2-butyl-1-octanol

2-butyl-1-octanol derives its vegan and vegetarian status from hexanal.

Classifications are made based on the available commercial supply of the ingredient, and are made based on the criteria on our classifications page.

Commercially available 2-butyl-1-octanol is vegan and vegetarian.

2-Butyl-1-Octanol is used as a humectant in cosmetics. It is synthesized from petroleum byproducts like hexanal.

Sources

1. https://www.nbinno.com/article/other-organic-chemicals/exploring-synthesis-properties-2-butyl-1-octanol-industrial-applications-vk
2. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2-Butyl-1-octanol