Myristyl alcohol derives its vegan and vegetarian status from fatty acids.
| 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 myristyl alcohol may be vegan depending on the source and may be vegetarian depending on the source.
Myristyl alcohol is a long-chain fatty alcohol used in cosmetics. It can be produed from fatty acids which may or may not be vegan.