Behenyl alcohol derives its vegan and vegetarian status from behenic acid.
| 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 behenyl alcohol is vegan and vegetarian.
Behenyl alcohol, also known as n-docosanol, is a long-chain fatty alcohol used as an emulsifier in cosmetics and as a treatment for cold sores. It is commercially synthesized from behenic acid.
Sources
- https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Behenyl-Alcohol#section=Methods-of-Manufacturing
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Docosanol
- (Ed.). (1988). 5 Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Isostearyl Alcohol, Myristyl Alcohol, and Behenyl Alcohol. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, 7(3), 359–413.
https://doi.org/10.3109/10915818809023137