| 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 formic acid is vegan and vegetarian.
Formic acid is used as a pH adjuster in cosmetics. It can be produced from the acid hydrolysis of methyl formate.
Sources
- Johnson, W., Heldreth, B., 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. (2016). Safety Assessment of Formic Acid and Sodium Formate as Used in Cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology, 35(2_suppl), 41S–54S.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581816677716