[ HALAL COSMETIC] Common Cosmetic Ingredients That Are Derived From Animal Products

Most of us are contaminating ourselves with Cosmetics which can Invalidates our Salah. Our everyday body care, make up products and toiletries such as shampoos, conditioners, shower gels, body creams, may contain animal (non zabiha/haram) byproducts (which might include pig, cow and Chicken).

1. Cochineal Dye

Also listed as Carmine, this odd sounding substance is far from synthetic. It’s actually a dye collected from crushed Dactylopius Coccus and known as cochineal beetles. The insects feed on cactus plants in Central and South America and the females eat the red cactus berries; when they’re crushed an intense red dye is produced. It’s found in most lipsticks and a lot of blush products.

2. Guanine

This one is often confused with bat guano, or bat poop. In fact, it’s a crystalline material that’s shimmering or light-diffusing and found in crushed fish scales. It’s in most mascara, nail polishes and lipsticks.

3. Tallow

Tallow is a common ingredient in many cosmetics including eye makeup, lipstick, makeup bases and foundations. To the everyday consumer, it’s more common name would be rendered animal fat. The process involves boiling the carcasses of slaughtered animals until a fatty substance is produced, ready to add to cosmetics and apply to one’s face.

4. Lanolin

Lanolin is the excretion from wool-bearing mammals and is found in most lipsticks and makeup remover.

Sources from: https://www.onegreenplanet.org/