Animal Ingredient List
This list is from the veganbaking.net website.
The following ingredients are either animal derived or have the potential to be animal derived so need further investigation if on a product label.
Adrenaline Hormone
from adrenal glands of hogs, cattle, and sheep. In medicine. Alternatives: synthetics.
Alanine
(See Amino Acids)
Albumen
In eggs, milk, muscles, blood, and many vegetable tissues and fluids. In cosmetics, albumen is usually derived from egg whites and used as a coagulating agent. May cause allergic reaction. In cakes, cookies, candies, etc. Egg whites sometimes used in "clearing" wines. Derivative: Albumin.
Albumin
(See Albumen)
Alcloxa
Uric acid from cows, most mammals. Also in many plants (especially comfrey). In cosmetics (especially creams and lotions) and used in treatment of wounds and ulcers. Derivatives: Alcloxa, Aldioxa. Alternatives: extract of comfrey root, synthetics
Aldioxa
Uric acid from cows, most mammals. Also in many plants (especially comfrey). In cosmetics (especially creams and lotions) and used in treatment of wounds and ulcers. Derivatives: Alcloxa, Aldioxa. Alternatives: extract of comfrey root, synthetics
Aliphatic Alcohol
Allantoin
Alligator Skin
(See Leather)
Alpha-Hydroxy Acids
Any one of several acids used as an exfoliant and in anti-wrinkle products. Lactic acid may be animal-derived (see Lactic Acid). Alternatives: glycolic acid, citric acid, and salicylic acid are plant- or fruit-derived
.
Ambergris
From whale intestines. Used as a fixative in making perfumes and as a flavoring in foods and beverages. Alternatives: synthetic or vegetable fixatives.
Amino Acids
The building blocks of protein in all animals and plants. In cosmetics, vitamins, supplements, shampoos, etc. Alternatives: synthetics, plant sources.
Aminosuccinate Acid
Can be animal or plant source (e.g., molasses). Sometimes synthesized for commercial
Angora
Hair from the Angora rabbit or goat. Used in clothing. Alternatives: synthetic fibers.
Animal Fats and Oils
Animal Hair
In some blankets, mattresses, brushes, furniture, etc. Alternatives: vegetable and synthetic fibers.
Arachidonic Acid
A liquid unsaturated fatty acid that is found in liver, brain, glands, and fat of animals and humans. Generally isolated from animal liver. Used in companion animal food for nutrition and in skin creams and lotions to soothe eczema and rashes. Alternatives: synthetics, aloe vera, tea tree oil, calendula ointment.
Arachidyl Proprionate
A wax that can be from animal fat. Alternatives: peanut or vegetable oil.
Aspartic Acid, Aminosuccinate Acid
Can be animal or plant source (e.g., molasses). Sometimes synthesized for commercial purposes.
Bee Pollen
Microsporic grains in seed plants gathered by bees then collected from the legs of bees. Causes allergic reactions in some people. In nutritional supplements, shampoos, toothpastes, deodorants. Alternatives: synthetics, plant amino acids, pollen collected from plants.
Bee Products
Produced by bees for their own use. Bees are selectively bred. Culled bees are killed. A cheap sugar is substituted for their stolen honey. Millions die as a result. Their legs are often torn off by pollen-collection trapdoors.
Beeswax, Honeycomb
Benzoic Acid
In almost all vertebrates and in berries. Used as a preservative in mouthwashes, deodorants, creams, aftershave lotions, etc. Alternatives: cranberries, gum benzoin (tincture) from the aromatic balsamic resin from trees grown in China, Sumatra, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Beta Carotene A pigment found in many animal tissues and 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 as a texturizer in cosmetics, shampoos, and creams. Alternatives: plant sources.
Blood
From any slaughtered animal. Used as adhesive in plywood, also found in cheese-making, foam rubber, intravenous feedings, and medicines. Possibly in foods such as lecithin. Alternatives: synthetics, plant sources.
