Ceramide eop derives its vegan and vegetarian status from phytosphingosine, fatty acids.
| Vegan? Maybe | Vegetarian? Maybe |
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 ceramide eop may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Ceramide EOP is the N-acylated sphingolipid having the D-erythro structure consisting of phytosphingosine linked to an omega-hydroxy acid esterified with a satured or unsaturated fatty acid. No detailed information about how it is commercially manufactured is available online so we assume it comes from combining phytosphingosine and fatty acids.
Sources
- Burnett, C. L., Boyer, I. J., Bergfeld, W. F., Belsito, D. V., Hill, R. A., Klaassen, C. D., Liebler, D. C., Marks, J. G., Shank, R. C., Slaga, T. J., Snyder, P. W., Gill, L. J., & Heldreth, B. (2020). Safety Assessment of Ceramides as Used in Cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology, 39(3_suppl), 5S–25S.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581820958692