FOOD

meat, poultry, fish, lard

dairy, eggs, gelatin(e), whey

honey, beeswax, bee propolis, royal jelly

white refined sugar,
brown sugar and some raw sugars
are refined using bone char.
There are many vegan alternatives

cod liver oil & anchovy paste

beef bouillon & chicken stock

rennet/rennin
(in most dairy cheeses)

casein/sodium caseinate/
potassium caseinate
(in most cheeses,
including many made from soy)

lecithin (can be either egg or soy)

vitamins
may come from non-vegan sources

diglycerides & monoglycerides

lipase

hydrolyzed animal protein

shark cartilage

lactic acid (when from milk)

caramel (may contain dairy)

non-dairy creamers
(can contain dairy or casein)

pepsin, albumin, carminic acid/carmine

CLOTHING

leather & suede

furs ~ wool ~ silk ~ angora

cashmere ~ down

HOUSEHOLD

soaps usually contain tallow or animal fats.
There are many vegan alternatives

candles
may contain beeswax, tallow or animal fats.
paraffin is a synthetic alternative.

tallow

pearls, ivory

glues & adhesives
may contain animal by-products

sable brushes (artist brushes)

boar bristles
in 'natural' toothbrushes, hairbrushes,
shaving brushes

catgut
in tennis rackets and musical instruments

sperm oil is used in candle-making

shellac
in hairsprays, lip sealer, polishes,
painting & glazing.

non-digital photographic film & paper
is made from gelatin,
an animal derived ingredient.
Digital photography is a less wasteful,
cruelty-free alternative.

COSMETICS & TOILETRIES

lanolin

stearic acid
can be animal-derived or synthetic

collagen ~ keratin

calcium carbonate
can be synthetic or from oyster shells
collected from shucking houses

hydrolyzed animal protein

placenta (in face creams)

musk oil ~ mink oil

fish scales

elastin

PHARMACEUTICALS

Most contraceptive pills
contain animal ingredients.

Premarin (a female hormone)
is pregnant mare urine.

Estrogen, Estrone, Estradiol
are hormones from cow ovaries
and pregnant mares' urine.

Insulin is traditionally obtained from
the pancreas of hogs, sheep and oxen.

Cortisone is a hormone from cattle liver.

There are now synthetic alternatives
for all of these.