Ingredient guides
What's in your cosmetics, in plain language: which ingredients come from animals and the names they go by on a label, which fragrance allergens EU labels name, and how Bunny Search checks a label.
Bunny Search's Ingredient Check uses a curated list of 138 animal-origin materials: 113 that always come from animals and 25 that may, depending on the supplier. Our rules match about 1,480 of the 33,602 ingredient names in the EU's CosIng database.
Animal-derived ingredients, A–Z
All 138 animal-origin materials the Ingredient Check looks for, with the names they go by on labels, such as CI 75470 (carmine), Cera Alba (beeswax) and Adeps Lanae (lanolin). Grouped by family, with the 25 that may be animal-derived explained.
EU fragrance allergens
The fragrance allergens that EU cosmetics labels must name, why the list grew, and what it means when you read a label.
Ingredient scanner
Check a whole label with the app: scan the barcode or photograph the ingredient list. The Ingredient Check flags animal-derived ingredients, EU-listed fragrance allergens, parabens, palm oil and microplastics, each with its source.
How we check
The sources and rules behind the Ingredient Check, what each result means, and where it can be wrong.
Good to know
- These guides are about cosmetics and personal-care products, not food.
- What's in a product and whether a brand tests on animals are different questions. A cruelty-free brand can still use beeswax or carmine. To see what 10 cruelty-free and vegan lists from 9 organizations say about a brand, use the free brand directory.
- Bunny Search states facts, with sources. It doesn't score or rate products, and "No animal-derived ingredients found" is not a vegan certification.
Check a whole label with the app
Scan the barcode or photograph the ingredient list. The Ingredient Check flags animal-derived ingredients, and ones that may be, each with its source.
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After the short setup, tap 'What's in this product?' on Home.
Not medical advice. With allergies, always read the physical label.
Ingredient names and functions: European Commission CosIng database, © European Union, CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-28. Functions lower-cased and abridged.