What’s In Makeup? 3 Common Ingredients That Will Weird You Out

You’ve probably heard urban legends about weird items in all sorts of products throughout the years. If you buy cosmetics, you need to be aware of the fact that it’s not just urban legend — it’s very true. 

From bat poop in mascara to other makeup items containing different kinds of animal products, you really need to be aware of what’s in makeup. 

To learn more about some of the grossest items found in everyday makeup items, read on. 

Fish

While you wouldn’t think that makeup would have any animal products at all, that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, a quick search of what’s in makeup shows that these items often contain animal products — including fish. 

Fish scales are an incredibly common item found in many makeup products, including rainbow fish scales in lipstick. These scales are crushed and used in these products in order to give it a certain amount of glisten and shine. 

It’s an upgrade from toxic materials that were once used in makeup to create the same effect, but if you’d rather stay away from fish in your makeup, always look into products that don’t use it. 

Animal Waste Products

Yes, literal animal waste. 

As previously stated, some makeup products use bat poop as an active ingredient. Others use whale vomit or feces to make sure the product is sustainable. 

It gets worse.

Other forms of makeup use bull semen, crushed beetles, and even roadkill. Some makeup products also use gross items like bird droppings and slime from snail and slugs. 

These products help the makeup retain its consistenency or add color. But knowing how common these items are found in makeup has made a lot of people make a switch. 

Since people have become more aware, a lot of brands have come out with vegan makeup that doesn’t contain these ingredients. After finding out about some of these items, it’s pretty understandable. 

Human Waste Products

It doesn’t stop at animal waste products — many makeup items also contain diffeerent forms of human waste. 

From the foreskins of newborn babies, to human blood — you really need to do your research on what’s in makeup so you can avoid these sorts of items. There are also makeup products that contain live bacteria.

The more you do your research into these makeup products, the grosser it potentially gets. While a picture is worth a thousand words, you’ll want to do a little bit of research on the makeup you use before taking the picture. 

Grossed Out Yet? Do Your Research on What’s in Makeup Before Buying

Since you now have an idea of what’s in makeup, do all you can to research before making purchases. 

What you do with that information is up to you, but you deserve to know what you’re applying to your skin. This empowers you as a consumer and helps you to make decisions that you can agree with. 

Sometimes life is stranger than fiction, so you would be surprised to know just how common these sorts of mind-blowing facts are.

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