Guide
to Animal-Derived Ingredients
in food
and/or personal care products (If you're looking for things like
non-leather shoes, then see our companion page about non-leather shoes and such.)
The absolute best source for this kind of info is the " Guide to
Food Ingredients " by the Vegetarian Resource Group. ($6)
But without buying the guide, answers to the
most frequently asked questions are available for free on their
website.
The next-best (and free) resource is PETA's guide to ingredients, though they keep
moving it around their website. [Update: Yep, they did it yet again, breaking my link, so I'm no longer going to find it again and link to it, since PETA will just break the link again.] However, I question its accuracy. For example, most
sources say that mono- & di-glycerides are most often plant-based
(from peanut, corn, or other veg. oil), although they can be
animal-based. And Orowheat says their mono- & di-glycerides definitely come
from vegetable oils, according to a letter they sent me, and a page on
their website (which is no longer on their site). However, PETA's guide
lists these ingredients flatly as "from animal fat". (How can you tell
whether a specific product's mono & diglycerides are plant- or
animal-based? Call the product's producer and ask them.) PETA's list
does have a bibliography with nine references for those wishing to see
the original sources.
And then there's my list, below, compiled in 1998. It
contains many more ingredients than most other lists, but no
definitions. Following the list are notes about my sources, and an explanation about the bold and purple items.
Please don't write to ask for more information about the
list or its contents -- it should be apparent that I've already
told you everything I know.
Definitely
from Animals Acetylated Hydrogenated Lard Glyceride
Acetylated Lanolin
Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
Acetylated Lanolin Ricinoleate
Acetylated Tallow
Albumen
Albumin Ambergis "Amerachol"(TM)
Ammonium Hydrolyzed Protein
Amniotic Fluid AMPD Isoteric Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Amylase Anchovy Angora Animal Collagen Amino Acids
Animal Keratin Amino Acids
Animal Oils and Fats Animal Protein Derivative
Animal Tissue Extract -- Epiderm Oil R
Arachidonic Acid Aspic Astrakhan
Batyl Alcohol
Batyl Isostearate
Bee pollen Bee products Beeswax Benzyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Bone Ash Bone Meal Brain Extract
Brawn Buttermilk
C30-46 Piscine Oil
Calfskin Extract
Cantharides Tincture -- Spanish Fly
Catharidin
Carmine -- Cochineal Carminic Acid -- Natural Red No. 4 Casein Cashmere Castor -- Castoreum (not Castor Oil)Catgut Caviar Ceteth-2 -- Poltethylene (2) Cetyl Ether
Ceteth-2, -4, -6, -10, -30
Chamois Chitin Cholesterin Cholesterol Civet
Cochineal Cod-Liver Oil Coleth-24
Collagen
Coral Cysteine, -L-Form
Cystine (or Cysteine)
Dea-Oleth-10 Phosphate
Desamido Animal Collagen
Desamidocollagen
Dicapryloyl Cystine
Diethylene Tricaseinamide
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 Dried Buttermilk
Dried Egg Yolk
Duodenum Substances
Egg
Egg Albumin Egg Oil
Egg Powder
Egg Protein Egg White Egg Yolk
Egg Yolk Extract
Eider Down Elastin Embryo Extract
Enzymes Estradiol
Estradiol Benzoate
Estrogen
Estrone
Ethyl Arachidonate
