Hydroxyethylcellulose derives its vegan and vegetarian status from cellulose.
| 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 hydroxyethylcellulose is vegan and vegetarian.
Hydroxyethylcellulose is thickening agent in cosmetics. It is derived from cellulose.