Disodium succinate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from succinic 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 disodium succinate is vegan and vegetarian.
Disodium succinate is a buffering agent or pH adjuster used in cosmetics. It is made from succinic acid.
Sources
- https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Sodium-Succinate
- https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1110#section=Methods-of-Manufacturing
- Fiume, M. M., eldreth, H., Bergfeld, W. F., Belsito, D. V., Hill, R. A., Klaassen, C. D., Liebler, D., Marks, J. G., Shank, R. C., Slaga, T. J., Snyder, P. W., & Andersen, F. A. (2012). Final Report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel on the Safety Assessment of Dicarboxylic Acids, Salts, and Esters. International Journal of Toxicology, 31(4_suppl), 5S–76S.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581812447203 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maleic_anhydride