Ethyl Ester of Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Ethyl Morrhuate -- Lipineate
Ethylene Dehydrogenated Tallowamide
Feathers Felt Fish Glycerides
Fish Liver Oil Fish Oil
Fish Scales Fur
Gelatin (not Gel)Glucuronic Acid
Glyceryl Lanolate
Glycerol Salts Glycerides Glycogen
Guanine -- Pearl Essence
Heptylundecanol
Hide Hide Glue Honey Horsehair 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
Hydrolyzed Casein
Hydrolyzed Elastin
Hydrlyzed Human Placental Protein
Hydrolyzed Keratin
Hydrolyzed Silk
Hydroxylated Lanolin
Isinglass Isobutylated Lanolin
Isopropyl Lanolate
Isopropyl Tallowatelsopropyl Lanolate
Isostearic Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Keratin Keratin Amino Acids
Lactic Yeasts
Lactose -- Milk SugarLaneth-5 through -40
Laneth-9 and -10 Acetate
Lanolin -- Wool Fat; Wool Wax (also Lanol, or
Lanate derivatives)Lanolin Acid
Lanolin Alcohols -- Sterols; Triterpene Alcohols;
Aliphatic Alcohols
Lanolin Linoleate
Lanolin Oil
Lanolin Ricinoleate
Lanolin Wax
Lanoinamide DEA
Lanosteral
Lard Lard Glyceride
Lauroylhydrolyzed Animal Protein
Leather Leucine
Lipase Liver Extract
Luna Sponge Lysine
Magnesium Lanolate
Magnesium Tallowate
Mammarian Extract
Mayonnaise
MEA-Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Menhaden Oil -- Pogy Oil; Mossbunker Oil
Milk
Milk Protein Mink Oil Minkamidopropyl Diethylamine
Mohair Mother-of Pearl Muscle Extract
Musk Musk Ambrette
Myristoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Neat's-Foot Oil
Oleamidopropyl Dimethylamine Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Oleoic Oil Oleostearine Oleoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Oleth-2, and 3
Oleth-5, and 10
Oleth-10
Oleth-25 and 50
Oleyl Alcohol
Oleyl Arachidate
Oleyl Imidazoline
Oleyl Lanolate
Ovarian Extract
Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Milk Protein
Parchment Pearl Pearl, Cultured 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 Perhydrosqualene
Pigskin Extract
Placenta Placental Enzymes, Lipids and Proteins
Placental Extract
Placental Protein
Polyglyceryl-2 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
Polypeptides 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
Progesterone Propolis Purcelline Oil Syn
Quatemium 27
Rennet RNA/DNA Roe Royal Jelly
Sable Saccharide Hydrolysate
Saccharide Isomerate
Serum Albumin
Serum Proteins
Shark-Liver Oil
Shellac Shellac Wax
Silk Silk Amino Acids
Silk Powder
Sodium 5'- Inosinate Sodium Caseinate
Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate
Sodium Coco-Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Sodium Hydrogenated Tallow Glutamate
Sodium 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
Sperm Oil Spermaceti Wax Spleen Extract
Squalene /Squalane Stearyl Alcohol -- Stenol
Suade Suet
Tallow Tallow Acid
Tallow Amide
Tallow Amidopropylamine Oxide
Tallow Amine
Tallow Amine Oxide
Tallow Glycerides
Tallow Hydroxyethal Imidazoline
Tallow Imidazoline
Tallowmide DEA and MEA
Tallowmidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Tallowminopropylamine
Tallowmphoacete
Talloweth-6
Tallow Trimonium Chloride -- Tallow
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
Testosterone Threonine
Triethonium Hydrolyzed Animal Protein Ethosulfate
Trilaneth-4 Phosphate
Vellum Vitamin D3
Whey Wood Fat
Wool Wool Wax Alcohols
Yogurt
Zinc Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Possibly
