Snake poison, sheep placenta, skin of the baby, … What else is put in cosmetics?

Extreme flesh of the baby
Already this phrase can throw some in shock. But cosmetologists justify use of this material for rejuvenation. Really, extreme flesh of babies is ingredient for some injection fillers. For example, it is for certain known that cosmetic fillers of such firms as Cosmoplast, Vavelta, Cosmoderm have as a part of a cage, received from infantile extreme flesh. Such cages – a source of natural human collagen and fibroplast. The question how these companies receive so valuable material continues to concern me? And whether parents of the baby on whom they performed simple operation know about it?



Caviar
Many companies tried to enter this component into cosmetics on care of skin. The speech, of course, not about salty caviar in a jar. It does not make sense to smear it on skin. For skin fresh caviar of rare breeds of fishes is necessary. Of course, it is expensive and, most likely, it is doubtful in terms of ethics and protection of the nature. How expensively? For example, La Prairie's Caviar Luxe Cream cream with very high concentration of caviar costs 710 dollars. Extract of caviar contains really the most rare necessary substances, such as alpha hydroacids, proteins, fatty acids. But whether it is worth it to rip up a belly of nice fish?



Musk of the Civet African
This is such wild cat. Derivative of special glands of this cat (the official name civetone) are popular ingredient of spirits and luxury colognes. In the synthetic way of civetone receive, but perfumers all the same prefer the cats of gland got by a scraper from a crotch. If to you not to liking such idea of use of fauna, then check the label of the perfume, natural or synthetic glands are used there.



Snail Trail
The Chilean brand of Arenscaracol cosmetics claims that use of slime of these snails for their products is explained by matchless qualities which cosmetics gains. Products of Arenscaracol improve skin, restore the damaged fabrics, fill wrinkles, do skin surprisingly smooth. I feel sorry for snails, but who thinks of invertebrates now?



Sheep placenta
You are ready to learning that on your hair there can be afterbirth remains from a genus of a lamb? For example, the Hask brand releases the whole line of products for hair, is proud advertizing rare ingredient – a sheep placenta. As a part of the line conditioners, masks for treatment of hair … Again a question, let silly how this ingredient is received? Most likely, poor lambs are artificially stimulated and whether think at the same time of the been born posterity?



Bacteria
Strange, but what it is very harmful to consume in food sometimes is useful to wrinkles. All know that it is impossible to buy the rumpled or expired canned food because of risk to catch botulism. But it appears, this opposite bacterium should not be underestimated. Under sosoby control from these bacteria the useful botulinum toxins A and B known to the people as Botox and Disport turn out. Probably, similar history was also with a mold from which then received a valuable antibiotic. Well, against such submission of terrible bacteria I like nothing against have no yet. Especially as the same Botox is not only rescue for the aunties anxious with age, but also makes progress in treatment of headaches, a cerebral palsy, other diseases.



Snake poison
Do you want to freeze the wrinkles without Botox use? Syn-Ake – this medicine was synthesized from viper poison, and it is a peculiar alternative to Botox as also possesses the weakening action on muscles. By the way, Gwyneth Paltrow is called the fan of this unusual ingredient of beauty. And the Sonya Dakar and Peter Thomas Roth brands have the whole anti-aging lines of products founded on snake poison. Interestingly, and someone cares then for dragons which deprived of poison?



Carmine / Cochineal insect
These are such dyes. Do you carry red lipstick or gloss? And how your lipstick received red color? The insects soaked in a special way are used as excellent red dye, and the name to it Karmin, or the Cochineal insect. Strange, but until recently it was almost impossible to understand what dyes are used in cosmetics. And only last year the international organization FDA made the decision to oblige the producer to specify if as dye pigments from insects are used. That is by 2011 lipstick surely has to have marking in which the producer is obliged to specify presence of the cochineal insect if such is available. If you do not want that for the sake of your red color did not kill insects, begin to read labels, be careful of such words as Carmine/Cochineal (Karmin / Cochineal insect)



Sperm of bulls
Semen has a large amount of the protein necessary for strengthening and deep conditioning of hair. For example, in London there is a Hari's Salon and if you have 45 minutes of time and 100 dollars, then you can receive the procedure for treatment of hair based on sperm of bulls. I do not know how you, and I cannot imagine what is done with a poor animal for receiving so useful piece therefore quite I trust proteins from wheat and to a keratin in such business as treatment of hair.



Dolphins and Whales
The history of use of whale ingredients is rather extensive. Except sperm, various waste products, glands, even intestinal masses are considered useful to cosmetics. The same can be told also about dolphins. Eventually, the same killer whale is a big dolphin. Generally, it is clear that material turns out exclusively valuable to cosmetologists and perfumers. But ecologists already sound the alarm, and some bans on use and exploitation of whales after all work. Though it is persistent it is rumored that in spite of the fact that synthetic substitutes exist, such perfumery Houses as Creed and Serge Luytens still use natural whale components.