Do you know what makes makeup not vegan?

So what makes makeup not vegan?

We all know what vegan makeup is but remembering a whole list of what it should not contain is impossible!

Use this list anytime you like to make reference a breeze!

*This is not an exhaustive list but I will keep it updated from time to time.

  • Silk - silk protein, silk powder, liquid silk
  • Pearl - pearl powder, pearl extract
  • Eggs
  • Hyaluronic Acid - not acceptable if derived from roosters
  • Urea 
  • Beeswax
  • Honey
  • Honeyquat
  • Royal Jelly
  • Propolis
  • Milk
  • Lard
  • Tallow
  • Lanolin
  • Allantoin
  • Ghee
  • Carmine - CI 75470, Cochineal, Carminic acid (E120) 
  • Squalene - shark liver oil (not those from olives!)
  • Gelatin - use vegetable glycerin instead!
  • Collagen - fish, porcine, bovine
  • Placenta
  • Retinol - not all are derived from animals
  • Estrogen - Estradiol
  • Lecithin - derived from eggs, use Soy or Sunflower Lecithin instead!
  • Snail slime - snail secretion
  • Ambergris - also known as whale vomit