Boar Bristles
Hair from wild or captive hogs. In "natural" toothbrushes and bath and shaving brushes. Alternatives: vegetable fibers, nylon, the peelu branch or peelu gum (Asian, available in the U.S.; its juice replaces toothpaste).
Bone Char
Animal bone ash. Used in bone china and often to make sugar white. Serves as the charcoal used in aquarium filters. Alternatives: synthetic tribasic calcium phosphate.
Bone Meal
Crushed or ground animal bones. In some fertilizers. In some vitamins and supplements as a source of calcium. In toothpastes. Alternatives: plant mulch, vegetable compost, dolomite, clay, vegetarian vitamins.
Calciferol
Calfskin
Caprylamine Oxide
Capryl Betaine
A liquid fatty acid from cow's or goat's milk. Also from a mixture of palm and coconut oil, and in small quantities from other plant oils. In perfumes, soaps. Derivatives: Caprylic Triglyceride, Caprylamine Oxide, Capryl Betaine. Alternatives: plant sources.
Caprylic Acid
A liquid fatty acid from cow's or goat's milk. Also from a mixture of palm and coconut oil, and in small quantities from other plant oils. In perfumes, soaps. Derivatives: Caprylic Triglyceride, Caprylamine Oxide, Capryl Betaine. Alternatives: plant sources.
Caprylic Triglyceride
A liquid fatty acid from cow's or goat's milk. Also from a mixture of palm and coconut oil, and in small quantities from other plant oils. In perfumes, soaps. Derivatives: Caprylic Triglyceride, Caprylamine Oxide, Capryl Betaine. Alternatives: plant sources.
Carbamide
Carminic Acid
Carotene, Provitamin A, Beta Carotene
Casein, Caseinate, Sodium Caseinate
Caseinate
Cashmere
Castor, Castoreum
Castoreum
Catgut
Cera Flava
Cerebrosides
Cetyl Alcohol
Wax found in spermaceti from sperm whales or dolphins. There are palm oil alternatives but that is no consolation either
Cetyl Palmitate
Wax found in spermaceti from sperm whales or dolphins. There are palm oil alternatives but that is no consolation either
Chitosan
Cholesterin
Cholesterol
Choline Bitartrate
Civet
Cochineal
Cod Liver Oil
Collagen
Colors, Dyes
Corticosteroid
Cortisone, Corticosteroid
Cysteine, L-Form
Cystine
An amino acid found in urine and horsehair. Used as a nutritional supplement and in emollients. Alternatives: plant sources.
Dexpanthenol
(See Panthenol)
Diglycerides
(See Monoglycerides and Glycerin) can be animal derived or can be palm oil derived
Dimethyl Stearamine
Fat from cows and sheep and from dogs and cats euthanized in animal shelters, etc. Most often refers to a fatty substance taken from the stomachs of pigs. Can be harsh, irritating. Used in cosmetics, soaps, lubricants, candles, hairspray, conditioners, deodorants, creams, chewing gum, food flavoring. Derivatives: Stearamide, Stearamine, Stearates, Stearic Hydrazide, Stearone, Stearoxytrimethylsilane, Stearoyl Lactylic Acid, Stearyl Betaine, Stearyl Imidazoline.
Down
Duodenum Substances
Dyes
Egg Protein
Elastin
Emu Oil
Ergocalciferol
Ergosterol
Estradiol
Estrogen, Estradiol
Female hormones from pregnant mares? urine. Considered a drug. Can have harmful systemic effects if used by children. Used for reproductive problems and in birth control pills and Premarin, a menopausal drug. In creams, perfumes, and lotions. Has a negligible effect in the creams as a skin restorative; simple vegetable-source emollients are considered better.