from Animals Acetaldehyde -- Ethanal
Acetic Acid
Acetic Anhydride -- Acetyl Oxide; Acetic Oxide
Acetoin -- Acetyl Methyl Carbinol
Acetylated Sucrose Distearte
Acetylmethylcarbinol
Adrenaline Alanine
Alcloxa -- Aluminum Chlorohydroxy Allantoinate
Aldol
Allantoin
Allantoin Acetyl Methionine
Allantoin Ascorbate
Allantoin Biotin
Allantoin Calcium Pantothenate
Allantoin Galacturonic Acid
Allantoin Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Allantoin Polygalacturonic Acid
Allantoin Allantoinate
Aluminum Acetate -- Burow's Solution
Aluminum Chorhydroxy Allantoinate
Aluminum Distearate
Aluminum Isostearates/Laurates/Stearates
Aluminum Isostearates/Myristates
Aluminum Isostearates/Palmitates
Aluminum Lactate
Aluminum Myristates/Palmitates
Aluminum Salts (Aluminum Acetate, Aluminum Lanolate,
Aluminum
Stearate, Aluminum Tristearate)
Aluminum Stearates
Aluminum Tripalmitate/Triisostearate
Aluminum Tristearate
Amino Acids Ammonium C12-15 Pareth Sulfate -- Pareth-25-3 Sulfate
Ammonium Isostearate
Ammonium Myristyl Sulfate
Ammonium Oleate
Ammonium Stearate -- Stearic Acid; Ammonium Salt
Amphoteric
Amphoteric-2
Anticaking Agent Ascorbyl Stearate
Asparagine
Aspartic-Acid -- DL & L Forms;
Aminosuccinate Acid
Basic Voilet 10
Beheneth-5, -10, -20, -30
Behenic Acid -- Docosanoic Acid
Behenic Acid -- Docosanol
Beta-Carotene -- Provitamin A; Beta Carotene
Betaine
Biotin -- Vitamin H; Vitamin B Factor
Brilliantines
Bristle Burow's Solution
Butyl Acetate -- Acetic Acid; Butyl Ester
Butyl Glycolate
Butyl Oleate
Butyl Palmitate
Butyl Phrhaly Butyl Glycolate
Butylrolactone -- Butanolide
C18-36 Acid
C29-70 Acid -- C29-70 Carboxylic Acids
C18-36 Acid Glycol Ester
C18-36 Acid Triglyceride
C9-11 Alcohols
C12-16 Alcohols
C14-15 Alcohols
C12-15 Alcohols Benzoate
C12-15 Alcohols Lactate
C21 Dicarboxylic Acid
C15-18 Glycol
C18-20 Glycol Palmitate
C8-9, C9-11, C9-13, C9-14, C10-11, C10-13, C11-12,
C11-13, C12-14,
C13-14, C13-16, and C20-40 IsoParaffins
C11-15 Pareth-12 Stearate
C11-15 Pareth-40
C12-13 Pareth 3-7
C14-15 Pareth-7, -11, -13
C10-18 Triglycerieds
Calcium Stearate Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate
Caproamphoacetate
Caproamhodiacetate
Capryl Betaine
Caprylamine Oxide
Caprylic / Capric / Stearic TriglycerideCaprylic Acid
Caprylamphoacetate
Capryloamphodiacetate
Carbamide
Carmel Cetearalkonium Bromide
Ceteareth-3 -- Cetyl/Stearyl Ether
Ceteareth-4, -6, -8, -10, -12, -15, -17, -20, -27, -30
Ceteareth-5
Cetaryl Alcohol
Ceteth-1
Cetyl-
Cetyl Alcohol Cetyl Ammonium
Cetyl Arachidate
Cetyl Betaine
Cetyl Esters
Cetyl Lactate
Cetyl Myristate
Cetyl Octanoate
Cetyl Palmitate
Cetyl Phosphate
Cetyl Ricinoleate
Cetyl Stearate
Cetyl Stearyl Glycol
Cetylarachidol
Cetylpyridinium Chloride
Cetyltrymethylammonium BromideChitin
Charcoal Clarifying Agent Cloflucarbon
Collagen Coloring Cortisone Cysteine L-Form, Cystine
Deceth-7-Carboxylic Acid
Decyl Betaine
Diacetyl
Diazo-
Diazolidinyl Urea -- Germall II (TM)
Dicetyl Adipate
Dicetyl Thiodipropionate
Diethyl Asparate
Diethyl Palmitoyl Apartate
Diethyl Sebacate
Diethylaminoethyl Stearamide
Diethylaminoethyl Stearate
Diglyceryl Stearate Malate
Dihydroxyethyl Soyamine Dioleate
Dihydroxyethyl Stearamine Oxide
Dihydroxyethyl Stearyl Glycinate
Dimethyl Behenamine
Dimethyl Lauramine Oleate
Dimethyl Myristamine
Dimethyl Palmitamine
