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Hot List for Veggies to Spot Animal Derived Ingredients in Disguise

Being a vegetarian can be difficult as some ingredients have a name that does not indicate where they came from, or they can come from vegetable as well as animal sources. Here I share with you a list of hot ingredients commonly used in cosmetics that you need to be aware of...

Hot List For Veggies

This list is made listing the common names of the ingredients as well as their INCI name (the one used on the ingredients list), along with their alternative (meaning the same ingredient with the same name but from an alternative source)

Name

INCI name

Alternative?

Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic acid
either synthetic or biofermented
Collagen (usually from fish)
Collagen Rare plant source
Elastin (usually from fish)
Elastin
No
Squalane (from shark liver)
Squalane
Yes, from olives
Squalene (from sharl liver Squalene
Yes, from olives
Chitosan and derivatives (from crustaceous)
Chitosan ..
No
Chitin and derivatives (from crustaceous)
Chitin ...
No
Carmine (red colour from Cochineal insect)
CI 75470
No
Shellac (red colour from Shellac insect)
Shellac
No
Glycerin (bovine derived)
Glycerin
Yes from vegetable oils
Lanolin and derivatives (from wool grease)
Lanolin ..
No
Keratin and derivatives (from vertebrates)
Keratin No
Sericin (from silk)
Sericin
No
DNA (from fish)
. DNA ...
No
Protamine (from fish)
Protamine No
Caviar extract
Caviar ..
No



This list is not exhaustive, but it contains the most common tricky ingredients for you to get familiar with and get savy about.

Collagen decrease in the skin is a key factor in ageing and the formation of wrinkles (on average it decreases 1.5% per year since the age of 25). Forest Secrets gives you the opportunity to build up your collagen content in your skin increasing skin firmness and elasticity without having to use animal ingredients. iRejuvenate Step 2 Regenerating Skin Serum contains rare plant derived collagen (from Mimosa Tenuiflora, also called the Skin Tree), whereas iRejuvenate Step 2, Lifting Pro-Youth Face Oil, stimulates collagen production within the skin itself. All our products are approved the the Vegetarian Society and the Vegan Society, so it is very easy for you to have the peace of mind of using products in line with your lifestyle and ethos. Check out the fantastic benefits for your skin Click here
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