Is it vegan?
Honey
Mel is the INCI name for honey; mel extract is a concentrated form of it. It is easy to miss on a list, because the word “honey” often doesn’t appear.
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- On a list as
- Mel · Mel Extract
- What it does
- Humectant: draws in and holds moisture
- Where it comes from
- Animal: made by honeybees
- Vegan?
- No
Why it’s in a formula
Honey is a humectant: its sugars draw water to the skin and hold it there. In small amounts it adds a little moisture to creams, serums and scrubs.
- It is not vegan, because bees make it.
- It is the ingredient most often missed by people checking a list for animal products, because it hides behind its Latin name.
Without honey
Vegan by their own published lists.
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Where you’ll find it at Divina
Read from each piece’s published ingredient list. 4 pieces.
Questions
What does “mel” mean on an ingredient list?
Honey. “Mel extract” is an extract of honey. Both are animal-derived.
Is honey vegan?
No. Vegans avoid it because it is made by bees.
Is honey vegetarian?
Yes. Vegetarians generally eat and use honey; it is vegans who avoid it.
How we know: every ingredient list on this site is the manufacturer’s own, read piece by piece and shade by shade, and the pieces above are worked out from those lists each time the site is built. Ingredient names and functions follow the EU’s CosIng database. This page describes cosmetic ingredients; it isn’t medical advice.
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