Fats
Fatty Acids
FD&C Colors
Feathers
Fish Liver Oil
Fish Oil
Fish Scales
Fur
Gel
Gelatin, Gel
Glucose Tyrosinase
Glycerides
Glycerin, Glycerol
Glycerol
Glyceryls
Glycreth-26
Guanine, Pearl Essence
Hide Glue
Honey
Honeycomb
Horsehair
Hyaluronic Acid
Hydrocortisone
Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Imidazolidinyl Urea
Insulin
Isinglass
Isopropyl Lanolate
Isopropyl Myristate
Isopropyl Palmitate
Keratin
Lactic Acid
Lactose
Laneth
Lanogene
Lanolin, Lanolin Acids, Wool Fat, Wool Wax
Lanolin Alcohol
Lanosterols
Lard
Leather, Suede, Animal Skin
Lecithin, Choline Bitartrate
Linoleic Acid
Lipase
Lipids
Lipoids, Lipids
Marine Oil
Methionine
Milk Protein
Mink Oil
Monoglycerides, Glycerides (See Glycerin)
Musk (Oil)
Myristal Ether Sulfate
Myristic Acid
Myristyls
"Natural Sources"
Nucleic Acids
In the nucleus of all living cells. Used in cosmetics, shampoos, conditioners, etc. Also in vitamins, supplements. Alternatives: plant sources.
Ocenol
(See Oleyl Alcohol)
Octyl Dodecanol
Mixture of solid waxy alcohols. Primarily from stearyl alcohol. (See Stearyl Alcohol.)
Oleic Acid
Obtained from various animal and vegetable fats and oils. Usually obtained commercially from inedible tallow. (See Tallow.) In foods, soft soap, bar soap, permanent wave solutions, creams, nail polish, lipsticks, many other skin preparations. Derivatives: Oleyl Oleate, Oleyl Stearate. Alternatives: coconut oil. (See alternatives to Animal Fats and Oils.)
Oils
Oleths
(See Oleyl Alcohol)
Oleyl Alcohol, Ocenol
Found in fish oils. Used in the manufacture of detergents, as a plasticizer for softening fabrics, and as a carrier for medications. Derivatives: Oleths, Oleyl Arachidate, Oleyl Imidazoline.
Oleyl Arachidate
(See Oleyl Alcohol)
Oleyl Imidazoline
Oleyl Myristate
(See Myristic Acid)
Oleyl Oleate
(See Oleic Acid)
Oleyl Stearate
(See Oleic Acid)
Palmitamide
(See Palmitic Acid)
Palmitamine
(See Palmitic Acid)
Palmitate
(See Palmitic Acid)
Palmitic Acid
From fats, oils (see Fatty Acids). Mixed with stearic acid. Found in many animal fats and plant oils. In shampoos, shaving soaps, creams. Derivatives: Palmitate, Palmitamine, Palmitamide.
Panthenol, Dexpanthenol, Vitamin B-Complex Factor, Provitamin B-5
Panthenyl
(See Panthenol)
Pepsin
In hogs' stomachs. A clotting agent. In some cheeses and vitamins. Same uses and alternatives as Rennet.
Placenta, Placenta Polypeptides Protein, Afterbirth
Polyglycerol
(See Glycerin)
Polypeptides
From animal protein. Used in cosmetics. Alternatives: plant proteins and enzymes.
Polysorbates
Derivatives of fatty acids. In cosmetics, foods.
Pristane
Obtained from the liver oil of sharks and from whale ambergris. (See Squalene, Ambergris) Used as a lubricant and anti-corrosive agent. In cosmetics. Alternatives: plant oils, synthetics.
Progesterone
A steroid hormone used in anti-wrinkle face creams. Can have adverse systemic effects. Alternatives: synthetics.
Propolis
Tree sap gathered by bees and used as a sealant in beehives. In toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, supplements, etc. Alternatives: tree sap, synthetics.
Provitamin A
(See Carotene)
Provitamin B-5
(See Panthenol)
Provitamin D-2
(See Vitamin D)
Rennet, Rennin
Enzyme from calves' stomachs. Used in cheese-making, rennet custard (junket), and in many coagulated dairy products. Alternatives: microbial coagulating agents, bacteria culture, lemon juice, or vegetable rennet.
Rennin
(See Rennet)
Resinous Glaze
(See Shellac)
Ribonucleic Acid
(See RNA)
RNA, Ribonucleic Acid
RNA is in all living cells. Used in many protein shampoos and cosmetics. Alternatives: plant cells.
