Is Kylie Jenner's Skincare Line Vegan or What?

From Cosmopolitan

• Kylie Jenner is being called out for her skincare line, Kylie Skin, which claims to be vegan.

• Kylie recently faced backlash for including walnut shells in her face scrub.

Kylie Jenner cannot win when it comes to her skincare line. First, she was fully dragged because her face scrub contains walnut shells, which are said to cause scrapes on your skin and do way more harm than good. Then, fans criticized the way she washes her face and because she used a dirty towel to dry it. Now, people are upset because they think her products are not vegan despite her claiming otherwise. Here's a quick rundown on the drama and if her line is actually vegan.

After Kylie dropped her new products, everyone was quick to snatch them up to see if they could get skin as clear and smooth as Kylie's. There was just one thing: After looking at the ingredients list, people noticed some of them appear to be derived from animals.

Kylie's site boasts a vegan banner on nearly every page, and in the "About" section, it says, "Everything is cruelty free, vegan, gluten free, paraben and sulfate free and suitable for all skin types." So obviously fans were upset when they thought she wasn't being totally honest.

One pointed out that her Vanilla Milk Toner was made with squalene, an oil that's usually sourced from deep-sea sharks in the South Pacific. Another thought there was an ingredient called 3-Hydroxyacetophenone in her toner and face wash, which is concerning because it comes from beavers. And others thought her products contained glycerine, which is derived from animal fats.

That said, everyone who's interested in vegan skincare should know that details matter and that many of these ingredients can also be derived from plants. For starters, while squalene is derived from sharks, it also comes in a natural, just-as-effective form: squalane, which is harvested from various plants, olives, rice bran, and sugarcane.

And the person who said 3-Hydroxyacetophenone comes from beavers didn't realize that Kylie's products actually contain Hydroxyacetophenone, which is totally different and said to be "a clean, safe, lab-synthesized, nature-identical compound."

Also, while glycerine is animal-based, the ingredient in Kylie's product is called glycerin, which is vegetable-based.

Basically, it seems like some people were quick to assume that she had messed up, but hopefully this clears up any confusion!

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