is whale meat really in girls cosmetic items?

Answer 1

yes that is all that its made of especially the nedangered sperm whales

Answer 2

Used to be, I don't think so anymore. But animal fat is still used in it. There was a moisturizer that they sell on ebay that gives you the whole scoop on what they actually use. Here's some of the info:
"Brace yourself.
You just won't believe what is in your moisturizer!
A short story, that solved a mystery for me. Ingredient labels were at one time were a big puzzle for me. Some of the ingredients had names that seemed made up (they actually are). Some were so long they were unpronounceable.
I had someone tell me about her visit to the back of a butcher shop. She was friends with the butcher. In her conversation with him as he worked, she asked him what happened to all the leftovers she noticed him discarding. The fat and all the stuff that is cut off the beef and pork meat. He pointed to a big covered vat. He said there is a company that comes around every so often and picks it up. He said he has to keep the lid on all the time. By the time they come around it smells pretty bad. She asked him what they used it for. Why would anyone want this stuff? The butcher laughed. That's what they use to make all those moisturizers the ladies all smear on their face. Oh my God! That's why those names are so long.

How can that be? I've never seen anything on any label for any moisturizer that says anything about animal ingredients. They use many other words for it. Stearic acid, stearates, glycerin, and also many other chemicals (unless it's marked vegetable it is normally made from animals).

There ought to be a law. Yes there should be. But there isn't. Manufacturers don't have to disclose the source of their ingredients. They just need to tell you the ingredients' chemical names. That's why they use all the names that mean nothing to regular people.

Stearic Acid. What is it? Stearates, stearic acid and waxes along with glycerin work to combine the oils and water together. They are essential to make a smooth creamy moisturizer! They are the reason moisturizers work so much better than just using plain oil, is due to this oil and water combination, which helps get the oils down into the skin replace lost lipids. Thereby moisturizing without that greasy feeling. The Strearic Acids and the Glycerin and Waxes can be made from either vegetables or animals.

So why do they ALL use animal ingredients? They cost a little less. Not much. But a few pennies adds up though when you are selling millions of jars and bottles. And up until recently no one cared. In fact, almost no one knew. In fact, unless a moisturizer says no animal derived products, it is just about guaranteed they used animal based products."

Answer 3

Back in the day they used whale oil not meat. Some talc's had seashell in them as well. Most if not all whales are protected species now and their oil is no longer used. However, Shark oil is still used. The hammerhead shark has the largest quantity of shark liver oil in it's body so, they are hunted most.

Answer 4

You're thinking of ambergris. It's been largely replaced by synthetics now. It's really more like solidified spem whale bile.

Answer 5

ewwwwwwwwwwww sick i hope not because i have been wearing THICK makeup since i was 3 dang that might have been y i got so fat.all that whale meat sunk into my skin or somethin cuz now my cheeks look like a chipmunk :(((((

Answer 6

I thought it was whale blubber and oil, not whale meat.

Answer 7

good question. if it is, it would be whale blubber which is just fat that would be made into oil. still sounds nasty though huh?
I do know they use chicken fat in some cosmetics.

Answer 8

No, it is whale oil.

Answer 9

no, it's shark scales in lip stick, so i prefer to wear the gloss

Answer 10

I hope not. Save the whales.
http://whales.greenpeace.org/global
If you find out that it is, don't buy that product. Do not support this terrible practice. Please.