1. The Neesa Project What’s on the label?

2. What does it mean? Natural Ingredients Organic Ingredients Vegetarian Hypoallergenic Not tested on animals

3. What is it then? Cochineal Carmines Gelatine Glycerine Stearate Acid Stearic Acid Stearyl Alcohol All Natural products!

4. Cochineal Beetle (Carmines, E120, Natural Red 4)

5. Glycerine Stearic Acid Derived from either Vegetable fat or (more commonly) Animal fat

6. Stearic Acid (Tallow) Soap Shampoo Conditioner Body Lotion Suntan Lotion Moisturiser Face Make up Lipstick Slaughter House waste

7. Dove Soap…….. Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate – Surfactant – may dry skin Stearic Acid – Humectant – may sensitise you to allergens Sodium Palmitate – Surfactant – may dry skin Aqua – Solvent – just plain old water Lauric Acid – Humectant – may irritate very sensitive skin Sodium Isethionate – Surfactant – oh good. This is mild to skin and not drying Sodium Stearate – Surfactant – not particularly beneficial to skin, but not known to irritate either Cocamidopropyl Betaine – Surfactant – may be an allergen Sodium Palm Kernelate – Surfactant – Oh good – just a gentle cleanser Glycerin – Humectant – can cause allergy in very rare cases Sodium Chloride – Viscosity Controlling Agent – not particularly beneficial to skin, but not known to irritate either Zinc Oxide – Additive – non-irritant and non-allergic, unless you’re allergic to zinc Citric Acid - Antioxidant – may cause mild irritation to very sensitive skin Tetrasodium EDTA – Sequestrant – not particularly beneficial to skin, but not known to irritate either - carcinogenic Tetrasodium Etidronate – Sequestrant – not particularly beneficial to skin, but not known to irritate either Alumina – Additive – may cause skin irritation CI 77891 – Colourant – eye and skin irritant

8. UNILEVER PONDS SIMPLE ST IVES SURE TRESEMME TIMOTEI VASELINE BRUT RADOX - MATEY

10. Ingredients Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Parfum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Bisabolol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Meal, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed, Punica Granatum Fruit Juice, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Juice, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Hydroxide, Laureth-4, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Yoghurt, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Tetrasodium EDTA, Propylene Glycol (anti freeze), Dipropylene Glycol, Benzyl Salicylate, Glycerin, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Geraniol, Citric Acid, Trideceth-9, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, BHT, Sodium Benzoate, Methylisothiazolinone, CI 16255, CI 42090, CI 17200.

11. Does it Matter? We’re not eating it! Can we be expected to check everything ?

12. Islamic Viewpoint.

13. If the substance comes from animal fats, then it is of two types: (a) Either it comes from animals that are permissible to eat, and it has been slaughtered according to sharee’ah, or it comes from sea creatures that do not need to be slaughtered. The ruling in this case is that it is permissible, with no doubt. (b) Or it comes from animals whose meat and fat are forbidden to eat, such as pigs, or it comes from a permissible animal but it has not been slaughtered in the proper shar’i manner, so it is “dead meat”. The ruling in both cases is that it is haraam, with no doubt. The materials which are used to manufacture creams, shampoos, toothpaste and soap are either: 1. Animal fats 2. or other substances, of vegetable origin or artificial.

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15. In the case of doubt, then he should not use it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.”

16. White wine vinegar? Cider vinegar? Red wine vinegar?

18. Alternatives BODY SHOP LUSH ASDA – own vegetarian range If it’s not labelled vegetarian – it’s probably NOT! And finally - Toothpaste

19. CI Numbers? CI 16255 & L-cysteine