Dimethyl Stearamine
Dimethylaminopropyl Oleamide
Dimethylaminopropyl Stearamide
Dimethylol Urea
Dimyristyl Thiodipropionate
Dioleth-8-Phosphate
Direct Black 51
Direct Red 23 -- Fast Scarlet 4BSA
Direct Red 80
Direct Violet 48
Direct Yellow 12 -- Chrysophenine G
Disodium Cetaeryl Sulfosuccinate
Disodium Isostearamino Mea- Sulfosuccinate
Disodium Monooleamidosulfosuccinate
Disodium Monoricinoleamido Mea-Sulfosuccinate
Disodium Oleamido MIPA-Sulfosuccinate
Disodium Oleamido PEG-2 Sulfosuccinate
Disodium Oleyl Sulfosuccinate
Disodium Stearmido MEA-Sulfosuccinate
Disodium Stearminodipionate
Disodium Stearyl Sulfosuccinate
Distearyl Thiodipropionate
DI-TEA-Palmitoyl Asparate
Dodecanedionic Acid; Cetearyl Alcohol; Glycol
Copolymer
Dodecyltetradecanol
Emulsifiers Enfleurage
Enzyme
Estrogen Ethyl Aspartate
Ethyl Oleate
Ethyl Palmitate
Ethyl Serinate
Ethyl Stearate
Ethyl Urocanate
Ethylene Dioleamide
Ethylene Distearamide
Ethylene Urea
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Fatty Acids Fatty Alcohols -- Cetyl; Stearyl; Lauryl; Myristyl
Flavorings Folic Acid
Fructose
Gel (not Silica gel)
Gelling Agent Glazing Agent Glucose Glutamate
Glumatic Acid Glyceryl Caprate
Glyceryl Caprylate
Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate
Glyceryl Dioleate
Glyceryl Distearate
Glyceryl Hydrostearate
Glyceryl Hydrostearate
Glyceryl Hydroxystearate
Glyceryl Isostearate
Glyceryl Monostearate
Glyceryl Myristate
Glyceryl Oleate
Glyceryl Palmitate Lactate
Glyceryl Stearate SE
Glyceryl Trimyristate
Glycerin Glycol Stearate SE
Glycyrrhetinyl Stearate
Guanidine Carbonate
Guanosine
Hexanediol Distearate
Histidine
Humectants Hydrogenated Fatty Oils
Hydrolized Proteins Hydroxylated Lecithin
Hydroxyoctacosanyl Hydroxyastearate
Hydroxystearmide MEA
Hydroxystearic Acid
Imidazlidinyl Urea
Indole
Insulin Isobutyl Myristate
Isobutyl Palmitate
Isobutyl Stearate
Isoceteth-10, -20, -30
Isocetyl Alcohol
Isocetyl Isodecanoate
Isocetyl Palmitate
Isocetyl Stearate
Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate
Isoceteth-10 Stearate
Isodecyl hydroxystearate
Isodecyl Myristate
Isodecyl Oleate
Isodecyl Palmitate
Isohyxyl Palmitate
Isopropyl Acetate
Isopropyl Isostearate
Isopropyl Myristate
Isopropyl Palmitate
Isopropyl Stearate
Isostearamidopropalkonium Chloride
Isostearamidopropyl Betaine
Isostearamidopropyl Dimethylamine Glycolate
Isostearamidopropyl Dimethylamine Lactate
Isostearamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate
Isostearamidopropyl Morpholine Lactate
Isostearamidoporopylamine Oxide
Isosteareth-2 through -20
Isostearic Acid
Isostearoamphoglycinate
Isostearoamphopropionate
Isostearyl Alcohol
Isostearyl Benzylimidonium Chloride
Isostearyl Diglyceryl Succinate
Isostearyl Erucate
Isostearyl Ethylimidonium Ethosulfate
Isostearyl Hydroxyethyl Imidazoline
Isostearyl Imidazoline
Isostearyl Isostearate
Isostearyl Lactate
Isostearyl Neopentanoate
Isostearyl Palmitate
Isostearyl Stearoyl STearate
L'Cysteine Hydrochloride Lactic Acid Lauroyl Sarcosine
Lauryl Isostearate
Lauryl Palmitate
Lauryl Stearate
Lauryl Suntaine
Lecithin Linoleic Acid Lipoids/Lipids Lithium Stearate
Lutein
Magnesium Myristate Magnesium Oleate
Magnesium Stearate Maple Sugar Methyl Gluceth-10 or -20
Methyl Glucet-20 Sesquistereate -- Glucamate
Methyl Glucose Sesquioleate
Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Methyl Hydroxystearate
Methyl Lactate
Methyl Myristate
Methyl Oleate
Methyl Palmitate
Mixed Isopropanolamines
Myristate
Morpholine Stearate
Myreth-3
Myreth-3 Caprate -- Myristic Ethoxy Caprate
Myreth-3 Laurate
Myreth-3 Myristate
Myreth-4
Myristamide DEA -- Myristic Diethanolamide
Myristamide MIPA
Myristamidopropyl Betaine
Myristamidopropyl Diethylamine
Myristamidopropylamine Oxide
Myristamine Oxide
Myristaminopropionic Acid
Myristate
Myristic Acid
Myristimide MEA
Myristoamphoacetate
Myristoyl Sarcosine
Myristyl Alcohol
Myristyl Betaine
Myristyl Hydroxyethyl Imidazoline
Myristyl Isostearate
Myristyl Lactate
Myristyl Myristate
Myristyl Neopentanoate -- Ceraphyl
Myristyl Propionate
Myristyl Stearate
Myristyleicosanol
Myristyleicosyl Stearate
Myristyloctadecanol
Natural Source Nonyl Acetate
Nucleic Acid Nutrients
Octododecanol-2 -- Octyl Dodecanol
Octododeceth-20, -25
Octododecyl Myristate
Octoxyglyceryl Behenate
Octyl Acetoxystearate
Octyl Hydroxystearate
Octyl Palmitate
Octyl Stearate
Octyldocecanol
Octyldodecyl Stearate
Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
Oleamide -- Oleylamide
Oleamide DEA -- Oleic Diethanolamide
Oleamide MIPA
Oleamine Oxide
Oleic Acid Oleoyl Sarcosine
Oleth-3 Phosphate
Oleth 20
Oleth-20 Phosphate
Oleyl Betaine
Oleyl Myristate
Oleyl Oleate
Oleyl Stearate
Orotic Acid -- Pyrimidecarboxylic Acid
Palmamamidopropyl Betaine
Palmitamide DEA, MEA
Palmitamidopropyl Betaine
Palmitamindopropyl Diethylamine
Palmitamine
Palmitamine Oxide -- Palmityl Dimethylamine Oxide
Palmitate
Palmitic Acid
Panthenol Panthenyl Ethyl Etheracetate
Pareth-25- 12
PEG-9 Caprylate
PEG-8 Caprylate / Caprate
PEG-6 Caprylic / Capric Glycerides
PEG-6 to -150 Dioleate
PEG-3 Dipalmitate
PEG-2 through -175 Distearate
PEG-5 through -120 Glyceryl Stearate
PEG-25 Glyceryl Trioleate
PEG-6 or -12 Isostearate
PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
PEG-4 Octanoate
PEG-2 through -9 Oleamide
PEG-2 through -30 Oleamide
PEG-12, -20, or -30 Oleate
PEG-3 through -150 Oleate
PEG-6 through -20 Palmitate
PEG-25 through -125 Propylene Glycol Stearate
PEG-8 Sesquioleate
PEG-5 or -20 Sorbitan Isostearate
PEG-3 or -6 Sorbitan Oleate
PEG-80 Sorbitan Palmitate
PEG-40 Sorbitan Peroleate
PEG-3 or -40 Sorbitan Stearate
PEG-30, -40, or -60 Sorbitan Tetraoleate
PEG-60 Sorbitan Tetrastearate
PEG-2 through -150 Stearate
PEG-66 or -200 Tryhydroxystearin
Pentaerythrityl Tetraoctanoate
Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate and Calcium Stearate
Phospholipids -- Phosphatides
Polyglycerol
Polyglycerol-4 Cocoate
Polyglycerol-10 Decalinoleate
Polyglycerol-2 Diisostearate
Polyglycerol-6 Dioleate
Polyglycerol-6 Distearate
Polyglycerol-3 Hydroxylauryl Ether
Polyglycerol-4 Isostearate
Polyglycerol-3, -4 or -8 Oleate
Polyglycerol-2 or -4 Oleyl Ether
Polyglycerol-2 PEG-4 Stearate
Polyglycerol-2 Sesquiisostearate
Polyglycerol-2 Sesquioleate
Polyglycerol-3, -4 or -8 Stearate
Polyglycerol-10 Tertraoleate
Polyglycerol-2 Tetrastearate
Polysorbate 60 and Polysorbate 80
Potassium Apartate
Potassium Coco-Hydrolyzed Protein
Potassium DNA
Potassium Oleate-Oleic Acid Potassium Salt
Potassium Myristate
Potassium Palmitate
Potassium Stearate -- Stearic Acid Potassium Salt
PPG-3-Myreth-11
PPG-4-Ceteareth-12
PPG-4-Ceteth-1, -5 or -10
PPG-4 Myristyl Ether
PPG-5-Ceteth- 10 Phosphate
