Ethylhexyl palmitate derives its vegan and vegetarian status from palmitic acid.
| 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 ethylhexyl palmitate may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Ethylhexyl palmitate is used as an emollient in cosmetics. It is an ester of 2-ethylhexanol and palmitic acid.