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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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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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