Allantoin derives its vegan and vegetarian status from uric acid, sodium hydroxide, potassium permangenate.
| Vegan? Yes | Vegetarian? Yes |
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 allantoin is vegan and vegetarian.
Allantoin is used as a skin-conditioning agent in cosmetics. Although it can be extracted from some fly larvae, it is currently commercially produced from uric acid, sodium hydroxide, and potassium permangenate.
Sources
- Becker, L. C., Bergfeld, W. F., Belsito, D. V., Klaassen, C. D., Marks, J. G., Shank, R. C., Slaga, T. J., Snyder, P. W., & Andersen, F. A. (2010). Final Report of the Safety Assessment of Allantoin and Its Related Complexes. International Journal of Toxicology, 29(3_suppl).
https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581810362805