Beef, More than Steaks – Cosmetics

Part 3 of a Multi-Part Series

ALLIANCE – It can be difficult to avoid using any sort of beef products as there are so many uses for the byproducts, excluding the meat for consumers.  After slaughter, what remains is utilized to create a wide variety of household, industrial and production items.

Soaps, shampoos and even cosmetics use byproducts from beef in one form or another.

One Green Planet has a website for vegans to help them avoid any sort of animal product. An individual may be hard pressed to find any one of a multitude of products not containing beef.

The One Green Planet website explains “fats, fatty acids and protein meals from cows are used in a wide variety of everyday household items including in candles, cosmetic, crayons, perfume, mouthwash, toothpaste, shaving cream, soap and deodorants. Stearic acid derived from cow fat is the most common culprit in these items.”

Beef 2 Live, a website in favor of the use of beef byproducts lists all of these same cosmetic items, hygiene items and more.

Tallow is a very common ingredient in many cosmetic products. It is primarily used for eye makeup, lipstick, makeup base and foundations, One Green Planet states.

The carcasses of beef are boiled until suet forms and separates from the connective, membranous and other tissue, and then it ready to be sent to send to makeup companies. .From there it is made into cosmetics and sold to the consumer.

Wikipedia explains tallow can be stored for extended periods without the need for refrigeration. This prevents the decomposition as long as it is kept in an airtight container to prevent oxidation.

This makes tallow an ideal base for many soaps due to its solid nature. Lather rich soaps are virtually always made from tallow, as are most shaving creams.

 

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