PPG-6-C12-18 Pareth
PPG-8-Ceteth, -5, -10, or -20
PPG-9-Steareth-3
PPG-10-Ceteareth-20
PPG-10 Cetyl Etherleyl Ether
PPG-11 or -15 Stearyl Ether
PPG-26 Oleate -- Polyxypropylene 2000 Monooleate;
Carbowax
PPG-28 Cetyl Ether
PPG-30 Cetyl Ether
PPG-30, -50, Oleyl Ether
PPG-36 Oleate -- Polyoxypropylene (36) Monooleate
PPG-Isocetyl Ether PPG-3-Isosteareth-9
Proline
Propylene Glycol Myristate
Proteases Protein Fatty Acid Condensates
Proteins
Pyridium Compounds
Pyroligneous Acid
Releasing Agent Retinyl Palmitate
Ribonucleic Acid -- RNA
Sarcosines
S-Carboxy Methyl Cysteine
Sebactic Acid -- Decanedioic Acid
Serine
Skatole
Sodium Aluminum Chloroydroxyl Lactate
Sodium C12-15 Pareth-7 Carboxylate
Sodium C12-15 Pareth-Sulfate
Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Sodium Cetyl Sulfate
Sodium Cocyl Sarcosinate
Sodium DNA
Sodium Glyceryl Oleate Phosphate
Sodium Isosteareth-6 Carboxylate
Sodium Isosteroyl LacrylatE
Sodium Myreth Sulfate
Sodium Myristate
Sodium Myristoyl Isethionate
Sodium Myristoyl Sarcosinate
Sodium Myristyl Sulfate
Sodium Oleth-7 or -8 Phosphate
Sodium Palmitate
Sodium Pareth- 15-7 or 25-7 Carboxylate
Sodium Pareth-23 or -25 Sulfate
Sodium PCA
Sodium PCA Methysilanol
Sodium Ribonucleic Acid -- SRNA
Sodium Sarcosinate
Sodium Soap
Sodium Stearate
Sodium Steroyl Lactylate
Sodium Urocanate
Solvent Sorbeth-6 Hexastearate
Sorbitan Diisoseate
Sorbitan Dioleate
Sorbitan Fatty Acid Esters
Sorbitan Isostearate
Sorbitan Oleate -- Sorbitan Monooleate
Sorbitan Palmitate -- Span 40 (TM)
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Sorbitan Sequistearate
Sorbitan Triisostearate
Sorbitan Tristearate
Spermaceti -- Cetyl Palmitate
Sponge Stabilizers Stearalkonium Bentonite
Stearalkonium Chloride
Stearalkonium Hectorite
Stearamide
Stearamide DEA -- Stearic Acid Diethanolamide
Stearamide DIBA Stearate
Stearamide MIPA Stearate
Stearamide MIPA
Stearamide Oxide
Stearmidopropalkonium Chloride
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Stearamine
Stearamine Oxide
Stearates Steareth-2
Steareth-4 through -100
Stearic Acid Stearic Hydrazide
Stearmidoethyl Diethylamine
Stearoamphoacetate
Stearoamphocarboxyglycinate
Stearoamphodiacetate
Stearoamphohydroxypropysulfonate
Stearoamphopropionate
Steroid Stearone
Stearoxy Dimethicone
Stearoxytrimethylsilane
Stearoyl Lactylic Acid
Stearoyl Sarcosine
Steartrimonium Chloride
Steartrimonium Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Stearyl Acetate
Stearyl Betaine
Stearyl Caprylate
Stearyl Citrate
Stearyl Erucamide
Stearyl Erucate
Stearyl Ghycyrrhetinate
Stearyl Heptanoate
Stearyl Hydroxyethyl Imidazoline
Stearyl Lactate
Stearyl Octanoate
Stearyl Stearate
Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate
Stearyldimethyl Amine
Stearylvinyl Ether/Maleic Anhydride Copolymer
Steroids
Sterol
Sucrose Distearate
Sucrose Laurate
Sucrose Stearate
Sugar Synthetic Spermaceti
TEA-Lauroyl Sarcosinate
TEA-Myristate
TEA-Oleate -- Triethanolamine Oleate
TEA-Palm-Kernel Sarcosinate
TEA-Stearate
Terpinyl Acetate
Tetramethyl Decynediol
TIPA-Stearate
Tridecyl Stearate
Tryhydroxy Stearin
Triisostearin
Trimethylopropane Triisostearate
Trimyristin-Glyceryl Trimyristate
Trioleth-8 Phosphate
Trioleyl Phosphate
Tristearin
Tristearyl Citrate
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
Undecylpentadecanol
Urea -- CarbamideUrease
Valine
