIMAL PROTEIN: In
cosmetics, especially
shampoos and hair
treatments.
Alternatives: soy
protein, other vegetable
proteins, amla oil (from
an Indian tree's
fruit).
Hydrolyzed
Animal
Protein
Hydrolyzed
Casein
Hydrolyzed
Elastin
Hydrlyzed
Human Placental
Protein
Hydrolyzed
Keratin
HYDROLYZED
MILK PROTEIN: Milk
Protein. From cows'
milk. In cosmetics,
shampoos, moisturizers,
conditioners, etc.
Alteratives: soy
protein, other plant
proteins.
Hydrolyzed
Silk
Hydroxylated
Lanolin
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I:
IMIDAZOLIDINYL
UREA: See
Carbamide,
INSULIN:
From the pancreas of
hogs and oxen. Used by
millions of diabetics
daily. Alternatives:
synthetics, human
insulin grown in a lab,
diet when
possible.
ISINGLASS:
A form of gelatin
prepared from the
internal membranes of
fish bladders. In foods
and sometimes used in
"clearing" wines and
beers. Alternatives:
bentonite clay,
"Japanese isinglass".
Isinglass is also a
mineral, mica, used in
cosmetics.
Isobutylated
Lanolin
Isopropyl
Lanolate
ISOPROPYL
MYRISTATE: Myristate
Acid. Myristyl. In most
animal and vegetable
fats. In butter acids.
Used in shampoos,
creams, cosmetics, food
flavorings.
Alternatives: nut
butters, oil of lovage,
coconut oil, extract
from seed kernels of
nutmeg, etc.
Isopropyl
Tallowatelsopropyl
Lanolate
Isostearic
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
Isostearoyl
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
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K:
KERATIN:
From the ground-up
horns, hoofs, feathers,
quills and hair of
various creatures. In
hair rinses, shampoos,
permanent wave
solutions. Alternatives:
almond oil, soy protein,
amla oil (from an Indian
tree's fruit), rosemary,
nettle. Rosemary and
nettle give body and
strand strength to
hair.
Keratin
Amino Acids
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L:
L-FORM:
See Cysteine.
L-LACTIC
ACID: Lactic Acid (a
by-product of the
slaughterhouse).
Produced by the
fermentation of lactose
when milk sours or from
sucrose and some other
carbohydrates by the
action of certain
microorganisms. Can be
found in blood and
muscle tissue. In skin
fresheners, adhesives,
plasticizers,
pharmaceuticals, sour
milk, beer, sauerkraut,
pickles and other food
products made by
bacterial fermentation.
Used in foods and
beverages as an
acidulant, flavoring and
preservative.
LACTIC
ACID: See L-Lactic
Acid.
Lactic
Yeasts
LACTOSE:
Milk Sugar. Milk of
Mammals. In eye lotions,
foods, tablets,
cosmetics, baked goods,
medicines, shampoos.
Alternatives: plant milk
sugars.
Laneth-5
through -40
Laneth-9
and -10
Acetate
LANOLIN:
Lanolin Acid. Lanolin
Alcohols (Sterol,
Triterpene Alcohol,
Aliphatic Alcohol). Wool
Fat. Laneth-5, -10, etc.
Lanogene. Lanosterol.
Isopropyl Lanolate. A
product of the oil
glands of sheep,
extracted from their
wool. In many skin care
products and cosmetics
and in medicines. Some
cosmetic companies won't
use it because it
commonly causes allergic
contact skin rashes, and
also they consider it to
be a cheap filler.
Vegetable sources are
thought to be better
moisturizers; lanolin is
too greasy, waterproof
and sealing - skin can't
breathe.
LANOLIN
ACID: See
Lanolin.
LANOLIN
ALCOHOLS: See
Lanolin.
Lanolin
Linoleate
Lanolin
Oil
Lanolin
Ricinoleate
Lanolin
Wax
Lanoinamide
DEA
LANOSTEROL:
See Lanolin.
LARD:
Fat from hog abdomens.
In shaving creams,
soaps, cosmetics, baked
goods and other foods.
Hard to digest.
Alternatives: vegetable
fats or oils.
Lard
Glyceride
Lauroyl
hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
LEATHER:
Suede, Calfskin.
