ZEN HEAL

Most people don’t realize this…
That beautiful red lipstick or “natural” pink drink might be colored using crushed insects. 

Yes — carmine, also called cochineal or E120, is a bright red dye made by boiling and powdering the dried bodies of female cochineal insects.

Despite being marketed as “natural,” the process is anything but comforting. Many consumers unknowingly apply this insect-derived dye onto their lips, cheeks, and even consume it through foods and beverages. Many popular brands still use carmine — a pigment made by crushing and boiling female cochineal insects.

Yes, insects. It takes tens of thousands of them to produce just a small amount of carmine.

Another common colorant is mica, often linked to dangerous, exploitative mining involving child labor.

This is why it is known as “blood mica.”

These ingredients hide behind labels like natural red, natural color, or mineral pigment… but the reality behind them is far more disturbing. 

You wouldn’t eat insects.
So why would you wear them on your skin?

Zen Heal’s Stand:

• Cruelty-Free. Honest. Transparent.
• No carmine (no crushed insects)
• No mica (no child labor, no blood mica)
• No animal testing

Just Clean, Safe, Cruelty-free beauty you can trust.

“Beauty should never cost another life, another childhood, or someone else’s dignity.”