Disteardimonium hectorite derives its vegan and vegetarian status from hectorite, stearyl alcohol.
| 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 disteardimonium hectorite may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Disteardimonium hectorite is used as a nonsurfactant suspending agent in cosmetics. It is produced by adding stearyl groups to hectorite (a clay-based mineral). The stearyl groups are most likely sourced from stearyl alcohol which may come from animal or plant sources.
Sources
- Becker, L. C., 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., & Andersen, F. A. (2013). Safety Assessment of Ammonium Hectorites as Used in Cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology, 32(6_suppl), 33S–40S.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581813507722