Sheepskin. Alligator.
Kid. Euphemism for
animal skin. The use of
and sale of it
subsidizes the meat
industry. Used to make
wallets, handbags,
belts, furniture and car
upholstery, shoes,
coats, etc.
Alternatives: natural
materials such as cotton
and canvas. Also
man-made materials such
as nylon and
vinyl.
LECITHIN:
See Choline
Bitartrate.
Leucine
L-Lactic
Acid
LINOLEIC
ACID: An essential fatty
acid. In cosmetics,
vitamins.
LIPASE:
Enzyme from the stomachs
and tongue glands of
calves, kids and lambs.
Probably in some
vitamins. Alternatives:
vegetable
enzymes.
LIPOIDS/
LIPIDS: Fat and fat-like
substances which occur
in animals and
plants.
Liver
Extract
LUNA
SPONGE: Sea Sponge. A
plant-like animal that
lives in the sea and is
becoming scarce.
Alternatives: man-made
sponges.
Lysine
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M:
Magnesium
Lanolate
Magnesium
Tallowate
Mammarian
Extract
MARINE
OIL: See Fish
Oil.
Mayonnaise
MEA-Hydrolyzed
Animal
Protein
Menhaden
Oil - Pogy Oil;
Mossbunker
Oil
METHIONINE:
An essential amino acid
found in various
proteins. Used as a
texturizer in
creams.
MILK
OF MAMMALS: If this
isn't already obvious,
see Lactose.
MILK
PROTEIN: Hydrolyzed Milk
Protein. From cows'
milk. In cosmetics,
shampoos, moisturizers,
conditioners, etc.
Alteratives: soy
protein, other plant
proteins.
MILK
SUGAR: See
Lactose.
MINK
OIL: From minks. In
cosmetics, creams, etc.
Alternatives: vegetable
oils and emollients (ie.
avocado, almond oil,
jojoba).
Minkamidopropyl
Diethylamine
MONOGLYCERIDES:
See
Diglycerides.
Muscle
Extract
MUSK:
Obtained from the
genitals of the Northern
Asian small hornless
deer. In perfumes and
food flavorings. Can
cause allergic
reactions. Alternatives:
labdanum (oil which
comes from various
rockrose shrubs) - no
known toxicity. Other
plants have a musky
scent also.
Musk
Ambrette
MYRISTATE
ACID: See Isopropyl
Myristate.
MYRISTYL:
See Isopropyl
Myristate.
Myristoyl
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
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N:
NATURAL
FLAVOR: Natural
Flavoring. Natural
Source. Can mean animal,
vegetable or mineral
source. Most often in
the health food
industry, it means an
animal source,
especially in cosmetics
(ie. animal elastin,
animal glands, fat,
protein, oil). Be wary
of this term. Find out
exact source.
NATURAL
SOURCE: See Natural
Flavor.
NUCLEIC
ACID: In the nucleus of
all living cells. Used
in cosmetics, shampoos,
conditioners, vitamins,
supplements, etc.
Alternatives: plant
sources.
O:
OCTYL
DODECANOL: Mixture of
solid waxy alcohols.
Primarily from stearyl
alcohol.
OLEAN®:
Olestra®. A man-made
fat substitude that
contains fatty acids.
Originally planned to be
marketed as a drug.
Depletes body of, and
prevents absorbtion of
vitamins. In some potato
chips and other fried
foods. Alternatives:
plant
sources.
Oleamidopropyl
Dimethylamine Hydrolyzed
Animal
Protein
OLEIC
ACID: Oleth-2, -3, -20,
etc. Oleyl Alcohol.
Oleamine. Oleyl Betaine.
Obtained from various
animal and vegetable
fats and oils, Is
usually obtained
commercially from
inedible tallow,
sometimes synthesized
from petroleum. In
foods, soft soaps, bar
soaps, permanent wave
solutions, shampoos,
creams, nail polish,
lipsticks, liquid
makeups, many other skin
preparations.
Alternatives: coconut
oil; see alternatives
for animal oils and
Fats.
Oleostearine
Oleoyl
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
OLESTRA®:
See
Olean®.
OLETH-2,
-3-20, 25, 50 ETC./
OLEYL ALCOHOL/ OLEAMINE/
OLEYL BETAINE: See Oleic
Acid.