Velvet Vitamin A Vitamin B12
Waxes
Zinc Stearate -- Zinc Soap
For this list, I started by copying a big list of
ingredient from the Animal Rights Resource Site . Their site said the
list was posted by Jonathan Esterhazy of the Manitoba Animal Rights
Coalition. His post says that he took the information from the 1992
version of the North
American Vegetarian Society's "Personal Care with Principle" book.
I have the 1998 version of the book (now titled "Personal Care for People Who Care ", and it credits
the list to the American
Vegan Society , which has zero information about animal ingredients
on their website at the time I'm writing this. The list in NAVS' 1998
book is much shorter (and curiously, most of the items in the shorter
1998 list do not appear at all in the larger 1992 list). The footnote
in the book says:
From the American Vegan
Society's "Listing of Ingredients and Materials: Animal, Vegetable, or
Mineral?" Reprinted with permission. For a complete listing which
includes definitions, contact the American Vegan Society at 56 Dinshah
Drive, P.O. Box H, Malaga, NJ 08328, Tel. (609) 694-2887. [As I
write this, AVS does not have a website.]So the bulk of the list below is from AVS/NAVS/MARC/ARRS. I
also added items from the 1998 "Personal Care" guide which did not
appear in the original list, and show them in dark
purple black boldface .
Please don't write to ask for more information about the
list or its contents -- it should be apparent that I've already
told you everything I know.
In March 2005 I got this email: "Your ingredient listing
of what is "Definitely from Animals" and "Probably from Animals" is
quite outdated. Just to name two ... Stearic acid and Sodium PCA are
now mostly derived from plants sources in the natural health and beauty
industry. -- Daniel Stewart, Web Manager, Kiss My Face Corp." Fair
enough, except:
Mr. Stewart did not reply to my request for a source for a
more current list.
The other more well-known sources, such as PETA's website,
also list Stearic acid as being definitely animal-derived.
While stearic acid in the natural health and beauty
industry might be plant derived, that doesn't mean that they're
plant-derived in the overwhelming majority of products on the market.
Please don't write to ask for more information about the
list or its contents -- it should be apparent that I've already told
you everything I know.
Why be vegetarian? Save animals, get healthy, lose weight, help the planet -- take your pick!
All about Protein . All vegetables have plenty of protein. Even lettuce. How do you think elephants get so big? :)
Vegetarian Myths. From "plants aren't a complete protein" to "Hitler was a vegetarian", we run down all the common misconceptions here.
Vegetarianism and the Environment. Meat production involves horrific amounts of water, land, energy, and pollution, compared to plant foods. Going veg. is the easiest way to lessen your impact.
This website is not medical advice. While the author has tried to ensure the accuracy of the information on this site, and while he quotes many medical doctors, he is not a medical doctor himself, and this website is not medical or nutritional advice. Anyone contemplating nutritional changes should seek the counsel of a qualified health professional.
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