Royal Jelly
Sable Brushes
From the fur of sables (weasel-like mammals). Used to make eye makeup, lipstick, and artists' brushes. Alternatives: synthetic fibers.
Turtle Oil
Shark Liver Oil
Used in lubricating creams and lotions. Derivatives: Squalane, Squalene. Alternatives: vegetable oils.
Sheepskin
(See Leather)
Shellac, Resinous Glaze
Resinous excretion of certain insects. Used as a candy glaze, in hair lacquer, and on jewelry. Alternatives: plant waxes.
Silk, Silk Powder
Silk is the shiny fiber made by silkworms to form their cocoons. Worms are boiled in their cocoons to get the silk. Used in cloth. In silk-screening (other fine cloth can be and is used instead). Taffeta can be made from silk or nylon. Silk powder is obtained from the secretion of the silkworm. It is used as a coloring agent in face powders, soaps, etc. Can cause severe allergic skin reactions and systemic reactions (if inhaled or ingested). Alternatives: milkweed seed-pod fibers, nylon, silk-cotton tree and ceiba tree filaments (kapok), rayon, and synthetic silks.
Snails
In some cosmetics (crushed).
Sodium Caseinate
(See Casein)
Sodium Steroyl Lactylate
Sodium Tallowate
(See Tallow)
Spermaceti, Cetyl Palmitate, Sperm Oil
Waxy oil derived from the sperm whale's head or from dolphins. In many margarines. In skin creams, ointments, shampoos, candles, etc. Used in the leather industry. May become rancid and cause irritations. Alternatives: synthetic spermaceti, jojoba oil, and other vegetable emollients.
Sponge (Luna and Sea)
A plant-like animal. Lives in the sea. Becoming scarce. Alternatives: synthetic sponges, loofahs (plants used as sponges).
Squalane
(See Shark Liver Oil)
Squalene
Oil from shark livers, etc. In cosmetics, moisturizers, hair dyes, surface-active agents. Alternatives: vegetable emollients such as olive oil, wheat germ oil, rice bran oil, etc.
Stearamide
(See Stearic Acid)
Stearamine
(See Stearic Acid)
Stearamine Oxide
Stearates
(See Stearic Acid)
Stearic Acid
Fat from cows and sheep and from dogs and cats euthanized in animal shelters, etc. Most often refers to a fatty substance taken from the stomachs of pigs. Can be harsh, irritating. Used in cosmetics, soaps, lubricants, candles, hairspray, conditioners, deodorants, creams, chewing gum, food flavoring. Derivatives: Stearamide, Stearamine, Stearates, Stearic Hydrazide, Stearone, Stearoxytrimethylsilane, Stearoyl Lactylic Acid, Stearyl Betaine, Stearyl Imidazoline. Alternatives: Stearic acid can be found in many vegetable fats, coconut.
Stearic Hydrazide
Stearone
Stearoxytrimethylsilane
Stearoyl Lactylic Acid
Stearyl Acetate
Stearyl Alcohol, Sterols
Stearyl Betaine
Stearyl Caprylate
Stearyl Citrate
Stearyldimethyl Amine
Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate
Stearyl Heptanoate
Stearyl Imidazoline
Stearyl Octanoate
Stearyl Stearate
Steroids, Sterols
Sterols
Suede
Tallow, Tallow Fatty Alcohol, Stearic Acid
Tallow Acid
Tallow Amide
Tallow Amine
Talloweth-6
Tallow Glycerides
Tallow Imidazoline
Triterpene Alcohols
Turtle Oil, Sea Turtle Oil
Tyrosine
Urea, Carbamide
Uric Acid
Vitamin A
Vitamin B-Complex Factor
Vitamin B Factor
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin D, Ergocalciferol, Vitamin D-2, Ergosterol, Provitamin D-2, Calciferol, Vitamin D-3
Vitamin H
Wax
Whey
Wool
Wool Fat
Wool Wax