Oleyl
Betatine
OLYL
ALCOHOL/ BETAINE: See
Oleic Acid.
Oleyl
Arachidate
Oleyl
Imidazoline
Oleyl
Lanolate
Ovarian
Extract
OX
BILE: Oxgall. From
castrated bovines. In
creams.
OXGALL:
See Ox Bile.
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P:
PALMITATE:
Palmitic Acid. Fatty
Acids. From fats, oils,
mixed with stearic acid.
Occurs in many animal
fats and plant oils. In
shampoos, shaving soaps,
creams. Alternatives:
palm oil and other
vegetable
source.
PALMITIC
ACID: See
Palmitate.
Palmitoyl
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
Palmitoyl
Hydrolyzed Milk
Protein
PANTHENOL:
See
Depanthenol.
PEARL
ESSENCE: See
Guanine.
PEG-28
Glyceryl
Tallowate
PEG-8
Hydrogenated Fish
Glycerides
PEG-5
through -70 Hydrogenated
Lanolin
PEG-13
Hydrogenated Tallow
Amide
PEG-5
to -20
Lanolate
PEG-5
through -100
Lanolin
PEG-75
Lanolin Oil and
Wax
PEG-2
Milk Solids
PEG-6,
-8, -20 Sorbitan
Beeswax
PEG-40,
-75, or -80 Sorbitan
Lanolate
PEG-3,
-10, or -15 Tallow
Aminopropylamine
PEG-15
Tallow
Polyamine
PEG-20
Tallowate
Pentahydrosqualene
PEPSIN:
Obtained from the
stomachs of hogs. A
clotting agent. In some
cheeses and vitamins.
Same uses and
alternatives as
rennet.
Perhydrosqualene
Pigskin
Extract
PLACENTA:
See
Afterbirth.
PLACENTA
POLYPEPTIDES PROTEIN:
See
Afterbirth.
Placental
Enzymes, Lipids and
Proteins
Placental
Extract
Placental
Protein
POLYGLYCEROL:
See Glycerin.
Polyglyceryl-2
Lanolin Alcohol
Ether
POLYPEPTIDES:
See DNA/RNA.
POLYPEPTIDES
PROTEIN: See
Afterbirth.
POLYSORBATES:
Derivatives of fatty
acids. In cosmetics,
foods.
POLYTETYLENE
GLYCEROL/Glycol/PEG: See
Glycerin.
Potassium
Caseinate
Potassium
Tallowate
Potassium
Undecylenoyl Hydrolyzed
Animal
Protein
PPG-12-PEG-50
Lanolin
PPG-2,
-5, -10. -20, -30
Lanolin Alcohol
Ethers
PPG-30
Lanolin Ether
Pregnenolone
Acetate
PRISTANE:
Obtained from the liver
oil of sharks and from
whale ambergris. See
Squalene. Used as a
lubricant and
anticorrosive agent. In
cosmetics. (US
regulations currently
prohibit the use of
ingredients derived from
marine mammals.)
Alternatives: plant
oils,
synthetics.
PROGESTERONE:
A steroid hormone used
in face creams. Can have
adverse systemic
effects. Alternatives:
synthetics.
PROPOLIS:
A resinous substance
collected from various
plants by bees and used
in the construction of
their hives. In
toothpastes, shampoos,
deodorants, supplements,
etc.
PROVITAMIN
A: See Beta
Carotene.
PROVITAMIN
B5: See
Depanthenol.
Purcelline
Oil Syn
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Q:
QUATERNIUM
27: Tallow. Stearamide.
Stearate. Stearic Acid.
Stearin. Fat from cows,
sheep, etc. (could be
dogs and cats from
shelters). Most often
refers to a fatty
substance taken from the
stomachs of pigs. Can be
harsh, irritating. Used
in cosmetics, soaps,
lubricants, candles,
hairsprays,
conditioners,
deodorants, creams.
Alternatives: can be
found in many vegetable
fats (ie.
coconut).
R:
RENNET:
Rennin. From calves'
stomachs. Used in
cheesemaking, rennet
custard (junket) and in
many coagulated dairy
products. Alternatives:
microbial coagulating
agents, bacteria
culture, lemon
juice.
