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Bugs, Beeswax & Fish Scales: The 5 Animal Ingredients Hiding in Your Makeup — and the Vegan Science Replacing Them

by Glowza Beauty Editorial Team on Oct 19 2026
Your blush may be tinted with crushed cochineal insects and your shimmer with fish scales. Here are the five animal-derived ingredients still hiding in conventional makeup — and the vegan mineral science that replaces them.