Reference
Halal Ingredient Index
Type any ingredient from the back of a pack. We publish what it is made from and whether we will formulate with it — including the answers that are inconvenient for us.
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Gelatin
A protein obtained by boiling animal skin, bone and connective tissue, used as a gelling and film-forming agent.
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A humectant that draws water into the skin. Halal status depends entirely on whether the feedstock was plant or animal fat.
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CI 75170
A pearlescent pigment obtained from fish scales, used for shimmer in eyeshadows, highlighters and nail products.
Why this index exists
An INCI list is a legal document written in Latin and colour-index numbers, and it is the only honest way to check a cosmetic. It is also unreadable unless someone tells you what the names mean. This index is that translation, published in full, whether or not it flatters us — the list of what we never use is the part of it that costs us something.