RENNIN:
See Rennet.
RETINOL:
See Acetate.
RIBONUCLEIC
ACID: See
DNA/RNA.
RNA/DNA:
See DNA/RNA.
ROYAL
JELLY: Secretion of the
throat glands of the
honeybee workers that is
fed to the larvae in a
colony and to all
queens' larvae. No
proven value in cosmetic
preparations.
Alternatives: aloe vera,
cornfrey, other plant
derivatives.
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SABLE
BRUSHES: From the fur of
sables (weasel-like
mammals). Used to make
cosmetic brushes.
Alternatives: synthetic
furs and
fibers.
Saccharide
Hydrolysate
Saccharide
Isomerate
SEA
SPONGE: See Luna
Sponge.
SEA
TURTLE OIL: Turtle Oil.
From the muscles and
genitals of giant sea
turtles. In soaps, skin
creams, nail creams,
other cosmetics.
Alternatives: Vegetable
emollients. (See
alternatives for animal
oils and
fats.)
Serum
Albumin
Serum
Proteins
Shark-Liver
Oil
SHEEPSKIN:
See Leather.
SHELLAC:
Obtained from the bodies
of the female scale
insect Tachardia lacca.
Shellac is used as
varnish, as a coating on
wood and plaster, in
electrical insulation,
and in sealing
wax.
Shellac
Wax
SILK:
Shiny fiber made by
silkworms to form their
cocoons. Boiled or
roasted in their cocoons
to get the silk. Used in
cloth and silk
screening. Alternatives:
milkweed seed pod
fibers, nylon,
silk-cotton tree and
ceiba tree filaments
(kapok), rayon, man-made
silks. Other fine cloth
can be and is used for
silk screening. Taffeta
can be made from silk or
nylon.
Silk
Amino Acids
SILK
POWDER: Obtained from
the secretion of the
silkworm. Used as a
coloring agent in face
powders, soaps, etc.
Causes severe allergic
reactions; systemic
reactions if inhaled or
ingested.
SNAILS:
Crushed. In some
cosmetics.
Sodium
Caseinate
Sodium
Chondroitin
Sulfate
Sodium
Coco-Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
Sodium
Hydrogenated Tallow
Glutamate
Sodiurn
Laneth
Sulfate
Sodium
Methyl Oleoyl
Taurate
Sodium
n-Mythyl-n-Oleyl
Taurtate
Sodium
Soya Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
Sodium
Tallow
Sulfate
Sodium
Tallowate
Sodium
/ TEA-Lauroyl Hydrolyzed
Animal
Protein
Sodium
/ TEA-Undecylenoyl
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
Sodium
Undecylenate
Soluble
(Animal)
Collagen
Soya
Hydroxyethyl
Imidazoline
SPERMACETI:
Cetyl Palmitate. Sperm
Oil. Waxy oil derived
from the sperm whale's
head or from dolphins.
In skin creams,
ointments, shampoos,
candles, many
margarines. Used in the
leather industry. May
become rancid and cause
irritations. (US
regulations currently
prohibit the use of
ingredients derived from
marine mammals.)
Alternatives: Synthetic
spermaceti, jojobas oil
and other vegetable
emollients.
SPERM
OIL: See
Spermaceti.
Spleen
Extract
SQUALANE:
Squalene. Obtained from
shark liver oil.
Lubricant and perfume
fixative. Alternatives:
synthetics.
SQUALENE:
Obtained from shark
liver oil or vegetable
oil. An emollient from a
"natural source". A
precursor of cholesterol
in biosynthesis. In
cosmetics, moisturizers,
hair dyes. Alternatives:
vegetable emollients
(olive oil, wheat germ
oil, rice bran oil,
etc.).
STEARAMIDE/
STEARATE/ STEARIN: See
Quaternium
27.
STEARIC
ACID: See Quaterniun
27.
STEARYL
ALCOHOL: Stenol. A
mixture of solid
alcohols; can be
prepared from sperm
whale oil. In medicines,
creams, rinses,
shampoos, etc. (US
regulations currently
prohibit the use of
ingredients derived from
marine mammals.)
Alternatives: plant
tissues,
synthetics.
STENOL:
See Stearyl
Alcohol.
