Your Products Don't Need
Animal Ingredients To Work.
What do cetyl alcohol and carminic acid have in common? They are animal ingredients that could be found in your skin care products. I wouldn't have recognized them, would you?
Cetyl Alcohol is an ingredient in a skin cleanser I have used. Who would have thought that it could be from either a plant or animal source. It does not say on the label. It could have come from wax found in sperm whales or dolphins or be vegetable cetyl alcohol. Carminic acid is a red pigment used to color cosmetics and shampoos which is made from crushed female cochineal insects and there are plant alternatives for this too. The only way to know for sure is to contact the company but it's easier to locate companies that you know make a conscious effort to not use ingredients that come from animals in their products
Ingredients from animal sources are found in many personal care products and are listed under names that don't even sound like they come from an animal source. As you can see it is very difficult to tell unless you recognize the names and you'd have to have quite a memory to know them all.The
Caring Consumer
has compiled a list that can help you identify animal ingredients in your products. This list will tell what these products are used for, where they come from and alternatives available.
Many companies find ways to create excellent products without ingredients from animal sources and they put that on their label and include it in their product literature. For them it's just the right thing to do. You may find a vegan logo like the one to the right on the label or just the wording "no animal ingredients". Although according to
Eco-labels
the use of this claim is only somewhat helpful as there are no standards set by any organization for this claim. Personal care companies that don't use animal ingredients in their products are more common in companies that offer hair care products. There are some ingredients used in skin care products that are animal sourced and have been proven effective, especially in anti-aging products, collagen being one.
Aubrey Organics
carry great products for skin and hair that are not only made with safe, natural ingredients but are cruelty free and most products do not contain any animal ingredients. The few that do are clearly labeled vegan.Another company to look at is a small company called
Max Green Alchemy.
This small environmentally sensitive company prides itself on creating skin and hair care products using safe, natural ingredients that are also cruelty free and vegan. If you are looking to eliminate animal ingredients from your products, make it easy on your self, shop at companies like the ones above that clearly list ingredients and let you know which products are vegan.
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