Emulsifying wax derives its vegan and vegetarian status from cetearyl alcohol, polysorbates.
| 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 emulsifying wax may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Emulsifying wax is a generic term for cosmetic emulsifying ingredients. An example is emulsifying wax NF which is made from cetearyl alcohol and polysorbates.