STEROID:
Sterol. From various
animal glands or from
plant tissues. Steroids
include sterols. Sterols
are alcohols from
animals or plants (ie.
cholesterol). Used in
hormone preparations. In
creams, lotions, hair
conditioners,
fragrances, etc.
Alternatives: plant
tissues,
synthetics.
STEROL:
See Steroid.
SUEDE:
See Leather.
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TALLOW:
Tallowate. Tallow Fatty
Alcohol. Stearic Acid.
Rendered beef or sheep
fat. May cause eczema
and blackheads. In wax
paper, crayons,
margarines, paints,
rubber, lubricants,
candles, soaps,
shampoos, lipsticks,
shaving creams, other
cosmetics. Alternatives:
vegetable tallow (animal
tallow usually used
commercially), Japan
tallow, paraffin,
ceresin. (See
alternatives for
Beeswax.)
Tallow
Acid
Tallow
Amide
Tallow
Amidopropylamine
Oxide
Tallow
Amine
Tallow
Amine Oxide
Tallow
Fatty Alcohol
Tallow
Glycerides
Tallow
Hydroxyethal
Imidazoline
Tallow
Imidazoline
TALLOWATE:
See Tallow.
Tallowmide
DEA and MEA
Tallowmidopropyl
Hydroxysultaine
Tallowminopropylamine
Tallowmphoacete
Talloweth-6
TALLOW
FATTY ALCOHOL: See
Tallow.
Tallow
Trimonium Chloride -
Tallow
Taurine
- is found in the bile
of mammals. It can be
synthesized
in a lab, but in doing
so is encredibly
harsh on the
environment.
Tea-Abietoyl
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
Tea-Coco
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
Tea-Lauroyl
Animal Collagen Amino
Acids
Tea-Lauroyl
Animal Keratin Amino
Acids
Tea-Myristol
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
Tea-Undecylenoyl
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
Testicular
Extract
Threonine:
natural amino acids,
Found in eggs, milk,
gelatin...
Triethonium
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
Ethosulfate
Trilaneth-4
Phosphate
TURTLE
OIL: See Sea Turtle
Oil.
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U:
UREA:
Urine. The waste product
of protein metabolism,
made by the liver and
removed from the body
via the
kidneys.
URIC
ACID: Carbamide. The end
product of urine
breakdown
V:
VITAMIN
A: Retinol. Acetate and
Palmitate. (See Palmitic
Acid.)
VITAMIN
B COMPLEX FACTOR:
Provitamin B5.
Depanthenol.
Panthenol.
VITAMIN
B FACTOR: See
Biotin.
VITAMIN
B12: Usually from an
animal source. Some
vegetarian B12 fortified
yeasts and analogs
available. Some
vegetarian B12 vitamins
are in a stomach base.
Plant algae discovered
containing B12, now in
supplement form
(spirulina). Also, B12
is produced in a healthy
body.
VITAMIN
D: See
Calciferool.
VITAMIN
H: See
Biotin.
OTHER
VITAMINS: (Choline,
Biotin, Inositol,
Riboflavin, etc.). Many
other vitamins can come
from animal sources.
Alternatives: vegetarian
vitamins, plant and
mineral
sources.
W:
WHEY:
From milk. Usually in
cakes, cookies, candies,
cheese. Alternatives:
soybean whey.
WOOL:
From sheep (in the US,
mostly from slaughtered
ones). Used in clothing,
including blends. Ram
lambs and old "wool"
sheep are slaughtered
for their meat and last
shearing. Sheep are
transported without food
or water in extreme heat
and cold. Legs are
broken, eyes injured,
etc. Sheep are bred to
be unnaturally woolly.
Inferior sheep are
killed. Shearing DOES
hurt the sheep. They are
pinned down violently,
sheared roughly. Their
skin is cut up.
"Natural" wool raising
uses enormous amounts of
resources and energy (to
breed, raise, feed,
shear, transport and
slaughter the sheep).
Many people are allergic
to wool. Alternatives:
cotton, cotton flannel,
linen, man made
fibers.
WOOL
FAT: See
Lanol.
Wool
Wax Alcohols
Y:
Yogurt
Z:
Zinc
Hydrolyzed Animal
Protein
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