beta-sitosterol

Beta-sitosterol derives its vegan and vegetarian status from vegetable oil.

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 beta-sitosterol is vegan and vegetarian.

Beta-sitosterol is used as an emulsifier in cosmetics. It is commercially extracted from various plant and vegetable oils.

Sources

  1. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/222284
  2. https://cir-reports.cir-safety.org/view-attachment/?id=56e8bd9b-8c74-ec11-8943-0022482f06a6