Not Vegan
How we decideBee venom is not vegan. It is produced in a honey bee's venom gland and collected from bees for use as apitoxin or bee venom.
Bee venom is a complex glandular secretion containing peptides and enzymes. Honey bees use it in colony defense.
Ingredient Data
Not Vegan
Apitoxin; Honey bee venom
Bee venom is a secretion produced in the venom gland of honey bees.
Specialty skin creams, serums, masks and experimental therapeutic preparations.
Products formulated without bee venom or other hive-derived ingredients.
The outcome depends on the collection method. Some systems collect venom without a bee losing its stinger, but the ingredient remains animal-derived.